OnTarget™ Feature

Build a Budget That Powers Your Retirement Plan

Every expense. Every category. Connected directly to your retirement projections. Know what retirement will actually cost - because you've mapped it out.

Budget Dashboard

Retirement calculators ask the wrong question

"What's your annual spending?" That's what most retirement calculators ask. One number. As if your mortgage, groceries, healthcare, and travel all cost the same and never change.

But your mortgage pays off at 62. Medicare starts at 65. Healthcare costs rise faster than groceries. Travel is heavy early in retirement, then slows down.

You need a real budget - not a guess.

Simple Calculator
Annual Spending: $72,000
That's it. One number.
vs
ReadyAimRetire
🏠 Housing: $2,100/mo
⚕️ Healthcare: $800/mo
🍽️ Food: $600/mo
+ 6 more categories...
Budget categories

Track every type of expense

Nine categories cover your complete spending picture. Classify each expense as a Need, Want, or Splurge to understand your true essentials.

🏠 Housing
🚗 Transportation
Utilities
🍽️ Food
🎬 Entertainment
☂️ Insurance
⚕️ Healthcare
🛒 Shopping
📌 Other
Needs: Essential expenses you can't avoid
Wants: Quality of life expenses
Splurge: Discretionary luxuries

Expenses change over time

Your budget at 55 won't match your budget at 75. ReadyAimRetire lets you specify when each expense starts and ends.

  • Mortgage: Starts now, ends at 62 (paid off)
  • Medicare premiums: Start at 65, continue for life
  • Kids' college: Ages 48-52 only
  • Travel budget: Heavy at 65, decreases after 80
  • Long-term care: Starts at 80, ends at plan end

Every expense has a start age and end age. Your projections reflect reality - not a static number that never changes.

Build Your Budget
Age-based expense projections
Inflation adjustments

Different costs, different inflation

Healthcare doesn't inflate at the same rate as groceries. ReadyAimRetire lets you set inflation rates per expense for realistic projections.

$500/month Healthcare Today
In 10 years (5% inflation): $814/mo
In 20 years (5% inflation): $1,327/mo
In 30 years (5% inflation): $2,161/mo
  • Use global inflation rate or customize per expense
  • Healthcare at 5%, general expenses at 3%
  • Projections show true future costs

Your budget drives your retirement plan

This isn't just a budgeting tool. Your budget connects directly to retirement simulations. Withdrawal calculations use your actual spending - not a guess.

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Your Budget
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Age Projections
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Withdrawal Calc
Success Rate

Change an expense in your budget and watch your retirement projections update instantly. Everything is connected.

Connect Your Budget
Budget integration
Budget scenarios

Model different lifestyles

What if you only spent on essentials? What if you traveled more? Save multiple budget scenarios and compare how each affects your retirement success.

Lean Retirement
Needs only: $4,200/mo
94% success
Comfortable
Needs + Wants: $6,500/mo
82% success
Dream Retirement
Everything: $8,800/mo
71% success

See exactly how your lifestyle choices affect your chance of success. Make informed trade-offs.

A budget built for retirement planning

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9 Categories

Complete coverage of all spending types

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Age-Based

Expenses start and end at specific ages

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Per-Item Inflation

Healthcare, education, general - all different

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Direct Integration

Budget powers your retirement simulations

How it works

1

Add Your Expenses

Enter each expense with amount, category, and frequency. Use our pre-configured list of 70+ common expenses for quick setup.

2

Set Age Ranges

Define when each expense starts and ends. Mortgage payoff? College tuition? Medicare? Set the timing.

3

Customize Inflation

Apply different inflation rates to different expenses. Healthcare grows faster than groceries.

4

Link to Retirement

Connect your budget to retirement simulations. Watch projections update with your real spending.

Know what retirement will actually cost.

Build a detailed budget that powers realistic retirement projections. Every expense, every category, every year - all connected.

Your budget. Your retirement. Connected.

Retirement budget planning
70+
Pre-configured common expenses for quick budget setup.
From mortgage to Netflix - we've got you covered.
Detailed categories
Age-based projections
Smart inflation
Retirement integration

Take aim at your retirement with OnTarget

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