Gift Fairness Balance Calculator

📖 Overview

Gift dynamics include money and emotional labor.

This calculator combines budget and planning effort into one fairness view.

Use it to set better expectations before birthdays holidays and shared events.

Use these default and higher-pressure example inputs to explore how sensitive this calculator is before using your real numbers.

Input	Base Case	Higher Pressure Case
Your Annual Gift Spend ($)	800	920
Partner Annual Gift Spend ($)	620	713
Your Planning Effort Points	20	23
Partner Planning Effort Points	9	10.35

Scores contribution fairness across both visible work and invisible planning load.

The Formula

Balance Score ≈ 100 − (|Your Share − 50%| × 2)

Your Share	Your combined share of effort from all entered inputs
50%	Perfectly balanced split target
Balance Score	100 is even split; lower values indicate higher imbalance

💡The score is a conversation aid. It should inform workload decisions, not replace context or empathy.

Use this tool when you need a fast decision during active planning or execution.
Use this before committing money, time, or tradeoffs that are hard to reverse.
Use this to compare options using the same assumptions across scenarios.

Results can be misleading if key inputs are missing, stale, or unrealistic.
Very small or very large values may amplify rounding effects and interpretation risk.
If assumptions change mid-decision, recalculate before acting.

💡 Use the score to start a practical conversation, not to “win” an argument.

💡 Recalculate after role changes or busy periods.

💡 Track trend month to month instead of reacting to one snapshot.

❓ Why include mental load?

Planning and coordination often consume real effort beyond task hours.

❓ Is 100 perfect equality?

Yes, 100 is equal split by entered values.