50/30/20 Budget Calculator

Apply the 50/30/20 budgeting rule to your monthly income. Split your take-home pay into needs, wants, and savings for a balanced financial plan.

Monthly After-Tax Income

Needs (50%)

$2,500

Wants (30%)$1,500

Savings (20%)$1,000

Annual Needs$30,000

Annual Wants$18,000

Annual Savings$12,000

Needs (50%)

$2,500

How to Use This Calculator

Start by filling in the input fields below. Results update instantly as you type, so you can experiment with different values to see how they affect the outcome.
Monthly After-Tax Income — Your monthly take-home pay after taxes. Accepts values from $0 to $500,000 (default: $5,000).
Once all inputs are set, review your results in the Results panel. Here's what each output means:
Needs (50%) — Housing, utilities, groceries, insurance, minimum debt payments. This is the primary result of this calculator.
Wants (30%) — Dining out, entertainment, subscriptions, hobbies.
Savings (20%) — Emergency fund, retirement, investments, extra debt payments.
Annual Needs — shown as a dollar amount.
Annual Wants — shown as a dollar amount.
Annual Savings — shown as a dollar amount.
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