Emergency fund calculator

Calculate an emergency fund from your expenses and the months you want covered. See what is missing and how long your monthly savings would take.

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Housing, food, utilities and transport: costs you would still pay without an income.

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Choose how many months of expenses to set aside.

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Your result

Your emergency fund

Still needed

Estimated time

You have

Without monthly contributions, there is no date to calculate for completing the fund.

At this pace it would take more than twenty years. Review the monthly amount or the months covered.

You have reached the amount you chose for your fund.

The tool does not transfer these figures to the app. Set up your plan in Papirer.

How it works

Multiply essential monthly expenses by the number of months you want covered. Subtract existing savings, then divide the amount still needed by monthly savings and round the time up. The calculation excludes interest and price increases.

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Keep your month up to date.

Record everyday expenses, set recurring payments and follow your goals in Papirer.

Download on the App Store 30 entries a month, everything included.