How to Save $20,000 with Money Saving Charts (2024)

How to Save $20K with Money Saving Charts

If you need to save up $20,000 fast, these charts are for you. I’ve put together charts for saving up $20K in as little as 6 months. There are also savings charts that will help you reach your goal in 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 10 years.

To use these charts, find the timeframe that works best for you and follow the deposit amounts and schedule. I’ve even made printable, PDF sheets for you to follow to track your savings goal. Download these and print them out to make saving $20,000 even easier.

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Save $20,000 Easily by Automating Your Deposits

To complete your savings goal, you simply need to make sure that you are depositing the predetermined amount at each scheduled date. I recommend you set up a separate savings account with your bank to track your balance. It’s also easiest if you can set up automatic transfers from your checking account to the specified savings account.

The easiest way to save money with these schedules is to set up automatic transfers using your bank account. You can set up your deposit amount to be transferred into your savings on a timely basis. Most banks offer this feature.

For example, if you are saving $20,000 in a year, you should schedule $1,666.67 to transfer from your checking account to your savings account each month.

Keep in mind that these savings plans have a slightly different amount on the last deposit to make the total savings equal $20,000 exactly. You may also have a small variance in your account if you are accruing interest on your savings.

You can also make your deposits manually. All that matters is that you make the deposits on time and in the amount specified. If you stick to the plan, you’ll have $20K saved up!

Free Printable PDF Charts to Track Your $20,000 Savings Goal

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  • Save $20,000 in 6 months
  • Save $20,000 in 1 year
  • Save $20,000 in 2 years
  • Save $20,000 in 3 years
  • Save $20,000 in 4 years
  • Save $20,000 in 5 years
  • Save $20,000 in 10 years

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How to Save $20,000 in 6 Months

To reach your goal of saving $20K in 6 months, you’ll need a monthly deposit of $3,333. Use the chart below to see the savings schedule. Keep in mind that the last deposit will be slightly different to reach an exact balance.

MonthDeposit AmountBalance
1$3,333.00$3,333.00
2$3,333.00$6,666.00
3$3,333.00$9,999.00
4$3,333.00$13,332.00
5$3,333.00$16,665.00
6$3,335.00$20,000.00

How to Save $20,000 in 1 Year

To reach your goal of saving $20K in 1 year, you’ll need a monthly deposit of $1,666.67. Use the chart below to see the savings schedule. Keep in mind that the last deposit will be slightly different to reach an exact balance.

MonthsDeposit AmountBalance
1$1,666.67$1,666.67
2$1,666.67$3,333.34
3$1,666.67$5,000.01
4$1,666.67$6,666.68
5$1,666.67$8,333.35
6$1,666.67$10,000.02
7$1,666.67$11,666.69
8$1,666.67$13,333.36
9$1,666.67$15,000.03
10$1,666.67$16,666.70
11$1,666.67$18,333.37
12$1,666.63$20,000.00

How to Save $20,000 in 2 Years

To reach your goal of saving $20K in 2 years, you’ll need a monthly deposit of $833.33. Use the chart below to see the savings schedule. Keep in mind that the last deposit will be slightly different to reach an exact balance.

MonthDeposit AmountBalance
1$833.33$833.33
2$833.33$1,666.66
3$833.33$2,499.99
4$833.33$3,333.32
5$833.33$4,166.65
6$833.33$4,999.98
7$833.33$5,833.31
8$833.33$6,666.64
9$833.33$7,499.97
10$833.33$8,333.30
11$833.33$9,166.63
12$833.33$9,999.96
13$833.33$10,833.29
14$833.33$11,666.62
15$833.33$12,499.95
16$833.33$13,333.28
17$833.33$14,166.61
18$833.33$14,999.94
19$833.33$15,833.27
20$833.33$16,666.60
21$833.33$17,499.93
22$833.33$18,333.26
23$833.33$19,166.59
24$833.41$20,000.00

How to Save $20,000 in 3 Years

To reach your goal of saving $20K in 3 years, you’ll need a monthly deposit of $555.56. Use the chart below to see the savings schedule. Keep in mind that the last deposit will be slightly different to reach an exact balance.

