💸 Laziness Cost Calculator
See what "resting your eyes" on your phone costs per year, in pizzas, coffees and naps.
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How to use Laziness Cost Calculator
- Enter minutes
Your daily phone-scrolling minutes.
- Value your time
What an hour of your time is worth.
- Pick units
Currency and the funny unit: pizzas, coffees, cinema tickets or naps.
- Save
Save the result to your history to compare later.
What makes Laziness Cost Calculator fun
From 0 to 10 hours a day.
₹, $, € and £.
Pizzas, coffees, cinema tickets or 8-hour naps.
Day, week, month and year.
Keep a history to compare.
About this tool
The Laziness Cost Calculator is a screen time cost calculator: enter how many minutes a day you spend scrolling and what an hour of your time is worth to see the yearly cost — in money, pizzas, coffees or naps.
The Laziness Cost Calculator turns daily doom-scrolling into numbers you can feel. Enter how many minutes a day you spend "just resting your eyes" on your phone and what an hour of your time is worth, pick a currency and a silly unit, and see the cost per day, week, month and year.
The breakdown bars animate as you type, and you can save a result to your history to compare next month (when you've definitely changed).
The maths is real but the conclusions are jokes. This is not financial advice.
Who it's for
Turn minutes into a yearly number.
See study time vs scroll time in pizzas.
Explain opportunity cost with jokes.
Tips & tricks
- Use a realistic hourly value: what you earn or what your free time is worth to you.
- Try your weekday and weekend minutes separately.
- Not all screen time is wasted — calls with family and learning count as time well spent.
- Save a result now and compare next month.
Little questions about Laziness Cost Calculator
How is the cost calculated?
Minutes per day ÷ 60 × your hourly value × days.
Is this financial advice?
No. It is a joke with arithmetic.
What prices are used for units?
Rough typical prices per currency, just for fun.
Can I change currency?
Yes: ₹, $, € or £.
Is my data saved?
Only results you save, in your own history.
Is this real money I lost?
No, it is opportunity cost: what that time could be worth, not money that left your account.
How many days a year do I spend scrolling?
Minutes per day × 365 ÷ 1,440. The calculator shows it as full days.
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