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Emergency Fund Calculator

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Emergency fund target

₹3,00,000

For general information only — not financial, tax, legal or medical advice. Verify before you rely on it.

How to use the Emergency Fund Calculator

The Emergency Fund Calculator works out your emergency fund target in an instant. Enter essential monthly expenses and months of cover and the result updates as you type — it is free, needs no sign-up, and runs entirely in your browser so your figures stay private.

  1. Enter the essential monthly expenses.
  2. Enter the months of cover.
  3. Read off your emergency fund target — the calculator updates automatically, with no button to press.

Formula

The Emergency Fund Calculator uses the formula:

Emergency fund target = Essential monthly expenses × Months of cover

Worked example

For example, with essential monthly expenses of ₹50,000 and months of cover of 6, the emergency fund target is ₹3,00,000.

Inputs used
Essential monthly expenses ₹50,000
Months of cover 6
Results
Emergency fund target ₹3,00,000

Results are estimates for educational use, not professional advice.

Frequently asked questions

Most advice suggests 3 to 6 months of essential expenses. At 50,000 a month, six months of cover is 3,00,000.

Include rent or EMIs, food, utilities, insurance and transport — the costs you must pay even without income. Leave out discretionary spending.

In a safe, easy-to-access place such as a savings account or liquid fund, so you can reach it quickly without market risk.

Yes. With variable income, aiming for 9 to 12 months of expenses gives a stronger cushion against lean periods.

The Emergency Fund Calculator uses the formula: Emergency fund target = Essential monthly expenses × Months of cover. For example, with essential monthly expenses of ₹50,000 and months of cover of 6, the emergency fund target is ₹3,00,000.

Enter the essential monthly expenses. Enter the months of cover. Read off your emergency fund target — the calculator updates automatically, with no button to press.

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