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Performance

· 17 checks — Lighthouse + waterfall + sustainability rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
77
GRADE
C
FIX
5
REVIEW
1
PASS
9
INFO
2

Performance-focused optimization plan with CWV assessment, top offenders, and time estimates

Mobile Desktop
51
Performance Overall performance score (0–100) based on Core Web Vitals and other metrics. 90+ is good.
100
Accessibility Measures how accessible the page is for users with disabilities. Checks color contrast, ARIA labels, and semantic HTML.
100
Best Practices Checks for modern web development best practices including HTTPS, no console errors, and secure JavaScript.
92
SEO Measures basic SEO optimizations: meta tags, crawlability, link text, and mobile friendliness.

First Contentful Paint First Contentful Paint — how long until the browser renders the first piece of content. Under 1.8s is good.

2.89 s

Largest Contentful Paint Largest Contentful Paint — how long until the largest visible element loads. Under 2.5s is good.

4.25 s

Total Blocking Time Total Blocking Time — total time the main thread was blocked, preventing user input. Under 200ms is good.

2.96 s

Cumulative Layout Shift Cumulative Layout Shift — measures visual stability. How much the page layout shifts during loading. Under 0.1 is good.

0.000

Speed Index Speed Index — how quickly content is visually displayed during load. Under 3.4s is good.

3.12 s

Time to Interactive Time to Interactive — how long until the page is fully interactive and responds to user input. Under 3.8s is good.

14.75 s

Page Load Progression

375 ms
750 ms
1.1 s
1.5 s
1.9 s
2.2 s
2.6 s
3.0 s
Checks
17
9 PASS 1 REVIEW 5 FIX
D
Third-Party Impact
Action
100% third-party, 0 ms blocking
FIX
100% third-party, 0 ms blocking
Warning::
Third-party code accounts for 100% of page weight (1.7 MiB of 1.7 MiB)
Info::
Third-party blocking time is low (0 ms)
100%
First-party Third-party
F
JS Execution Cost
Action
5748ms total JS execution
FIX
5748ms total JS execution
Warning::
https://cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/202510.2...: 920ms CPU time
Warning::
https://www.thebalancemoney.com/: 866ms CPU time
Warning::
Unattributable: 674ms CPU time
Warning::
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-5W83...: 505ms CPU time
Warning::
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-5P3...: 483ms CPU time
Warning::
Third-party scripts: 5748ms (100% of total)

Main Thread Breakdown

Script Evaluation 61% Other 14% Script Parsing & Compilation 11% Style & Layout 7% Parse HTML & CSS 4%
ScriptTotalScriptingParse/CompileParty
https://cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/202510.2.0/otGPP.js920ms813ms34ms3rd
https://www.thebalancemoney.com/866ms144ms29ms3rd
Unattributable674ms22ms0ms3rd
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-5W831Q9V03&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1505ms419ms82ms3rd
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-5P3SZGS483ms389ms77ms3rd
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-DK3GDWHWJH&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1469ms393ms72ms3rd
https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604170101/pubads_impl.js?cb=31097946418ms307ms107ms3rd
https://www.thebalancemoney.com/static/2.62.0/cache/eNp9kl1uhDAMhC9UxBnaqurTSqt2L2ASw7qEGMWGFXv6BtQfQF4egpJ8E-PMpBQFJVd2EDVg-SWlJnD4VG73HXc9R4wqZYCJB52VX1K4K7p2L84oMHj0BnDMLaEYZFAKpDarY3GEPXeHfL5SS7E5FI0YPadSr4k1bz0ogwV4ecjcbTRYlydFlRDanilb-CfJrEKf2LWHnQW4T0J3zHZzrKnZSwJVstXlv2ASdEocD6J0kurlYzUNU2WZ0EODxUh4O6jbaLdkHSjf7Nd8q9ZQyVAZ4PV0_t9lPwRcLgj-x4ECetquLPnH5WUej9DSWJ68jbgOZaUyQlk3c0JN5OQy18FkaoYlgqIOzGm_tA58BrZbeT9f5mEhhdSgzs9boMZAopZK3Pblblwlny0gnSycMPsz4GUf4yrvXHhWNr3aBeqEcoUq4LOXb7zrqpg.min.js407ms323ms29ms3rd
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-WT6XGWDH&gtm=4e64h1400ms271ms59ms3rd
https://cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/202510.2.0/otBannerSdk.js219ms105ms83ms3rd

Showing top 10 of 14 scripts

D
JS Bundles
Action
15 scripts, 475 KB unused
FIX
15 scripts, 475 KB unused
Warning::
https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/mana...: 129 KB unused (69%)
Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
Warning::
https://cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/202510.2...: 74 KB unused (60%)
Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
Warning::
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-5W83...: 65 KB unused (39%)
Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
Warning::
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-WT6...: 61 KB unused (50%)
Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
Warning::
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-DK3G...: 60 KB unused (40%)
Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
Info::
Total unused JavaScript: 475 KB
475 KB unused JavaScript

Downloaded but never executed on this page.

