things over time

a playground by @iamnotcog

things change.
we calculate by how much.

Interactive tools about money, time, and the world rearranging itself. New tool every other Saturday.

● live tool
NVDA

it cost you

+$174K

The Hesitation Index

Money you lost while hesitating.

● live

$100 held since 1985

$100 $32

buys today (−68%)

The Erosion Index

What time took from your money.

● live tool

richest in the world

1995 Bill Gates · $13B
2005 Bill Gates · $46B
2015 Bill Gates · $79B
2025 E. Musk · $342B

Wealth Timeline

Rich list 1995 → 2025.

● live

bought at the top

GME 2021-01
$10K $620

down 94%

Worst Timing Museum

Famous high-buys, immortalized.

● live tool

1 hour of you vs.

You$29
W. Buffett$195
S. Nadella$38,033

Time Wage Gap

Your hour vs. their hour.

● live

$500/mo · 30y · 7%

$190K $610K

contributed → final

The Patience Index

What time gives back.