diff --git a/app/Support/Debug/Timer.php b/app/Support/Debug/Timer.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f1930e2c75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Support/Debug/Timer.php
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<?php
+/*
+ * Timer.php
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 james@firefly-iii.org.
+ *
+ * This file is part of Firefly III (https://github.com/firefly-iii).
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+ */
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace FireflyIII\Support\Debug;
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
+
+class Timer
+{
+    private static array $times = [];
+
+    public static function start(string $title): void
+    {
+        self::$times[$title] = microtime(true);
+    }
+
+    public static function stop(string $title): void
+    {
+        $start = self::$times[$title] ?? 0;
+        $end   = microtime(true);
+        $diff  = $end - $start;
+        unset(self::$times[$title]);
+        Log::debug(sprintf('Timer "%s" took %f seconds', $title, $diff));
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/app/Support/Preferences.php b/app/Support/Preferences.php
index baa577ab4f..7f71f7835d 100644
--- a/app/Support/Preferences.php
+++ b/app/Support/Preferences.php
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class Preferences
 
     public function getForUser(User $user, string $name, null|array|bool|int|string $default = null): ?Preference
     {
-        Log::debug(sprintf('getForUser(#%d, "%s")', $user->id, $name));
+        //Log::debug(sprintf('getForUser(#%d, "%s")', $user->id, $name));
         // don't care about user group ID, except for some specific preferences.
         $userGroupId = $this->getUserGroupId($user, $name);
         $query       = Preference::where('user_id', $user->id)->where('name', $name);
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class Preferences
         }
 
         if (null !== $preference) {
-            Log::debug(sprintf('Found preference #%d for user #%d: %s', $preference->id, $user->id, $name));
+            //Log::debug(sprintf('Found preference #%d for user #%d: %s', $preference->id, $user->id, $name));
 
             return $preference;
         }