Useful Tools for Everyday Life.

Simple calculators, planners and generators to help you get things done. Each tool is paired with the real step-by-step guides behind it — read the method, then finish the task.

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Free, no sign-up, and linked to the guides they came from.

Finance & BusinessBudget CalculatorSee exactly where your monthly income goes.Open tool Food & EntertainingRecipe ScalerScale any recipe and convert cups to grams with real densities.Open tool Education & CommunicationsWord CounterCount words, estimate reading time and check readability.Open tool Sports & FitnessPace CalculatorTurn a target finish time into an exact split-by-split plan.Open tool Education & CommunicationsStudy PlannerTurn the days before an exam into a real, editable schedule.Open tool Work WorldResume Bullet BuilderTurn your own numbers into clear, quantified resume bullets.Open tool Finance & BusinessSavings GoalWork out how long a goal takes — or what to save each month.Open tool Finance & BusinessDebt PayoffCompare two real repayment orders on your own balances.Open tool Work WorldSalary ConverterConvert an hourly rate into a yearly figure, or the reverse.Open tool Finance & BusinessCompound InterestSee a year-by-year breakdown of deposits and growth.Open tool Education & CommunicationsPomodoro TimerA real countdown with configurable focus and break blocks.Open tool Work WorldTime BlockingBuild a day, spot overlaps and see where the hours go.Open tool HealthHabit TrackerA printable grid you can actually tick, saved on this device.Open tool Work WorldGoal WorksheetTurn a vague aim into an action list you can print.Open tool Food & EntertainingMeal PlannerPlan the week and merge ingredients into one shopping list.Open tool Food & EntertainingGrocery ListCombine duplicate rows and sort the list by aisle.Open tool TravelPacking ListA rule-based list scaled to days, climate and laundry access.Open tool Home & GardenCleaning ScheduleRotate rooms and tasks across a four-week plan.Open tool Work WorldMeeting AgendaTurn topics into a timed agenda with an overflow warning.Open tool Work WorldInterview PrepA real question bank with a self-check for your STAR notes.Open tool

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Each tool is paired with step-by-step guides in its category.

How these tools fit the guides

Howcompass started as a library of practical how-to guides. A guide helps you understand a method; a tool helps you complete the task without leaving the page. For example, our guide on managing personal finances explains how to build a budget, and the Monthly Budget Calculator does the arithmetic for your own numbers.

Every calculation is performed in your browser using documented formulas and reference values. There is no AI generating answers, no upload of your text or figures, and no invented metrics. Tools are added in batches, so the list grows alongside the guides.

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