How is weekly burn worked out?

It is the average of the last 4 week columns. Weeks left is the balance divided by that burn, shown as n/a when the burn is zero.

Why are flat-fee hours not deducted?

Flat-fee work is billed separately. It is shown so the effort is visible, but it never reduces the retainer balance.

What goes in the change log?

When you edit a purchased or used figure after a balance exists, the time, client, old balance and new balance are logged before the new balance shows. The log stays in your browser and can be cleared.

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The tool · client hours

Retainer Hours Balance

Period

Kept by

Hours by client

add a week column each Monday

Overview

burn is the average of the last 4 weeks

Client	Purchased	Used	Flat-fee (not deducted)	Balance	Weekly burn	Weeks left	Flag

Change log

old balance logged before the new one shows

Time	Client	Old balance	New balance	Note

How it works

Balance is purchased minus used. Used is the sum of every week column. Flat-fee hours are shown so the work is visible, but they are never deducted.

Burn looks back 4 weeks. Weekly burn is the average of the last 4 week columns. Weeks left is balance divided by burn, or n/a when the burn is zero.

Three flags. Over when the balance is below zero. Low when fewer than 3 weeks are left. Idle when no hours were logged in the last 4 weeks.

Changes leave a trail. Edit a purchased or used figure once a balance exists and the old and new balance are logged first. The check row must read 0.00.

Enter top-ups the day they are bought. A missed mid-month top-up makes a healthy account look Over, and hours logged to the wrong client make two balances wrong at once.

Print shows the overview and the change log. The weekly grid and the log stay in this browser.

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