Hey everyone.
At some point I stopped caring what my stack is worth in dollars. The number goes up, the number goes down, and I still don't know the thing I actually want to know: how many years can I live the way I live, without having to earn?
I couldn't find a tool that answered that cleanly, so I built one.
You put in your BTC and/or other assets, your spend rate, and it gives you one number - your runway in years. I called it Freedom Clock because that's what it is to me. Not a portfolio tracker. Not a price ticker.
Just: how much time have you already bought?
You can also compare what happens if you sell monthly vs borrow against your stack vs borrow until you run out then sell the rest. The number changes. Sometimes by a lot.
I also built a small e-ink desk device that shows the number on my desk. ESP32, ~$30 in parts, open source. It updates every few hours and goes back to sleep. Low-key reminder that sits next to my coffee.
Site: https://freedomclock.io
Repo: https://github.com/mr21free/freedom_clock_heltec_vme
Does measuring wealth in years resonate with you, or does it feel like something important is missing from that framing? Genuinely curious.
MIT. No account, no server, nothing leaves your browser.
I find myself more than covered.
Gotta spend more sats!
me too!
Nice stats! I need to figure out how to extend my liffime left :)
If you live until 2030, you may live forever.
https://www.thebeiruter.com/article/humans-could-achieve-immortality-by-2030/428
uf, I am not sure if sticking around as a digital version of myself would be something I would enjoy :)
We should be able to keep the body running.
Noah lived over 900 years after all.
Yes, Ray says it will be thanks to AI and nanobots, not downloading our consciousness into a machine.
Wow!
Well done and you have a hell of a lot more years to enjoy it- you must still be in your teens-20s to still have 77 years left!
enjoy!
I struggled to pay the bills till my early 50s.
No, I'm not young, I am planning to live a long time.
Am in my mid 60s and the algorithm gave me an 'expected lifetime left' of 21 years and 7 months so not sure how you rigged it to be getting another 77 years and 7 months!
OIC you can input your own expected lifespan- nice!
Yes I decided to live a long time, then I started accumulating wealth so that I wouldn't have to work for a long time.
I have faith that I can keep extending my life and wealth as long as I require.
I mean, it's the same thing. Your stash can allow you to live the way you do viaaaa purchasing power, ie price. So yes, you're incorrect in saying that you don't care
Fair challenge., but I think the deeper point is that years are a more honest unit because they can't be printed. The dollar balance can double while your freedom
time stays flat. That's the thing fiat hide.
'Does measuring wealth in years resonate with you, or does it feel like something important is missing from that framing? Genuinely curious.'
Well it is great to plan and set goals for financial freedom but imo we are all somewhat also affected by the context we live in- by that I mean the political and economic framework we live under- the projections are all very well but if our nations are not well governed our prospects suffer too.
So my approach would be to certainly plan for your future but to also consider the situation with your government and where your nation is headed- because you will be affected by this- you might say 'oh if I am wealthy enough I can relocate to somewhere more favourable'- and yes maybe, but maybe if we invest more time in our own nation it pays off too?
Most people are invested in their home by way of family and relationships and moving to another country leaves behind all of that personal investment and understanding.
Currently the world scene is changing and China has won the trade war- the west is declining both in terms of competitiveness and democracy and freedoms- consider investing some time in defending your country and its government by actively getting involved to push back against corruption and capture by corporates and Zionists.
Look after yourself but also consider the big picture!
All the best!
From New Zealand.
Cool stuff! bookmarked for our next TM7's ~AGORA Marketplace update
lovely
Yes, you do miss something important. While USD cost of living can be somewhat extrapolated from inflation, bitcoin price is unpredictable. So your BTC stack value in "time" will fluctuate as wildly as in USD.
You're right, and the calculator doesn't hide it. If your stack is mostly BTC, your freedom time will swing with price. The most honest use of the calculator with BTC is probably to run it at a conservative BTC price and treat the result as a floor, not a forecast. It is hard to predict future ...
Getting trmnl.com vibes.
yes, trmnl is super nice, great comparision, but here we show only one number.
Really like this concept. Love the quotes that are up there too
Thanks, the quotes rotate on the device between number refreshes — Seneca, Burkeman, Naval, a few others. Felt right to have something worth thinking about in the vision alongside the number.
memento mori
Ok
Tether and Jack Mallers are massive names in the Bitcoin space. A public compliance issue like this for Twenty One Capital is bound to draw a lot of regulatory scrutiny. Let's see if they pull off a fix before Friday.