Savings Goal Planner

Reverse-engineer your financial targets into daily and monthly saving habits.

Define Your Goal

Increase savings as your income grows

Compound Interest Effect

At **4.5%** APY, your money will earn interest helping you reach your goal faster through compounding growth.

Initial Monthly Savings
$1โ€ฏ098/ mo
Daily: $36.04
Deadline: 3y 0m

Progress & Milestones

Starting Point

$5โ€ฏ000

10.0%

25% Hit

Month 7

50% Hit

Month 18

75% Hit

Month 27

You are **$45โ€ฏ000** away from your **$New Home Down Payment** goal.

Strategy Tips

1

Automate your transfers to occur on payday.

Step-up allows you to start smaller and finish stronger.

3

Re-evaluate your goal if the monthly total is > 20% of income.

The Sinking Fund Strategy

Our planner uses the **Sinking Fund** method combined with a **Step-Up** model. This allows your savings to scale with your career growth, ensuring you hit your target without initial financial strain.

Calculation Model

We use a **Bisection Algorithm** to find the exact starting monthly contribution needed to reach your Future Value (FV) given an annual increase in your ability to save.

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