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Give your unpaid work a real number

You'll see what your invisible work is worth in money

After this step: You'll see what your invisible work is worth in money

This step is not optional. Housework is work. A cleaner charges by the hour; a household manager charges more. The goal is understanding the total volume of work and how it's shared, not proving anyone does less.

Your week, in hours

Me: doing tasks (h/week)Me: mental load, planning and tracking (h/week)

CountryPick your country to set a reference hourly value and currency. You can change the number afterwards.

Reference hourly value (€) · EUR

Based on labor market data from quitt Haushaltshilfen-Report (2026), the estimated value of household labor in Germany is 16.86 €/hour.

Adjust this value if it doesn't reflect your situation.

Do it with AI: measurement prompt

✦ AI lesson inside

Using the task list we created, estimate:
1. How many hours per week I spend doing household and care tasks
2. How many hours per week I spend on the mental load: planning, tracking, remembering and coordinating

Show these numbers clearly so I can see:
- My total hours of paid work
- My total hours of unpaid execution work
- My total hours of unpaid mental load

Show me your calculation step by step so I can check it.

Cost split prompt

✦ AI lesson inside

I run this household on my own.
My running costs are around [amount] per month.

Using the estimated hours from the previous step:
- Use €16.86 per hour as a reference value for unpaid work

Show me:
1. What my unpaid work (execution + mental load) is worth per month at €16.86 per hour
2. What share of my monthly running costs that value represents

Display both results clearly.
Explain in simple language what that share tells me about the work I am already covering.

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