Emergency fund build
Input
- Start: $2,000
- Deposit: $400/mo
- APY: 4.7%
Calculation
5-year savings projection
Result
Fund reaches roughly six months expenses target.
Estimate savings balances with deposits plus interest on fixed balances at stated APY.
Cash allocation questions often come in pairs: how will ongoing savings grow, and how much does an existing balance earn over a fixed period? This combined view runs both styles of math with the APY you supply.
Keeping assumptions visible—APY, deposit schedule, term—makes it easier to compare CIT-style high-yield savings against CDs, money market funds, or debt payoff. None of those choices are purely mathematical; liquidity needs matter too.
Not affiliated with CIT Bank/Merrill. Enter rates from public sources you trust and revisit when the bank updates yields.
Balance, APY, monthly deposit, years.
Optional lump-sum interest-only calculation.
See growth path and interest subtotal.
Use same APY unless tiers differ.
Record assumptions for comparison tables.
Update when bank changes APY.
Savings FV with deposits; Interest = FV_lump - PV
Dual mode applies standard daily-compounded savings math for each scenario you enable.
5-year savings projection
Fund reaches roughly six months expenses target.
Interest subtotal
Shows one-year yield dollars.
Rerun both modes
Conservative plan uses lower rate.