What is Side-Hustle Sanity Check?
A free, simple calculator to help freelancers and gig workers find their true net hourly wage after factoring in taxes and expenses. Stop guessing and see if your hustle is actually profitable.
Problem
Freelancers and gig workers manually calculate net hourly wage using spreadsheets or rough estimates, leading to inaccurate financial insights and potential underpricing of services.
Solution
A free online calculator tool where users input earnings, expenses, and tax details to automatically calculate their true net hourly wage (e.g., factoring taxes and hidden costs).
Customers
Freelancers, gig workers, and side-hustlers (ages 20–45, self-employed, managing irregular income streams).
Unique Features
Focuses exclusively on net hourly wage with tax and expense automation, offering simplicity vs. complex financial tools.
User Comments
Saves time vs. manual calculations
Clarity on true earnings
Helps avoid underpricing
Free and easy to use
Surprised by hidden costs
Traction
Free tool with 50,000+ users, featured on ProductHunt (500+ upvotes). Founder active on X with 1.2k followers.
Market Size
The global gig economy is projected to reach $455 billion by 2023 (Statista).
