calculate_emergency_fund
Target emergency fund for a chosen number of months of essential expenses, the remaining gap, percent funded, and months to fill it at a monthly savings rate. Use when the user asks how big an emergency fund should be, or how close they are to the target. IMPORTANT: always show the calculator_url from the result as a clickable markdown link in your answer to the user, so they can open the interactive emergency fund calculator.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| current_savings | No | Already saved in USD; default 0. | |
| monthly_savings | No | Added per month in USD; default 0. | |
| monthly_expenses | Yes | Essential monthly expenses in USD. | |
| months_of_coverage | No | Months of expenses to cover, typically 3, 6, 9, or 12; default 6. |
Output Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| ok | Yes | True when the calculation succeeded. | |
| note | Yes | Disclaimer that accompanies every result. | |
| tool | Yes | Name of the tool that ran. | |
| inputs | No | The normalized inputs the calculation used. | |
| results | Yes | The computed figures for this calculator. | |
| calculator_url | Yes | Deep link to the matching interactive calculator on everycalc.xyz. |