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Money maths,
sorted.settled.solved.simplified.decoded.crunched.planned.handled.done.

SIP, lump sum, SWP, annuity, loan EMI and interest on every kind of account — drag a slider or type the exact figure, pick your country & currency inside each table, and watch the working stay in the open.

detecting your location…

what's inside ✳
14 desks on one pageall free
loans, before you signtable 01
budget · safety net · goals05–07
card trap · emergency fund04 · 06
how it works
drag a slider or type it exactboth live
country + currency per tableauto-set
every desk draws a live chartwatch it move
receipts copy + shareone tap
try this now ✳
crank the card APR to 42%months explode
slide budget wants to 40%savings shrink
add 5,000 extra EMI a monthyears fall off
the honest bit
textbook formulas, shown fullyno tricks
rates are indicative onlybanks differ
education, never adviceCA promise
before you go ✳
start at desk 01 or 05emi or budget
the best day to start?today
bookmark the desksee you soon

the wider desk ✳

Understand the questionDaily Article
Test the assumptionscalculators
Read the contextNews + Atlas
Plan a business caseFor Corporate

every receipt below is live — go on, slide something ✍

Welcome to the calculator desk. Every calculator runs the standard, textbook formulas — the same ones printed in CFA and banking literature — with nothing hidden. Each table below carries its own country & currency picker (auto-set for you), so every number speaks your money's language. Use the sliders to explore, or type exact figures; the two always agree. And nothing you type goes anywhere — no sign-up, no storage, no uploads; every calculation runs inside your browser.

Borrow & repay01 — 04
01 · borrowing well

Loan EMI calculator — every loan type

tenure is the biggest lever

Pick a loan type — typical street rates for your country pre-fill themselves — then slide to your number.

control deskslide or type
liveLOAN RECEIPT
monthly EMI—
interest cost—
total repaid—
★ BORROW SADLY · REPAY HAPPILY ★

EMI = P × i × (1+i)ⁿ ÷ ((1+i)ⁿ − 1)

ca's corner: tenure is the biggest EMI lever you control — pull it down.

02 · before you borrow

Loan affordability — how much can I borrow?

know your ceiling

Banks decide your ceiling by capping the EMI share of your income. Flip that maths: get the EMI you can afford and the biggest loan it buys.

control deskslide or type
liveAFFORD RECEIPT
max loan you can carry—
affordable EMI / mo—
goes to EMI—
★ BORROW INSIDE YOUR MEANS ★

Max loan = EMI × [1 − (1+i)⁻ⁿ] ÷ i

ca’s corner: the bank approves what you can repay; you should approve what you can live with.

03 · the fast-forward button

Prepayment calculator — pay off early

small extra, huge save

One extra payment a month attacks the principal directly. Watch the interest melt and the finish line pull closer.

control deskslide or type
livePREPAY RECEIPT
interest saved—
loan ends sooner by—
new payoff time—
★ EXTRA TODAY · FREE SOONER ★

Same amortisation — but every extra rupee skips its interest

ca’s corner: check for a prepayment penalty first — most floating-rate home loans have none.

04 · plastic damage control

Credit card payoff calculator

kill the balance before it kills you

Card debt compounds daily at brutal rates. See exactly how many months your payment needs — and what the interest really costs.

control deskslide or type
livePAYOFF RECEIPT
months to freedom—
interest you’ll pay—
total you’ll repay—
★ STOP FEEDING THE CARD ★

n = −ln(1 − B·i ÷ P) ÷ ln(1+i)

ca’s corner: paying only the minimum is how a phone turns into a two-year loan.

Budget & build a safety net05 — 07
05 · the spending plan

Budget planner — the 50/30/20 split

every rupee gets a job

Split your take-home into needs, wants and savings — the classic 50/30/20 rule, with sliders because real life is not a textbook.

control deskslide or type

✳ Savings share is the remainder — aim for at least 20%.

liveBUDGET RECEIPT
savings each month—
needs—
wants—
★ EVERY RUPEE GETS A JOB ★

Needs 50 · Wants 30 · Savings 20 — slide to fit your life

ca’s corner: a budget you can keep beats a perfect one you quit.

06 · the shock absorber

Emergency fund calculator

sleep-at-night money

Job pauses, hospitals, gutted phones — life invoices without notice. Size the buffer that keeps a bad month from becoming debt.

control deskslide or type
liveEMERGENCY RECEIPT
your target fund—
still to build—
progress—
★ CASH FOR RAINY DAYS ★

Target = monthly essentials × months of cover

ca’s corner: this fund is not for investments — it’s for 3 a.m. emergencies. Keep it boring, keep it liquid.

