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Savings Goal Calculator

Turn one savings goal into a monthly plan.

Set a target, name what you save each month — and this tool tells you the months, the deposit or the interest, whichever you need first. No-interest or compounding, both.

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Enter a target, then a monthly deposit to see your timeline.
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Savings plan breakdown

How your balance and interest grow, month by month, toward the goal.

Enter a goal and a deposit to build your plan.

How a savings goal adds up

Every long-term savings goal is really two questions: how much time and how much each month. The savings goal calculator answers the one you are missing. Give it a target and a monthly deposit and it works out the number of months until you get there; flip the mode and it tells you the deposit a fixed deadline demands.

Turn on compounding and interest starts doing part of the work. Cash that compounds monthly earns sooner than cash that waits for a yearly payout, so the same deposit can clear the target faster — and the balance table shows the interest drip stacking on top of what you add yourself.

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