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Simple, one-time-payment planning tools for the moments life doesn't come with a manual - a career break, a new baby.
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Career Break Runway
The full plan behind the number. An Excel and PDF system for planning a career break.
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Enjoy your leave, knowing the money is planned. An Excel and PDF system for planning maternity or parental leave.
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From a number to a plan.
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Start with a number.
A free calculator gives you one number - months of runway, or what your leave will pay. It runs in your browser, nothing is sent.
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Turn it into a plan.
The spreadsheet lays it out month by month - what comes in, what goes out, and where it gets tight.
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Test it before you commit.
Change a few gold cells and see what moves - a higher bill, extra income, a longer break - so a rough month is a scenario, not a surprise.
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Career Break Calculator
Enter your savings, costs, and any income during the break. Get one number: how many months your runway lasts, calculated entirely in your browser.
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Add up employer pay, state pay and unpaid weeks. Get one number: what your leave pays after tax, and how far that is from your usual pay.
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Read before you decide.
Can I Afford a Career Break? How to Stop Guessing and Know Where You Stand
The worst-case scenarios in your head feel bigger than they are because they have no numbers. Three questions turn the dread into a position you can see.
Your Career Break Budget: What Gets Cheaper and What Gets More Expensive When You Stop Working
Your monthly cost on a career break is not what you spend now, and not what you spend now minus the commute. Here is how to find the real number, line by line.
How Much Should You Save Before Maternity Leave? A Month-by-Month Way to Find Out
The pay you lose on leave is not the amount you need to save. Here is how to find your real number: your buffer, your one-time costs and your lowest month.