{
  "slug": "remote-work-savings",
  "title": "Remote Work Savings Calculator",
  "heading": "Remote Work Savings Calculator",
  "category": "financial",
  "url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/remote-work-savings",
  "summary": "What working from home saves you per year — in money and hours.",
  "description": "Commute fuel, parking, lunches out and dry cleaning add up. This totals the annual saving from remote days plus the commuting hours you get back.",
  "formula": "Savings = (commute + food) × remote days × weeks.",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-30",
  "run_url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/api/public/calc?tool=remote-work-savings",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "days",
      "label": "Remote days per week",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 3,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 7
    },
    {
      "id": "commute",
      "label": "Round-trip commute cost",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 14,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "lunch",
      "label": "Lunch/coffee out per day",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 16,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "minutes",
      "label": "Round-trip commute time",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 70,
      "unit": "min",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "weeks",
      "label": "Working weeks",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 46,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 1,
      "max": 52
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "annual",
      "label": "Annual savings",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "monthly",
      "label": "Per month",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "hours",
      "label": "Hours reclaimed / yr",
      "format": "decimal",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "perDay",
      "label": "Saved per remote day",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    }
  ],
  "worked_example": {
    "inputs": [
      "Remote days per week: 3",
      "Round-trip commute cost: 14 $",
      "Lunch/coffee out per day: 16 $",
      "Round-trip commute time: 70 min",
      "Working weeks: 46"
    ],
    "outputs": [
      "Annual savings: $4,140",
      "Per month: $345",
      "Hours reclaimed / yr: 161",
      "Saved per remote day: $30.00"
    ]
  },
  "how_to": {
    "title": "How to use this",
    "steps": [
      "Enter remote days per week.",
      "Enter round-trip commute cost ($).",
      "Enter lunch/coffee out per day ($).",
      "Enter round-trip commute time (min).",
      "Enter working weeks.",
      "Read your annual savings on the right — it updates as you type.",
      "Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone."
    ]
  },
  "scenarios": [
    {
      "name": "Conservative",
      "description": "Lower-end numbers — what if things land soft?",
      "values": {
        "days": 2,
        "commute": 8,
        "lunch": 10,
        "minutes": 40,
        "weeks": 28
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Typical",
      "description": "Defaults — the most common real-world setup.",
      "values": {
        "days": 3,
        "commute": 14,
        "lunch": 16,
        "minutes": 70,
        "weeks": 46
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Ambitious",
      "description": "Higher-end numbers — what if things really pop?",
      "values": {
        "days": 5,
        "commute": 22,
        "lunch": 26,
        "minutes": 110,
        "weeks": 52
      }
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them.",
    "Rates are treated as fixed for the whole period — variable-rate products will drift from this projection.",
    "This is educational maths, not financial advice. Check anything contractual with the lender or your accountant."
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "How does the remote work savings calculator work?",
      "a": "Commute fuel, parking, lunches out and dry cleaning add up. This totals the annual saving from remote days plus the commuting hours you get back. The underlying maths is: Savings = (commute + food) × remote days × weeks."
    },
    {
      "q": "What do I need to enter?",
      "a": "5 values: remote days per week, round-trip commute cost, lunch/coffee out per day, round-trip commute time, and working weeks. Each field starts with a sensible default, so you can change one number at a time and watch the result move."
    },
    {
      "q": "What does the annual savings result mean?",
      "a": "It is returned as a money amount in US dollars and updates live as you edit the inputs, so you can compare two or three versions of a scenario in a few seconds."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is this calculator free, and do I need an account?",
      "a": "Yes, it's free, and no account is required. Nothing you type is stored on our servers — the maths runs entirely in your browser."
    },
    {
      "q": "How accurate is the result?",
      "a": "It applies the standard formula exactly, so the arithmetic is precise. Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them."
    },
    {
      "q": "Who is this tool for?",
      "a": "It's built for anyone comparing money scenarios before committing — budgeting a payment, sanity-checking a quote, or seeing what a change in rate or term actually costs."
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/home-office-deduction-estimate",
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/coworking-vs-home-office"
  ],
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "citation": "RevenueLab — Remote Work Savings Calculator (https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/remote-work-savings)"
}