GENERIC BRAND SAVINGS


This calculator will show you how much you'll save over the course of your lifetime when permanently switching from any given high priced buying habit (name brand) to its functional, less expensive equivalent (generic). Plus, it will also show you how much interest you could earn if you were to invest all or part of those savings as you realized them. As you're about to see, "a penny saved" can REALLY ADD UP!

 

NOTE: Be sure to enter "0" (zero) in any entry boxes that don't apply to you. Also be sure that only numbers and decimal points are entered into the fields (dollar signs and other non-numeric characters will cause a JavaScript error).

 

Enter your current age

  

Enter your planned retirement age
Enter your life expectancy (in years)
Enter the price you are currently paying for a higher priced name-brand product or service:
Enter the price of a lower-priced functional equivalent (generic):
Enter the number times you purchase this item per month:
 

 
Savings Per...
Purchase Month Year Retire Lifetime
 

Enter the average annual interest rate you might expect to earn if you were to deposit these savings into an investment as they were realized:

  

 

 
This is how much your investment will be worth at retirement age:
This is how much you would be able to withdraw from your investment during each month of your expected retirement:
This is the total future value of your invested savings between now and your life expectancy: