Emergency Fund Calculator

Set your total emergency runway target across personal and business costs.

Personal monthly costsBusiness monthly costsTarget monthsPlanned monthly savings

Emergency fund target

$25,200

Months to reach target

How to interpret results

A funded runway lets you negotiate better and avoid panic-led discounting.

Use output as a decision support baseline. Re-run this tool whenever scope, utilization, or tax assumptions change.

With $4,200 total monthly costs and six-month runway, target about $25,200.

Swap your own assumptions to create a quote-ready number or policy clause.

Most freelancers aim for 3-9 months based on revenue volatility.

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