ScriptSizeUnusedMinifiedParty
https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604170101/pubads_impl.js?cb=31097946187 KB129 KB (69%)✓3rd
https://cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/202510.2.0/otBannerSdk.js124 KB74 KB (60%)✓3rd
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-5W831Q9V03&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1166 KB65 KB (39%)✓3rd
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-WT6XGWDH&gtm=4e64h1123 KB61 KB (50%)✓3rd
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-DK3GDWHWJH&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1151 KB60 KB (40%)✓3rd
https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-5P3SZGS139 KB57 KB (41%)✓3rd
https://www.thebalancemoney.com/static/2.62.0/cache/eNp9kl1uhDAMhC9UxBnaqurTSqt2L2ASw7qEGMWGFXv6BtQfQF4egpJ8E-PMpBQFJVd2EDVg-SWlJnD4VG73HXc9R4wqZYCJB52VX1K4K7p2L84oMHj0BnDMLaEYZFAKpDarY3GEPXeHfL5SS7E5FI0YPadSr4k1bz0ogwV4ecjcbTRYlydFlRDanilb-CfJrEKf2LWHnQW4T0J3zHZzrKnZSwJVstXlv2ASdEocD6J0kurlYzUNU2WZ0EODxUh4O6jbaLdkHSjf7Nd8q9ZQyVAZ4PV0_t9lPwRcLgj-x4ECetquLPnH5WUej9DSWJ68jbgOZaUyQlk3c0JN5OQy18FkaoYlgqIOzGm_tA58BrZbeT9f5mEhhdSgzs9boMZAopZK3Pblblwlny0gnSycMPsz4GUf4yrvXHhWNr3aBeqEcoUq4LOXb7zrqpg.min.js46 KB29 KB (63%)✓3rd
https://d30qdagvt44524.cloudfront.net/production/segments?muid=64dc7190-2e5a-445c-9761-48bc86a77f5d0 KB—✓3rd
https://static.cloudflareinsights.com/beacon.min.js/vcd15cbe7772f49c399c6a5babf22c12417176891760157 KB—✓3rd
https://cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/otSDKStub.js9 KB—✓3rd

Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.

Why this matters

This bundle has high unused code — code-split or tree-shake to ship only what executes.

Source: web.dev / Lighthouse coverage

Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.

Why this matters

This bundle has high unused code — code-split or tree-shake to ship only what executes.

Source: web.dev / Lighthouse coverage

Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.

Why this matters

This bundle has high unused code — code-split or tree-shake to ship only what executes.

Source: web.dev / Lighthouse coverage

Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.

Why this matters

This bundle has high unused code — code-split or tree-shake to ship only what executes.

Source: web.dev / Lighthouse coverage

Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.

Why this matters

This bundle has high unused code — code-split or tree-shake to ship only what executes.

Source: web.dev / Lighthouse coverage

F
Page Weight Inventory
Action
39 resources · 1.7 MB · 475 KB savings available
FIX
39 resources · 1.7 MB · 475 KB savings available
Warning::
Page weight 699 KB over 1MB target
Got: 1.7 MB Expected: ≤ 1 MB
Info::
~475 KB of savings available
Warning::
38 third-party resources (100% of weight)
39 resources · 1.7 MiB · 38 third-party 699.5 KiB over 1MB target
JavaScript 70% · 1.2 MiB
Other 11% · 197.2 KiB
Font 11% · 182.9 KiB
Document 4% · 69.7 KiB
Image 4% · 64.2 KiB
CSS 0% · 4.6 KiB

~475.2 KiB of savings available

Remove unused JavaScript: 475.2 KiB
F
HTTP Caching
Action
No cache headers
FIX
No cache headers
Warning::
No Cache-Control header found
Browsers will use heuristic caching, which can be unpredictable. Set explicit cache headers.

No Cache-Control header

Adding a Cache-Control header can significantly improve repeat-visit performance.

C
Page Weight Budget
Action
1.7 MB transferred, 39 requests
REVIEW
1.7 MB transferred, 39 requests
Info::
Page weighs 5.7 MB (1.7 MB transferred)
Warning::
JavaScript is 1.2 MB — consider code splitting or lazy loading
Large JavaScript bundles delay interactivity. Split code by route or defer non-critical scripts.
Got: 1.2 MB
Info::
39 HTTP requests
Info::
Estimated 0.35 g CO2 per page load
1.7 MB / 2.4 MB budget
1.7 MB transferred
39 requests
0.35 g CO2 per page load
JavaScript 1.2 MiB 70%
Fonts 182.9 KiB 11%
Other 175.0 KiB 10%
HTML 69.7 KiB 4%
Images 61.2 KiB 4%
Other 27.0 KiB 2%
Other 2.8 KiB 0%
0 2.4 MB 4.9 MB
Approaching limit

Large JavaScript bundles delay interactivity. Split code by route or defer non-critical scripts.

