// 3-Year Cost Forecaster

Subscription
Simulator

Monthly fees feel small. Over 3 years, they're catastrophic. Model your full subscription burn rate before it burns you.

๐Ÿ“– Read the usage guide โ†’
Add Subscription
Included in Projection
1 Year
$0
2 Years
$0
3 Years
$0
Cumulative Cost โ€” 36 Months
Monthly Average
$0.00

The Math Behind "Small" Monthly Fees

A $15/month streaming service sounds negligible. But over 3 years, that single service costs you $540. Stack 6 subscriptions โ€” Netflix, Spotify, Adobe CC, iCloud, ChatGPT Plus, AWS โ€” and you're looking at $3,000โ€“$6,000 every three years in "invisible" spending.

The Subscription Simulator makes this concrete. Enter your current recurring services, and watch the 36-month cost curve rise in real time. This psychological reframing โ€” from "monthly" to "multi-year" โ€” is the single most effective tool for cutting lifestyle inflation.

๐Ÿ’ก Pro Tip: The Opportunity Cost Frame Instead of seeing the 3-year total as "what you spend," reframe it as "what you could invest." At 7% annual return, $500/month in subscriptions cancelled and invested becomes over $20,000 in 3 years.

How to Use the Simulator

1. Add each recurring monthly service โ€” name, price, and currency. 2. Watch the 1-year, 2-year, and 3-year totals update instantly. 3. The Chart.js visualization shows the cumulative cost as a curve, making the exponential feeling visceral. All calculations happen locally; nothing is stored server-side.

How accurate are the projections?

The simulator uses linear growth (monthly total ร— time). It's a conservative, flat-rate estimate โ€” it doesn't account for price increases, which typically make real costs even higher.

What currencies are supported?

The math is currency-agnostic. Enter any symbol (ยฅ, โ‚ฌ, ยฃ, โ‚น) and the same calculation applies to your local currency values.

Does it save my data?

Yes โ€” your subscription list is saved to localStorage so it persists between sessions. No server, no cloud, no sync. Clear your browser data to reset.

Can I export the chart?

Use your browser's screenshot function (Cmd+Shift+4 on Mac, Win+Shift+S on Windows) to capture the chart for reports or personal records.