A tape measure attachment device having a securing portion shaped to receive a portion of a tape member of a tape measure, an extension member coupled to the securing portion to form a joint and disposed at a substantially perpendicular orientation to the securing portion, the extension member having an outer face, and having a tab coupled to the extension member and having an upper face defining at least one aperture, a first position along a tab translation path with the tab disposed at a substantially perpendicular orientation to the extension member and extending in a direction away from the outer face of the extension member, and a second position along a tab translation path with the tab disposed at a substantially parallel orientation to the extension member.