Calculate opportunity costs based on your daily earnings and trip expenses.
Opportunity Cost Calculator Extension
Benefits of Using the Extension:
Comprehensive Financial Planning:
By considering both direct expenses and opportunity costs, you get a complete picture of your trip's financial impact.
Informed Decision-Making:
Understanding the true cost of your trip can help you make better decisions about budgeting and planning.
Time-Saving:
Automates complex calculations that would otherwise require manual effort.
Data Security:
All data is stored locally on your device; no information is transmitted externally.
Get Started Today:
Install the extension on your Chrome browser.
Begin by setting your first Sunday anchor and entering your daily rates.
Log your upcoming trips and take control of your financial planning.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please refer to this guide or contact support for help.
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How to Use the Extension:
Step 1: Set Your First Sunday Anchor
Select the Starting Sunday:
Upon opening the extension, locate the \"Select First Sunday\" date picker at the top.
Choose the first Sunday that marks the beginning of your three-week earnings schedule.
The date picker is restricted to Sundays to ensure accurate scheduling.
This Sunday will serve as the anchor point for your earnings over the next three weeks.
Step 2: Input Your Daily Rates
Edit Daily Rates:
Click the \"Edit Rates\" button to enable the daily rate input fields.
The rates are organized in a table format for each day of the week across three weeks.
Enter Your Earnings:
For each day, input your expected earnings:
Example: If you expect to earn $150 on Mondays during Week 1, enter \"150\" in the \"Monday - W1\" field.
Repeat this for all days across the three weeks as applicable.
Save Your Rates:
After entering your rates, click the \"Save Rates\" button.
The input fields will be disabled to prevent accidental changes.
Your rates are now saved to local storage and will persist across sessions.
Step 3: Log Your Trip Details
Fill in Trip Information:
In the \"Trip Details\" section, provide the following:
Trip Name: A descriptive title for your trip (e.g., \"Summer Vacation 2025\").
Trip Start Date: Select the starting date of your trip.
Trip End Date: Select the ending date of your trip.
Flight Cost: Enter the total cost of your flights.
Hotel Cost: Enter the total cost of your accommodations.
Other Costs: Include any additional expenses (e.g., car rentals, activities).
Flight URL (optional): Paste a link to your flight itinerary or booking.
Hotel URL (optional): Paste a link to your hotel reservation.
Other URL (optional): Include links to other relevant bookings or information.
Automatic Saving:
As you input your trip details, the information is automatically saved to local storage.
This ensures that your data is not lost if you close the extension before logging the trip.
Step 4: Calculate and Log Your Trip
Log the Trip:
Once all trip details are entered, click the \"Log Trip\" button at the bottom of the form.
The extension will calculate the opportunity cost based on your trip dates and daily rates.
Understanding the Calculation:
Opportunity Cost: The sum of expected earnings you forgo during the trip period.
Combined Cost: The total of your trip expenses plus the opportunity cost.
View Logged Trip:
After logging, your trip will appear in the \"Logged Trips\" section.
Details displayed include:
Trip name and dates.
Opportunity cost.
Flight, hotel, and other costs with links if provided.
Combined total cost.
Each trip entry allows you to review and manage your past trips effectively.
Step 5: Review and Manage Logged Trips
Multiple Trips:
You can log multiple trips, and they will all be listed in the \"Logged Trips\" section.
This allows you to compare different trips and their financial impacts.
Delete a Trip:
If you wish to remove a trip from the list, click the \"Delete\" button next to the trip entry.
The trip will be removed, and the list will update accordingly.
Additional Features and Notes:
Editing Rates After Logging Trips:
You can edit your daily rates at any time by clicking \"Edit Rates\".
Important: Changing daily rates will not affect the opportunity cost of trips already logged. The opportunity cost is calculated and stored at the time of logging.
Data Persistence:
All your inputs and logged trips are saved to your browser's local storage.
Your data will persist even if you close the browser or restart your computer.
Selecting a New Sunday Anchor:
If your earnings schedule changes, you can select a new first Sunday.
Note: Changing the Sunday anchor will not affect the opportunity cost calculations of previously logged trips.
User-Friendly Interface:
The extension is designed to be intuitive and straightforward.
Fields are clearly labeled, and essential actions like saving rates and logging trips are prominently displayed.
Example Use Case:
Set the Sunday Anchor:
You select Sunday, June 2, 2025 as your first Sunday.
Enter Daily Rates:
Week 1:
Monday: $200
Tuesday: $200
Wednesday: $200
Thursday: $200
Friday: $200
Saturday and Sunday: $0
Repeat similar entries for Weeks 2 and 3 if earnings differ.
Log Trip Details:
Trip Name: \"Conference in July\"
Trip Start Date: July 8, 2025
Trip End Date: July 12, 2025
Flight Cost: $300
Hotel Cost: $600
Other Costs: $200
Log the Trip:
Click \"Log Trip\".
The extension calculates the opportunity cost for July 8–12, 2025.
Opportunity Cost: Sum of expected earnings for Tuesday to Saturday of that week.
Combined Cost: Flight + Hotel + Other Costs + Opportunity Cost.
Review Logged Trip:
The trip appears in the \"Logged Trips\" section with all calculated details.
Source Manifest.json
How to download and manually install Opportunity Cost Calculator extension for Chrome
Looking for a way to install Opportunity Cost Calculator extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.
However, you may need to install Opportunity Cost Calculator extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Opportunity Cost Calculator extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.
Method 1: Download Opportunity Cost Calculator extension and manually install through Drag &Drop
If you ever need to manually install a Opportunity Cost Calculator extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.
Step 1: Download the Opportunity Cost Calculator Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.
Look for the Opportunity Cost Calculator extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Opportunity Cost Calculator extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Opportunity Cost Calculator extension that contains all the data.
Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files
Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.
Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page
Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.
Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension
Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Opportunity Cost Calculator extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.
Step 5: Complete the Installation
Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.
Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.
Method 2: Download Opportunity Cost Calculator extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode
This is another method to install Opportunity Cost Calculator extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.
Step 1: Download the Opportunity Cost Calculator extension file
Select and download the Opportunity Cost Calculator extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.
Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents
Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Opportunity Cost Calculator extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Opportunity Cost Calculator extension running.
Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page
In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.
Step 4: Enable Developer Mode
After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.
Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension
Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."
Step 6: Select the Extension Folder
Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Opportunity Cost Calculator extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.
Step 7: Confirm and Install
After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.
Conclusion
Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Opportunity Cost Calculator extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.
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