2B Frank Coaching — reclaimyourtime.co.uk
The uncomfortable truth: Most business owners are paying themselves £15/hour to do tasks that don't need them. This calculator shows you exactly how much that's costing you per year.
Fill in the numbers honestly. The result might shock you.
Write your hourly rate here: £ ___________
List every task you do regularly that someone else could do for £12-15/hour. Be honest — this is where the money is hiding.
| Task | Hours/Week | Could Be Done For (£/hr) |
|---|---|---|
| Email management & inbox clearing | £12-15 | |
| Invoicing & bookkeeping | £12-20 | |
| Scheduling & calendar management | £12-15 | |
| Social media posting | £12-18 | |
| Data entry & admin | £10-15 | |
| Customer service / basic enquiries | £12-15 | |
| TOTAL LOW-VALUE HOURS/WEEK: |
Example: If your hourly rate is £60, you spend 12 hours/week on low-value tasks, and a VA costs £15/hour:
That's £25,920 in lost opportunity cost — the difference between what your time is worth and what you're paying yourself to do admin.
Write your number here:
This is how much you're losing every year by doing tasks that don't need you. It's not just about money — those hours represent evenings with your family, mornings at the gym, weekends that are actually weekends.
This calculator reveals the cost. It doesn't tell you how to delegate effectively without losing control or quality. That's Module 4 of the Reclaim Your Time programme.
Now you know the cost of doing everything yourself. Ready to see the full picture across all 8 domains of your work-life balance?
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