Why This Site Exists

We are surprisingly bad at judging our own lives.
In general.
But here we are looking at time and money specifically.

Fear, pressure, and future dreams distort the picture. What feels overwhelming often isn’t—and what quietly drains us rarely feels urgent.

What are we actually trading our time for?

I started money.vladiverse.com after doing a simple, slightly uncomfortable exercise: I looked at how my time was really spent over a year—work, chores, sleep, personal time—and compared that to what my work hours were meant to buy back.

The result surprised me.

Despite feeling like work was “taking over my life,” the numbers told a more nuanced story. Work was significant, yes—but not as dominant as my intuition claimed.

What was striking was how easily time leaked elsewhere:

• Fragmented attention
• Low-value spending
• Convenience decisions that saved minutes but cost hours later

That gap between how life feels and how it actually adds up is what triggered this site.

Its name starts with "money", because they are the main trigger for our emotions. But it's not about money. It's about time.

Why This Matters

When we don’t measure, we let emotions do the accounting.

And emotions are terrible at math.

They exaggerate threats, romanticize alternatives, and quietly normalize inefficiencies. Over time, that leads to decisions that feel rational—but compound poorly.

This site exists to slow that process down.

Here, I explore money not as a goal in itself, but as a tool for shaping time, attention, and long-term life quality—using simple models, clear explanations, and real numbers.

If you want to see the full breakdown that started it all, you can read the original article here.

(It goes deeper into the data, assumptions, and conclusions behind this realization)