07 · the goal machine

Savings goal calculator — how much per month?

work backwards from the dream

A wedding, a home down-payment, a degree. Set the target and the date — this works out the exact monthly saving that lands it.

control deskslide or type
liveGOAL RECEIPT
save every month—
you put in—
growth does the rest—
★ SMALL MONTHLY · BIG DREAM ★

P = FV × i ÷ [((1+i)ⁿ − 1) × (1+i)]

ca’s corner: name the goal — unnamed savings always find a way to get spent.

Save & invest08 — 10
08 · systematic investing

SIP calculator

the quiet wealth machine

Invest a fixed amount every month and let compounding do the quiet work.

every table picks its own — this one is yours
control deskslide or type

✳ Monthly compounding assumed. Gains shown are pre-tax.

liveSIP RECEIPT
total value—
you invest—
est. gains—
★ KEEP SLIDING · KEEP GROWING ★

FV = P × [((1+i)ⁿ − 1) ÷ i] × (1+i)

ca's corner: a 10-year SIP is boring. that's exactly why it works.

09 · one-shot growth

Lump sum calculator

patience, compounded

One deposit, left alone. The most underrated ingredient is the years.

control deskslide or type

✳ Monthly compounding assumed. Gains shown are pre-tax.

liveLUMP SUM RECEIPT
total value—
you invest—
est. gains—
★ SET IT · FORGET IT · CHECK IN DECADES ★

FV = P × (1+i)ⁿ, i = annual rate ÷ 12

ca's corner: one good lump sum + decades of patience = quiet compounding.

10 · the bank's promise

Interest income calculator — savings, FD, RD & schemes

ask about compounding

Pick an account or scheme — typical rates for your country pre-fill — then set deposit and years. Compounding switches itself sensibly.

control deskslide or type
liveINTEREST RECEIPT
maturity value—
interest earned—
★ THE BANK PAYS · YOU JUST COMPOUND ★

M = P × (1 + r/m)m×Y · simple: P(1 + rY)

ca's corner: compounding frequency is free money — always ask for it.

Plan future income11 — 14
11 · future you

Retirement corpus calculator

your 60-year-old self says thanks

Inflate today’s lifestyle to retirement day, size the corpus with the 4% rule, and work out the monthly SIP that builds it.

control deskslide or type

✳ Corpus = 25× your first year of retirement expenses (the 4% rule).

liveRETIREMENT RECEIPT
corpus needed—
SIP every month—
years left to build—
★ FUTURE YOU IS WATCHING ★

Corpus = 25 × annual expense at retirement

ca’s corner: retirement is not an age — it’s a number. This finds yours.

12 · drawing an income

SWP calculator

a salary from your own corpus

Withdraw a fixed amount every month from a corpus and see what survives.

control deskslide or type
liveSWP RECEIPT
balance left—
you withdraw—
★ DON'T OUT-EARN THE CORPUS ★

Bal = W(1+i)ⁿ − S × [((1+i)ⁿ − 1) ÷ i]

ca's corner: withdraw less than it earns, and the corpus never ages.

13 · corpus to income

Annuity calculator

why pensions sleep peacefully

Turn a one-time corpus into a level monthly income for a fixed number of years.

control deskslide or type
livePAYOUT RECEIPT
monthly income—
total paid out—
★ A PAYCHEQUE YOU BUILT YOURSELF ★

PMT = W × i ÷ (1 − (1+i)⁻ⁿ)

ca's corner: annuity maths is why pension funds sleep peacefully.

14 · the silent thief

Inflation impact calculator

why 100 shrinks without anyone stealing it

Same item, same shelf — heavier price tag. See tomorrow’s price of anything, and what today’s money will actually buy then.

control deskslide or type
liveINFLATION RECEIPT
it will cost—
today’s money buys then—
price multiplier—
★ OUTRUN THE THIEF ★

F = C × (1+f)ⁿ · purchasing power = C ÷ (1+f)ⁿ

ca’s corner: cash under the mattress is the only investment guaranteed to lose.

Country reference15 — 15
15 · the world desk

Country guide: accounts & loan rates

tap a row → it loads the calculator

Pick a country to browse its typical savings schemes and loan rates. Tapping any row carries the country, currency and typical rate straight into the matching calculator above.

accounts & schemes

loans

ca's corner: rates move — treat these as a map, not a promise.

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