Why this matters

JavaScript bundle is large — code-split routes and lazy-load off-screen components to defer.

Source: web.dev

A+
Text Compression
All text resources are compressed
PASS
All text resources are compressed
Info::
All text resources are compressed
All text resources are properly compressed.
A+
Image Optimization
6 images, 0 KB saveable
PASS
6 images, 0 KB saveable
Info::
All images are well-optimized
6 images 61 KB
0 oversized -0 KB
1 legacy format
0 missing dimensions CLS risk
A+
Font Loading
4 fonts (183 KB)
PASS
4 fonts (183 KB)
Info::
4 font(s) use font-display: swap (FOUT risk but functional)

Web fonts

4

183 KB total

Render-blocking

0

of 4

Dominant font-display

swap

Most common across fonts

Font loading timeline
Transfer FOIT (block) FOUT (swap)
0 ms 1.0 s 2.0 s 3.0 s 4.0 s FCP 2.9 s LCP 4.3 shttps://www.thebalancemoney.com/static/fonts/lora-bold.woff2lora-bold.woff2 https://www.thebalancemoney.com/static/fonts/lora-bold.woff2 — 48.0 KiB — 47 ms — font-display: swaphttps://www.thebalancemoney.com/static/fonts/lora-regular.woff2lora-regular.woff2 https://www.thebalancemoney.com/static/fonts/lora-regular.woff2 — 47.4 KiB — 57 ms — font-display: swaphttps://www.thebalancemoney.com/static/fonts/nunito-bold.woff2nunito-bold.woff2 https://www.thebalancemoney.com/static/fonts/nunito-bold.woff2 — 43.6 KiB — 62 ms — font-display: swaphttps://www.thebalancemoney.com/static/fonts/nunito-regular.woff2nunito-regular.woff2 https://www.thebalancemoney.com/static/fonts/nunito-regular.woff2 — 43.9 KiB — 66 ms — font-display: swap
lora-bold.woff2 woff2 swap
Size 48 KB
Load time 47 ms
Start 396 ms
Risk FOUT — text flashes from fallback to web font
lora-regular.woff2 woff2 swap
Size 47 KB
Load time 57 ms
Start 397 ms
Risk FOUT — text flashes from fallback to web font
nunito-bold.woff2 woff2 swap
Size 44 KB
Load time 62 ms
Start 397 ms
Risk FOUT — text flashes from fallback to web font
nunito-regular.woff2 woff2 swap
Size 44 KB
Load time 66 ms
Start 398 ms
Risk FOUT — text flashes from fallback to web font
Optimization checklist
  • Preload critical fonts (priority=high)
  • Use woff2 format for all fonts
  • Set font-display to swap, optional, or fallback
  • Subset large fonts (≤100 KB each)
A+
Resource Caching
All resources properly cached
PASS
All resources properly cached
Info::
No caching issues found
All static resources have appropriate caching headers.
A+
Critical Rendering Path
No render-blocking resources
PASS
No render-blocking resources
Info::
No render-blocking resources detected
A+
Resource Hints
No optimization needed
PASS
No optimization needed
Info::
No resource hint issues
A+
Render-Blocking Resources
No render-blocking resources detected
PASS
No render-blocking resources detected
Info::
No render-blocking resources detected in <head>
A+
Third-Party Resources
No third-party resources detected
PASS
No third-party resources detected
A+
Green Hosting
Whether the site is served from green-energy infrastructure
PASS

