Budget planner

Separate fixed floors from the money you can actually move.

Enter your gross pay, taxes, benefits, savings and spending. The tool separates bills you must pay from bills with room to adjust and spending that can go to zero in a reset.

Advanced
Children and dependents

No child or dependent assumptions saved yet.

These buttons add ordinary budget rows. You can still edit or remove them like any other custom expense.

Core expenses

Core expenses table
ExpenseMonthly amountTypeAction

Custom expenses

Custom expenses table
ExpenseMonthly amountTypeAction

Saving is hard enough; putting that cash to work matters too. Long-term retirement plans usually need more growth than a basic savings account can provide. Market investing carries risk, including loss of principal. This is a planning note, not investment advice. Get professional advice before making allocation decisions.

Education planning

No education assumptions saved yet.

Reuse the same child or dependent label across multiple rows to compare no college support, a 50% attendance case and a stretch scenario. The existing savings / annual earmark field stays planning-only and does not recommend account types or tax-specific college plans.

Education scenarios table
Child / dependentScenarioTemplateProbabilityStart ageYears fundedAnnual costInflationFamily-paid %Aid offsetSavings / earmarkExpected / worst
No education scenarios yet. Add a template-based scenario to compare planned, expected, and worst-case costs.

Net take-home

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Annual expenses

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Annual savings

$0

Cash savings

$0

Annual surplus

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Most realistic cuts first

Ranked budget cut suggestions table
ExpenseAnnual costPotential cutGuidance

Next step

Add healthcare costs

Once the monthly budget is grounded, model pre-Medicare coverage costs before choosing a retirement date.

Continue to healthcare planner