The Invisible Workload Calculator
What's Your Mental Load Actually Worth?
The average mother spends 23 hours per week just THINKING about what needs to be done.
That's nearly $30,000 worth of unpaid cognitive labor per year.
That's nearly $30,000 worth of unpaid cognitive labor per year.
Time to Make the Invisible Visible
You know that mental gymnastics you do 24/7? Remembering everyone's schedules, tracking household inventory, planning meals, coordinating logistics? That's not "just part of being a mom" - that's skilled cognitive labor.
This calculator reveals the dollar value of your invisible workload. Prepare to be shocked, validated, and possibly enraged.
Track Your Weekly Mental Load
Enter the approximate hours per week you spend on each category. Be honest - include the thinking time, not just doing time.
🧠 Memory & Planning
Remembering, scheduling, anticipating needs, mental coordination
Remembering everyone's schedules & appointments
hrs/week
Tracking household inventory & needs
hrs/week
Planning meals & managing food
hrs/week
Coordinating family logistics & transportation
hrs/week
💭 Emotional Labor
Managing moods, mediating conflicts, maintaining relationships
Monitoring & managing family moods
hrs/week
Mediating conflicts & maintaining peace
hrs/week
Managing extended family relationships
hrs/week
Worrying about family wellbeing
hrs/week
📱 Digital Management
Managing technology, accounts, digital organization
Managing family calendar & digital coordination
hrs/week
Tech support & troubleshooting
hrs/week
Managing photos & digital memories
hrs/week
Online forms, accounts & digital paperwork
hrs/week
🏠 Household Management
Noticing, organizing, maintaining systems
Noticing what needs to be done/replaced
hrs/week
Managing seasonal transitions & preparations
hrs/week
Researching & making family decisions
hrs/week
Managing household systems & organization
hrs/week
Your Invisible Workload Is Worth...
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🤯 Put That In Perspective...
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vacation days worth of unpaid work per year
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full-time job equivalent hours per week
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average car payments per year
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college credit hours per semester
Your Invisible Workload Breakdown:
Memory & Planning
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Emotional Labor
$0/week
Digital Management
$0/week
Household Management
$0/week
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