Go freelance or stay employed?

Model day rates, client risk, holiday cost, pension gap, and income volatility. See whether independence is worth it — in expected value terms.

Example result

Pre-loaded with realistic variables — tweak any number and re-run with your own situation. In this illustrative run, Stay employed wins 59% of simulated futures, with an expected edge of €31K and a 9% chance of ending up behind.

Three steps. No PhD required.

  1. Adjust the pre-loaded variables

    We've filled in realistic numbers for your situation. Change any value — your actual salary, your risk tolerance, your timeline.

  2. Hit "Help me decide"

    The engine runs 1,000 simulated futures in under a second, accounting for uncertainty in every variable you entered.

  3. See which choice wins

    A winner banner, a confidence score, and a sensitivity chart showing which variable matters most. Share the result or fork it with different assumptions.

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