ORDOMETER

Powered by ORDONOESIS. Can I afford this — given everything else?

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Set your posture

Six answers. Used once. They set the rules the tool will apply every time you check in.

Determines your tax reserve default.

Sets the time horizon used to test every decision.

What this controls. Horizon (45 / 60 / 90 days), buffer size, and warning thresholds. The methodology behind each is shown after the check-in.

Your monthly fixed obligations

Anything contractually committed: rent, payroll, debt service, insurance, key vendors, critical software. We exclude variable spending (COGS, ads, optional contractors).

The rule. If not paying it would create legal default, employee harm, customer delivery failure, loss of coverage, tax delinquency, or interruption of core operations — it's fixed.

Tax reserve

Tax money is not operational cash. The default below is based on your entity type. Override only if your CPA has given you a specific number.

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Default loads based on entity type.

Always-protected categories. Sales tax collected (100% protected) and payroll tax withholding (100% protected) are never operational cash. They're tracked separately if applicable to your business.

This week's check-in

Five numbers from this past week. Round figures are fine — directional accuracy beats false precision.

Total business bank balance. Sales tax and payroll tax holdings will be subtracted automatically if entered below.

Leave 0 if not applicable.

Leave 0 if no employees.

Average weekly revenue.

Average weekly spend (all of it).

Total receivables outstanding. Not added to cash — tracked separately.

What decision are you weighing this week?

Optional. Skip to just see your posture.

Runway, three views

Show the math
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