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Free Savings Calculator — Project Your Future Balance

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How much will your savings grow? Enter your starting amount, regular monthly deposit, annual interest rate, and time horizon to see your projected future balance and how much of it comes from interest.

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Examples

Emergency fund

Starting: $1,000 | Monthly deposit: $200 | Rate: 4.5% | Years: 3

Calculation

  1. Monthly rate: 4.5% / 12 = 0.375%
  2. Future value of lump sum: $1,000 × (1.00375)^36 = $1,144
  3. Future value of deposits: $200 × [(1.00375)^36 - 1] / 0.00375 = $7,853
  4. Total: $1,144 + $7,853 = $8,997

Future value: ~$8,997

Total deposited: $8,200 | Interest earned: ~$797

Retirement savings

Starting: $10,000 | Monthly deposit: $500 | Rate: 7% | Years: 25

Calculation

  1. Monthly rate: 7% / 12 = 0.5833%
  2. Growth over 300 months with compounding
  3. Future value: ~$495,000
  4. Total deposited: $10,000 + ($500 × 300) = $160,000

Future value: ~$495,000

Interest earned: ~$335,000

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