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Turn the articles into your plan: calculators and planners built on the same sources as our articles. Free, with no account.
- HealthTraining planner
Choose your days, time, equipment and goal. The planner spreads strength and endurance sessions across the week, progresses them over 12 weeks and tracks whether you meet the recommendations. Exports to your calendar.
Based on: Strength training: why 30 to 60 minutes a week is enough
- MoneyRetirement planner
Enter savings, spending, pensions, stock share and fees: the planner runs thousands of possible market paths and shows how safe your plan is, how much you can spend and what fees and flexibility change.
Based on: The 4% rule: what it really says and why newer research is more cautious, Why a 0.5% fee costs you about 13% of your wealth over 30 years
Quick calculators
For a quick question. Each calculator also sits inside its article.
- HealthCaffeine calculator
How much caffeine you take in a day compared with the EFSA limits, and how late it should be before bedtime.
In the article: Coffee: what the research shows about 3 to 4 cups a day
- HealthMeat calculator
Your week of meat in grams, compared with the World Cancer Research Fund and the Swiss recommendations.
- MoneyFee calculator
What an expensive fund costs compared with a cheap one over the years, with a lump sum and monthly savings.
In the article: Why a 0.5% fee costs you about 13% of your wealth over 30 years
- MoneySavings target calculator
How much you need saved for your retirement spending, under the 4% rule and under more cautious studies.
In the article: The 4% rule: what it really says and why newer research is more cautious
- MoneyLife hours calculator
What you really earn per hour after commuting and work costs, and how many hours of your life a purchase costs.