How Long Will it Take to Save $36,000?

How much will you need to save every day, every week, and every paycheck to meet your savings goal?
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Here's how much you will have to set aside to save $5,000 in 1 Year:
$96 every week
$191 every two week pay period
$416 every month
$14 every day
How Long Does it Take to Save $36,000?
Calculate how much you need to save every day, week, or month to save $36,000. Enter your savings goal, the time needed, and the investment return that you receive to see how much you need to save regularly to achieve your savings goal of $36,000. Use this to see how much you need to save for retirement, a college education, a down payment on a home, or any type of savings goal.
See the chart below to see how much you need to save based on the length of time needed to save $36,000.
Monthly Savings Needed to Save 36,000 by Years and Interest Earned
Years Monthly Savings at 2% Monthly Savings at 4% Monthly Savings at 6% Monthly Savings at 8%
1 $2,973 $2,946 $2,921 $2,895
2 $1,472 $1,444 $1,418 $1,392
3 $971 $944 $917 $892
4 $721 $694 $668 $643
5 $571 $544 $518 $494
6 $471 $444 $419 $395
7 $400 $373 $348 $324
8 $346 $320 $295 $272
9 $305 $278 $254 $232
10 $271 $245 $222 $200
11 $244 $218 $195 $174
12 $222 $196 $173 $153
13 $203 $177 $155 $135
14 $186 $161 $139 $120
15 $172 $147 $125 $107
16 $159 $135 $114 $95
17 $149 $124 $104 $86
18 $139 $115 $94 $77
19 $130 $106 $87 $70
20 $122 $99 $79 $63
21 $115 $92 $73 $57
22 $109 $86 $67 $52
23 $103 $80 $62 $48
24 $98 $75 $57 $43
25 $93 $71 $53 $40
26 $88 $66 $49 $36
27 $84 $63 $46 $33
28 $80 $59 $43 $30
29 $77 $56 $40 $28
30 $73 $53 $37 $26