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# Where does the money go? Household budget calculator

Write roughly how much you spend each month in each category. The bars show each share — the first step to a budget that works.

The numbers stay in your browser and are not sent anywhere. Knowledge, not financial advice — for a specific decision, read the contract and ask an independent specialist.

## How it is calculated

Share = spending in the category ÷ all spending. The numbers stay in your browser. For a real budget with plan and actuals, see Module 9 “Managing cash flow”.

## The terms in the Glossary

- [Personal budget](https://pecuvo.eu/en/glossary/personal-budget/) — A personal budget is a plan of how much money comes in and where it will go over a period — for example a month — regula
- [Fixed and variable costs](https://pecuvo.eu/en/glossary/fixed-and-variable-costs/) — Fixed costs stay the same however much you sell (rent, salaries, subscriptions), while variable costs rise and fall with
- [Saving](https://pecuvo.eu/en/glossary/saving/) — Saving is setting aside part of your income today to use later — for a reserve, a goal or the future — with the money ke
- [Pay yourself first](https://pecuvo.eu/en/glossary/pay-yourself-first/) — "Pay yourself first" is the principle that saving is the first expense on payday, not whatever is left at the end of the

## In depth in the modules

- [Module 9 · Managing cash flow — with the tool](https://pecuvo.eu/en/modules/managing-cash-flow/)

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- [Pay yourself first](https://pecuvo.eu/en/calculators/pay-yourself-first/)
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