Save $10,000 in a year
To save $10,000 in a year, put away about $834 a month, $385 every two weeks or $193 a week. That's $27.40 a day.
A year is long, so the plan dates every deposit from your start date. Moving the start date or the target changes the amounts straight away.
$10,000 by Oct 23, 2027
$384.62 every two weeks
26 deposits every two weeks, starting Nov 7, 2026.
- Every week
- $192.31
- 52 deposits
- Every two weeks
- $384.62
- 26 deposits
- Every month
- $833.34
- 12 deposits
These round up to the cent. The schedule below spreads the exact target, so a few deposits are a cent lower.
Your schedule
26 deposits
| Done | # | Date | Amount | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nov 7, 2026 | $384.61 | $384.61 | |
| 2 | Nov 21, 2026 | $384.61 | $769.22 | |
| 3 | Dec 5, 2026 | $384.61 | $1,153.83 | |
| 4 | Dec 19, 2026 | $384.61 | $1,538.44 | |
| 5 | Jan 2, 2027 | $384.61 | $1,923.05 | |
| 6 | Jan 16, 2027 | $384.61 | $2,307.66 | |
| 7 | Jan 30, 2027 | $384.61 | $2,692.27 | |
| 8 | Feb 13, 2027 | $384.61 | $3,076.88 | |
| 9 | Feb 27, 2027 | $384.61 | $3,461.49 | |
| 10 | Mar 13, 2027 | $384.61 | $3,846.10 | |
| 11 | Mar 27, 2027 | $384.61 | $4,230.71 | |
| 12 | Apr 10, 2027 | $384.61 | $4,615.32 | |
| 13 | Apr 24, 2027 | $384.62 | $4,999.94 | |
| 14 | May 8, 2027 | $384.62 | $5,384.56 | |
| 15 | May 22, 2027 | $384.62 | $5,769.18 | |
| 16 | Jun 5, 2027 | $384.62 | $6,153.80 | |
| 17 | Jun 19, 2027 | $384.62 | $6,538.42 | |
| 18 | Jul 3, 2027 | $384.62 | $6,923.04 | |
| 19 | Jul 17, 2027 | $384.62 | $7,307.66 | |
| 20 | Jul 31, 2027 | $384.62 | $7,692.28 | |
| 21 | Aug 14, 2027 | $384.62 | $8,076.90 | |
| 22 | Aug 28, 2027 | $384.62 | $8,461.52 | |
| 23 | Sep 11, 2027 | $384.62 | $8,846.14 | |
| 24 | Sep 25, 2027 | $384.62 | $9,230.76 | |
| 25 | Oct 9, 2027 | $384.62 | $9,615.38 | |
| 26 | Oct 23, 2027 | $384.62 | $10,000 |
No interest is added. Every number here is plain arithmetic.
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How the amounts are worked out
The calculator uses the number of paydays in 12 months for each schedule (for a year: 52 weekly, 26 every two weeks, 24 twice a month or 12 monthly), dates them from your start date, and divides the target by that number. The three amounts are rounded up to the cent. The schedule splits the exact target across your paydays, so the deposits add up to it to the cent. No interest is added.
Keeping it
The plan only works if each deposit stays put until the end. Money in an account you can spend from tends to get spent, and every withdrawal pushes the date back.
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Questions
How much is $10,000 a year per week?
About $193 a week, $385 every two weeks or $834 a month. Per day it's $27.40.
How is this different from the 10k savings challenge?
The numbers are the same. The 10k challenge page adds options for amounts that grow or shrink over the year; this page keeps the amount the same every time.
Does the plan include interest?
No. The deposits add up to exactly $10,000 on their own.