Give short goals a short timeline
A goal due in two years needs a different plan from retirement. Try the goal worksheet with no assumed interest before adding an illustrative rate.
Start with your costs, not a provincial average.
The useful amount to save comes from your own budget, household commitments and timeline. No province is assigned a higher return or a recommended account by this website.
Three things to write down.
- The target amount and date for this particular goal.
- The monthly deposit your present budget can sustain.
- The account access, fees and tax assumptions you need to check.
Tax stays an explicit assumption.
The account worksheet accepts a user-chosen interest-tax percentage. It does not calculate New Brunswick income tax, benefits or registered contribution room. If a rate or tax assumption is uncertain, compare the same deposits at a lower return before making a decision.
Give this goal a monthly plan