FREE WORKSHEET
Your Weekly Time Budget
Use one ordinary week, a total of 168 hours, and two sets of assumptions you want to compare.
Current version: ____________________
Alternative version: ____________________
| Activity | Current hours/week | Alternative hours/week | What changes? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep | |||
| Paid work | |||
| Round-trip commuting | |||
| Work-specific preparation | |||
| Meals and household work | |||
| Family and caring responsibilities | |||
| Movement and outdoors | |||
| Friends and community | |||
| Reading, learning or creative work | |||
| Errands and administration | |||
| Other separate activities | |||
| Total named activities | |||
| Unallocated / flexible time: 168 minus the named total |
Count an hour once in the total. If an activity serves two purposes, choose a primary category, split the time, or use a combined category consistently. Keep preparation and travel visible where they add time. Use your actual work cycle if a week is not representative.
If the named total exceeds 168, review the entries for overlap and competing commitments before allocating more.
Assumptions
- Workdays and hours per day: ____________________
- Commuting days and round-trip minutes: ____________________
- Working weeks for any annual illustration: ____________________
- Responsibilities that may change: ____________________
- Inputs you need to verify: ____________________
Ordinary-Day Check
Pick the day that changes most. Place the activities in actual time slots and check travel, opening hours and other people's availability.
The hours that change are: ____________________
They occur at these times: ____________________
One thing I would choose to make room for: ____________________
Time I want to leave flexible: ____________________
This worksheet models entered plans. It does not predict lifespan, measure actual behavior or assess retirement affordability.
Prepared by IDEASpike, the developer of Final Curtain. The worksheet is usable on its own. The iPhone app offers free allocation and profile editing, with optional one-time Pro comparison and other Pro features.
Written and edited with AI assistance. Worked examples use stated assumptions and are not actual user records.