InvestorPlace Institute

Calculator IconHidden Expense Calculator

This calculator is the first of two calculators that will assist you in determining how much money you can contribute to your investing goals on a monthly basis. It will help you to identify those "Hidden Expenses" that don't come up every month and are often overlooked in a budgeting process. This will then become one input in the Cash Flow Calculator where you will document your more obvious monthly expenses and determine the amount of money you have available for your investing goals.

You don't need to fill in every blank of the calculator below, but consider each item carefully. At the bottom is a miscellaneous "Other" category where you can lump expenses that are not included elsewhere in the calculator. Keep in mind that these are "yearly" totals. The calculator will make the "monthly" total at the bottom.

Auto Insurance - Enter the amount you pay per year on auto insurance for all of your vehicles.
Home Insurance - Enter the amount you spend on home owner's or renter's insurance
Extra Insurance - Enter the amount of money you spend on other types of property insurance policies
Life Insurance - Enter the amount you spend on life and/or disability insurance
Vacation - Enter the amount you plan to spend on vacation(s) this year
Tuition - Enter the amount for any school tuitions you pay per year.
Birthday Gifts - Enter the amount of money you typically spend on all birthday gifts this year.
Christmas Gifts - Enter the amount of money that you expect to spend on Christmas gifts this year.
Other Gifts - Enter the amount you will spend on other gifts: mother's day, father's day, secretary's day, graduation, etc.
Charitable Contributions - Enter the amount you give per year to charities.
Car Repair - Enter the amount of money you typically spend in a year on car repair or maintenance - e.g. oil changes, tune-ups, etc.
Home Repair and Maintenance - Enter the amount you expect to spend on home repairs and maintenance.
Automobile Taxes - Enter here the amount you typically spend on automobile taxes, inspection fees and/or yearly registration fees.
Property Taxes - Enter here the amount you typically pay per year on property taxes. If you have a mortgage the property taxes are typically handled as part of your mortgage payment.
Medical, Dental, Optical - Enter here the amount you expect to pay for any doctor visits not covered by insurance.
Other - Enter here an amount for anything else you can think of that you typically spend significant money on during a year.

Click this button to calculate the total.

Total - This is the total amount of money you spend per year on "hidden" expenses.
Monthly Total - This is the total divided by 12 and rounded to the nearest dollar. View this amount as just another monthly bill. Write down this number and enter it into the NAOI Cash Flow Worksheet which is the next NAOI Planning Tool.