TOOL 02 · BUYBACK RATE CALCULATOR
Just because you can do something does not mean you should. Too many of us do $10 work with $1,000 energy. Your time is a gift. This is a simple way to steward it well.
STEP 1
Effective hourly rate A
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Income divided by working hours.
Buyback rate B
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A divided by 4.
Hand off anything you can get done for — an hour or less.
Formula: A = yearly take-home income ÷ working hours per year. B = A ÷ 4.
Why a quarter? It leaves margin, covers training, and protects quality.
STEP 2
Use a realistic replacement cost, not the cheapest possible option.
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YOUR RESULTS
Hours a week to hand off
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Hours a month to hand off
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Monthly value of your time on those tasks
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Monthly cost to replace them
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Example: handing off 20 hours a week is 1,040 hours a year, worth about $(1,040 x A) of your time.
Compared with B = —
Where the ladder ends, the Guaranteed Time Back System begins. GTBS is the framework YourMarvelousTeam uses to decide what your AI team and your human assistant take over first, and to keep every output supervised.
AI Team + Operator: for repeatable work, supervised end to end.
Executive Assistant: for judgment, calendar and coordination.
Personal Assistant: for personal and life admin.
Estimates for planning only.
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