The Keep-What-You-Earn Calculator

Find out what you should be paying yourself this month in 5 minutes.

MONEY MADE SIMPLE

You made money last month. But how much of it is actually yours to keep?

Four fields. Five minutes. You'll walk away knowing exactly what you should be paying yourself this month.

Your Numbers
What actually hit your bank account last month from client work. Not what you invoiced. Not what's pending. What came in.
$
Add up your monthly business costs. Software, insurance, website, second shooters, editing tools. If you're not sure, pull up last month's bank statement.
$
Don't forget these
CRM (HoneyBook, Dubsado)
Editing software (Lightroom)
Website (Showit, Squarespace)
Business insurance
Equipment payments
Email platform (Flodesk)
Contract editors or shooters
Education and subscriptions
15% of your total revenue covers roughly 30% of your actual profit after expenses. That's the Profit First recommendation. If you're not sure, leave it here.
%
Money you keep in the business for slow months, next month's bills, or anything unexpected. Don't have a buffer yet? Use one month of your expenses from above as a starting point.
$
Your Owner's Pay This Month
$0
This is what you can pay yourself this month. Transfer it to your personal account. It's yours.
Revenue $0
Business expenses -$0
Tax set-aside -$0
Operating buffer -$0
Your pay $0

Save this number. Screenshot it. Write it on a sticky note. Put it somewhere you'll see it this week. This is your starting point.

What Your Number Means

Now you have a number. But one month's number isn't a system. Money Made Simple is. 12 short lessons, a Money Map for your business, and a simple routine that takes 15 minutes every two weeks.

See What's Inside Not ready for that yet? The free mini-course takes about an hour and gives you five habits you can start using this week.