Press & Media

Resources for journalists, researchers, and other sites covering personal finance, housing, or consumer decision-making. If you're working on a story and need data, a quote, or clarification on how a specific calculator works, use the contact info below, we typically respond within one business day.

Site Overview

Worth It Calculators is a library of 35 free financial and lifestyle decision tools. Each calculator takes a reader's real numbers and returns a Worth It Score from 0 to 100 with a plain-English verdict, not a generic rule of thumb. The site covers:

Current monthly traffic and usage figures are available on request, contact us for the latest numbers for your story's publication date.

The Worth It Score & Worth It Triangle

Every calculator scores a decision from 0 to 100 based on the reader's actual inputs, calibrated against public benchmark data (Federal Reserve rate tables, CFPB guidance, IRS publications, EIA and NREL energy data, and similar sources). Scores of 0–30 mean "Not Worth It," 31–70 mean "Consider It," and 71–100 mean "Worth It."

Underlying every score is the Worth It Triangle, the idea that a real "is it worth it" decision has three dimensions: Money (direct financial cost vs. benefit), Time (how long until the decision pays off), and Happiness (quality-of-life factors a spreadsheet misses). Full breakdown on the Methodology page.

Founder Background

Worth It Calculators is built and maintained by Sean Baldwin, a U.S. Navy veteran and former signals intelligence analyst. That background, pulling accurate conclusions from complex data under real time pressure, shapes how the calculators are built: sourced from public data, validated against real-world ranges, and calibrated so the score thresholds mean something rather than being arbitrary round numbers. More on the About page.

Data & Interview Requests

Happy to run custom scenarios through any calculator for a story, comment on personal finance trends within our coverage areas, or provide sourcing detail on any published number. Reach out through the Contact page with your deadline and we'll prioritize accordingly.

Brand Assets

Site name: Worth It Calculators. Preferred first reference: "Worth It Calculators (worthitcalculators.com)." Logo and social preview image available at worthitcalculators.com/og-image.png.

Last updated: July 2026.