Is it worth automating?

How much time is it worth spending to automate a task you keep repeating?

Savings
It saves,time per.
≈ 1.0 hours saved per year
Your time budget
Recoup100%
Break even withinYou can spend up to
1year
1.0 hours
2years
2.0 hours
3years
3.0 hours
4years
4.0 hours
5years
5.0 hours
inspired by xkcd #1205