This calculator compares giving dues money to the union versus placing it in an investment account of your choice. This is money you could use for your home, children’s education, retirement, etc.

At first glance, union dues may not seem that unreasonable. That is, until you start to add them up month after month, and year after year. Then it becomes a lot more money than you may think. Especially when you add on top of that the returns you could have earned by putting your money into an investment for the future.

Calculate how much you could earn if you invested that money, instead of paying union dues. Simply answer the three questions and review the results. You can reset the calculator and use varying return rates and years until retirement to view the differences.