gistfile1.rb

#!/usr/local/bin/ruby

# Fun script to see your income potential if you bill hourly
# Calculates how many billable days are in a given month and approximates
# your income potential depending on the input below
#
# To use: save as a file on your system, chmod +x and call it. Example:
#   $ ./billable.rb
#   $ Week days: 22
#   $ 101% of normal
#   $ Income potential: $6600..$8800..$13200


# Customize this hash to set the year, month, billable rate and so on
config = {
  :year =>              2009, # year to use
  :month =>             1,    # month to use
  :rate =>              100,  # billable rate, in $$
  :high_billable =>     6,    # most hours per day to expect
  :low_billable =>      3,    # least hours per day to expect
  :target_billable =>   4,    # target hours per day to expect
}


require 'date'

class Date
  def self.week_days_in_year(year)
    (Date.new(year,1,1) .. Date.new(year,12,-1)).select{|d|(1..5).include?(d.wday)}
  end
  
  def self.week_days_in_month(year, month)
    (Date.new(year,month,1) .. Date.new(year,month,-1)).select{|d|(1..5).include?(d.wday)}
  end
end

wdays = Date.week_days_in_month(config[:year], config[:month]).size
all_wdays = Date.week_days_in_year(config[:year]).size
percent_avg = wdays.to_f/(all_wdays.to_f/12.0)*100

income_low = config[:rate]*config[:low_billable]*wdays
income_target = config[:rate]*config[:target_billable]*wdays
income_high = config[:rate]*config[:high_billable]*wdays

puts "Week days: #{wdays}\n"
puts "#{percent_avg.to_i}% of normal"
puts "Income potential: $#{income_low}..$#{income_target}..$#{income_high}"