Green Hosting

This site is hosted on green energy infrastructure

Provider: Cloudflare

Network Waterfall
39 requests over 2054ms
INFO
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— 200 — 43.9 KiB — 66 ms — h3https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-5P3SZGSwww.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=... https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-5P3SZGS — 200 — 139.4 KiB — 96 ms — h2https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-5W831Q9V03&l=dataLayer&cx=cwww.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id... https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-5W831Q9V03&l=dataLayer&cx=c — 200 — 165.8 KiB — 1.1 s — h2https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/js/gpt.jssecurepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/... https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/js/gpt.js — 200 — 33.9 KiB — 82 ms — 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100% of JavaScript execution is third-party
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OneTrust
Consent
Essential
Execution 920ms
Transfer 22 KB
Monthly Cost $12/mo
www.thebalancemoney.com
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Costly
Execution 866ms
Transfer 70 KB
Monthly Cost $12/mo
Unattributable
Other
Costly
Execution 674ms
Transfer 0 KB
Monthly Cost $9/mo
Google Tag Manager
Tag Manager
Costly
Execution 505ms
Transfer 166 KB
Unused 39%
Monthly Cost $7/mo
Google Tag Manager
Tag Manager
Costly
Execution 483ms
Transfer 139 KB
Unused 41%
Monthly Cost $6/mo
Google Tag Manager
Tag Manager
Costly
Execution 469ms
Transfer 151 KB
Unused 40%
Monthly Cost $6/mo
securepubads.g.doubleclick.net
Other
Costly
Execution 418ms
Transfer 187 KB
Unused 69%
Monthly Cost $6/mo
www.thebalancemoney.com
Other
Costly
Execution 407ms
Transfer 46 KB
Unused 63%
Monthly Cost $5/mo
Google Tag Manager
Tag Manager
Costly
Execution 400ms
Transfer 123 KB
Unused 50%
Monthly Cost $5/mo
OneTrust
Consent
Essential
Execution 219ms
Transfer 124 KB
Unused 60%
Monthly Cost $3/mo
securepubads.g.doubleclick.net
Other
Optional
Execution 160ms
Transfer 34 KB
Monthly Cost $2/mo
OneTrust
Consent
Essential
Execution 100ms
Transfer 9 KB
Monthly Cost $1/mo
www.thebalancemoney.com
Other
Optional
Execution 70ms
Transfer 12 KB
Monthly Cost $1/mo
static.cloudflareinsights.com
Other
Optional
Execution 57ms
Transfer 7 KB
Monthly Cost $1/mo

These scripts may cost more than they're worth

  • www.thebalancemoney.com adds 866ms and costs ~$12/month
  • Unattributable adds 674ms and costs ~$9/month
  • Google Tag Manager adds 505ms and costs ~$7/month
  • Google Tag Manager adds 483ms and costs ~$6/month
  • Google Tag Manager adds 469ms and costs ~$6/month
  • securepubads.g.doubleclick.net adds 418ms and costs ~$6/month
  • www.thebalancemoney.com adds 407ms and costs ~$5/month
  • Google Tag Manager adds 400ms and costs ~$5/month

100% of JavaScript execution time is spent on third-party scripts. Consider auditing which scripts are essential.

Why this matters

When third-party JS execution time exceeds your own, performance gains from frontend work are capped by code you don't own.

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Every millisecond of third-party JS competes with your own for main-thread time. If their share is bigger than yours, optimization on your code base barely moves the needle. Audit, defer, or remove third-parties before further frontend optimization. Use Lighthouse's third-party audit to identify the worst offenders.

Source: web.dev

www.thebalancemoney.com takes 866ms of CPU time. Consider loading it asynchronously or replacing it with a lighter alternative.

Why this matters

This script has high main-thread execution time — optimize hot paths or defer.

Source: web.dev

Unattributable takes 674ms of CPU time. Consider loading it asynchronously or replacing it with a lighter alternative.

Why this matters

This script has high main-thread execution time — optimize hot paths or defer.

Source: web.dev

Google Tag Manager takes 505ms of CPU time. Consider loading it asynchronously or replacing it with a lighter alternative.

Why this matters

This script has high main-thread execution time — optimize hot paths or defer.

Source: web.dev

Google Tag Manager takes 483ms of CPU time. Consider loading it asynchronously or replacing it with a lighter alternative.

Why this matters

This script has high main-thread execution time — optimize hot paths or defer.

Source: web.dev

Google Tag Manager takes 469ms of CPU time. Consider loading it asynchronously or replacing it with a lighter alternative.

Why this matters

This script has high main-thread execution time — optimize hot paths or defer.

Source: web.dev

securepubads.g.doubleclick.net takes 418ms of CPU time. Consider loading it asynchronously or replacing it with a lighter alternative.

Why this matters

This script has high main-thread execution time — optimize hot paths or defer.

Source: web.dev

69% of securepubads.g.doubleclick.net's code is unused. The script may be loading features you don't use.

Why this matters

Bundle has high unused-code ratio — tree-shaking and route-splitting recover the wasted bytes.

Source: web.dev

www.thebalancemoney.com takes 407ms of CPU time. Consider loading it asynchronously or replacing it with a lighter alternative.

Why this matters

This script has high main-thread execution time — optimize hot paths or defer.

Source: web.dev

63% of www.thebalancemoney.com's code is unused. The script may be loading features you don't use.

Why this matters

Bundle has high unused-code ratio — tree-shaking and route-splitting recover the wasted bytes.

Source: web.dev

Google Tag Manager takes 400ms of CPU time. Consider loading it asynchronously or replacing it with a lighter alternative.

Why this matters

This script has high main-thread execution time — optimize hot paths or defer.

Source: web.dev

60% of OneTrust's code is unused. The script may be loading features you don't use.

Why this matters

Bundle has high unused-code ratio — tree-shaking and route-splitting recover the wasted bytes.

Source: web.dev

How third-party costs are calculated

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