Savings goal calculator

Calculate how much to save each month to reach a savings goal by a date, or how long a monthly deposit takes to get there, with interest.

Mis à jour Exemples vérifiés : 6

$
$
years
%
Compounded monthly
Plus d’options
Essayer
Monthly deposit needed
$
Monthly deposit needed: $662.08
Décimales : 2 ; Au plus proche, égalités vers le chiffre pair
Monthly deposits in total
$39,724.61
Interest earned
$5,275.39
Balance at the end
$50,000.00

Put aside $662.08 a month for 5 years to reach $50,000.00: $5,000.00 you already have, $39,724.61 of new deposits and $5,275.39 of interest.

Progress to the goal

$0$20K$40K0204060MonthGoal
BalanceSaved without interest
Balance by year Lignes : 5
AnnéeDepositsIntérêtsSolde
1$7,944.92$351.00$13,295.92
2$7,944.92$688.98$21,929.82
3$7,944.92$1,040.74$30,915.49
4$7,944.92$1,406.83$40,267.24
5$7,944.92$1,787.84$50,000.00
Comment le calcul est effectué S
  1. Monthly rate

    i=4%12=0.003333333333i = \frac{4\%}{12} = 0.003333333333
  2. What the amount already saved grows to

    S(1+i)60=5,000.00×1.220996594=6,104.98S(1+i)^{60} = 5{,}000.00 \times 1.220996594 = 6{,}104.98
  3. Monthly deposit

    C=50,000.00−6,104.9866.29897818=662.08C = \frac{50{,}000.00 - 6{,}104.98}{66.29897818} = 662.08

    The denominator is the value of 60 deposits of 1.

À propos de Savings goal calculator

The monthly deposit needed is what closes the gap between the goal and what your current savings will grow to: C = (G − S(1 + i)^n) ÷ (((1 + i)^n − 1) ÷ i), where G is the goal, S the amount already saved, i the monthly rate and n the number of months. In the other mode, the number of months comes from logarithms of the same equation and is rounded up to the month in which the goal is reached.

With the defaults, reaching 50,000 in 5 years from 5,000 already saved at 4% a year takes 662.08 a month. The 60 deposits add up to 39,724.61, and interest supplies the remaining 5,275.39 on top of the 5,000 you started with.

Interest is compounded monthly at a fixed rate, with deposits at the end of each month unless you choose the start under More options. Tax on interest and changes in the rate are not included.

Exemples détaillés

50,000 in 5 years from 5,000 at 4%

Je veux trouver
Monthly deposit needed
Objectif d'épargne
50,000
Already saved
5000
Time to goal
5 years
Interest rate (per year)
4%
Deposits made at
End of month
Monthly deposit needed
662.08

Source de vérification : Python decimal: (50000 − 5000·(1+0.04/12)^60) / (((1+i)^60 − 1)/i) = 662.0768…; same as Excel =PMT(4%/12,60,-5000,50000)

Deposits at the start of each month

Je veux trouver
Monthly deposit needed
Objectif d'épargne
50,000
Already saved
5000
Time to goal
5 years
Interest rate (per year)
4%
Deposits made at
Start of month
Monthly deposit needed
659.88

Source de vérification : Python decimal, annuity-due factor: 659.8772…

Zero rate

Je veux trouver
Monthly deposit needed
Objectif d'épargne
12,000
Already saved
0
Time to goal
1 year
Interest rate (per year)
0%
Monthly deposit needed
1,000.00
Interest earned
0.00

Source de vérification : 12000 / 12 by definition

Already saved more than the goal

Je veux trouver
Monthly deposit needed
Objectif d'épargne
1000
Already saved
2000
Time to goal
5 years
Interest rate (per year)
4%
Monthly deposit needed
0.00

Source de vérification : Starting balance exceeds the goal, so no deposit is needed

Questions

How much do I need to save each month to reach a goal?

Subtract what your current savings will grow to from the goal, then divide by the annuity factor ((1 + i)^n − 1) ÷ i. To reach 50,000 in 5 years from 5,000 at 4% compounded monthly, you need 662.08 a month; Excel's =PMT(4%/12, 60, -5000, 50000) gives the same. With no interest the same goal takes (50,000 − 5,000) ÷ 60 = 750 a month.

How long will it take to reach my savings goal?

Solve the savings equation for the number of months and round up. Starting from 5,000 and saving 500 a month at 4%, the balance first passes 50,000 in month 77, after 6 years 5 months; raising the deposit to 750 cuts that to 54 months. Excel's NPER function solves the same equation.

How much does interest help a savings goal?

More the longer the horizon. Over 5 years, 4% interest cuts the deposit needed for 50,000 from 750 to 662.08 a month, and 5% cuts it to 640.87. Over 10 years at 4%, the deposit falls to 288.94 a month and interest supplies 10,327.63 of the 50,000.

Does it matter if I save at the start or end of the month?

Slightly: a deposit made at the start of the month earns one extra month of interest. For 50,000 in 5 years from 5,000 at 4%, the deposit needed is 659.88 at the start of each month against 662.08 at the end, a difference of 2.20 a month.

Quelle est la précision de « Savings goal calculator » ?

La précision dépend de vos données et des hypothèses de la méthode. Le calcul décimal utilise 50 chiffres significatifs, mais les estimations, méthodes numériques et données sources peuvent être moins précises ; l’arrondi affiché ne supprime pas ces limites. Exemples résolus vérifiés à partir de sources indépendantes : 6. Par exemple, « 50,000 in 5 years from 5,000 at 4% » est vérifié à l’aide de Python decimal: (50000 − 5000·(1+0.04/12)^60) / (((1+i)^60 − 1)/i) = 662.0768…; same as Excel =PMT(4%/12,60,-5000,50000).

D’où vient cette méthode ?

Microsoft Excel PMT function; Microsoft Excel NPER function.

À propos de ce calculateur

C=G−S(1+i)n(1+i)n−1i,n=ln⁡ ⁣(G+C/iS+C/i)ln⁡(1+i),i=r12C = \frac{G - S(1+i)^{n}}{\frac{(1+i)^{n}-1}{i}},\qquad n = \frac{\ln\!\left(\frac{G + C/i}{S + C/i}\right)}{\ln(1+i)},\quad i = \frac{r}{12}

Sources

  1. Microsoft Excel PMT function
  2. Microsoft Excel NPER function

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Vérifié avec les références

Ce calculateur comprend 6 exemples résolus dont les réponses proviennent de sources indépendantes. Ils font partie de la suite de tests et peuvent aussi être exécutés ici.

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