MonthDeposit AmountBalanceMonthDeposit AmountBalance
1$555.56$555.56 19$555.56$10,555.64
2$555.56$1,111.12 20$555.56$11,111.20
3$555.56$1,666.68 21$555.56$11,666.76
4$555.56$2,222.24 22$555.56$12,222.32
5$555.56$2,777.80 23$555.56$12,777.88
6$555.56$3,333.36 24$555.56$13,333.44
7$555.56$3,888.92 25$555.56$13,889.00
8$555.56$4,444.48 26$555.56$14,444.56
9$555.56$5,000.04 27$555.56$15,000.12
10$555.56$5,555.60 28$555.56$15,555.68
11$555.56$6,111.16 29$555.56$16,111.24
12$555.56$6,666.72 30$555.56$16,666.80
13$555.56$7,222.28 31$555.56$17,222.36
14$555.56$7,777.84 32$555.56$17,777.92
15$555.56$8,333.40 33$555.56$18,333.48
16$555.56$8,888.96 34$555.56$18,889.04
17$555.56$9,444.52 35$555.56$19,444.60
18$555.56$10,000.08 36$555.40$20,000.00

How to Save $20,000 in 4 Years

To reach your goal of saving $20K in 4 years, you’ll need a monthly deposit of $416.67. Use the chart below to see the savings schedule. Keep in mind that the last deposit will be slightly different to reach an exact balance.

MonthDeposit AmountBalanceMonthDeposit AmountBalance
1$416.67$416.6725$416.67$10,416.75
2$416.67$833.3426$416.67$10,833.42
3$416.67$1,250.0127$416.67$11,250.09
4$416.67$1,666.6828$416.67$11,666.76
5$416.67$2,083.3529$416.67$12,083.43
6$416.67$2,500.0230$416.67$12,500.10
7$416.67$2,916.6931$416.67$12,916.77
8$416.67$3,333.3632$416.67$13,333.44
9$416.67$3,750.0333$416.67$13,750.11
10$416.67$4,166.7034$416.67$14,166.78
11$416.67$4,583.3735$416.67$14,583.45
12$416.67$5,000.0436$416.67$15,000.12
13$416.67$5,416.7137$416.67$15,416.79
14$416.67$5,833.3838$416.67$15,833.46
15$416.67$6,250.0539$416.67$16,250.13
16$416.67$6,666.7240$416.67$16,666.80
17$416.67$7,083.3941$416.67$17,083.47
18$416.67$7,500.0642$416.67$17,500.14
19$416.67$7,916.7343$416.67$17,916.81
20$416.67$8,333.4044$416.67$18,333.48
21$416.67$8,750.0745$416.67$18,750.15
22$416.67$9,166.7446$416.67$19,166.82
23$416.67$9,583.4147$416.67$19,583.49
24$416.67$10,000.0848$416.51$20,000.00

How to Save $20,000 in 5 Years

To reach your goal of saving $20K in 5 years, you’ll need a monthly deposit of $333.33. Use the chart below to see the savings schedule. Keep in mind that the last deposit will be slightly different to reach an exact balance.

MonthDeposit AmountBalanceMonthDeposit AmountBalance
1$333.33$333.3331$333.33$10,333.23
2$333.33$666.6632$333.33$10,666.56
3$333.33$999.9933$333.33$10,999.89
4$333.33$1,333.3234$333.33$11,333.22
5$333.33$1,666.6535$333.33$11,666.55
6$333.33$1,999.9836$333.33$11,999.88
7$333.33$2,333.3137$333.33$12,333.21
8$333.33$2,666.6438$333.33$12,666.54
9$333.33$2,999.9739$333.33$12,999.87
10$333.33$3,333.3040$333.33$13,333.20
11$333.33$3,666.6341$333.33$13,666.53
12$333.33$3,999.9642$333.33$13,999.86
13$333.33$4,333.2943$333.33$14,333.19
14$333.33$4,666.6244$333.33$14,666.52
15$333.33$4,999.9545$333.33$14,999.85
16$333.33$5,333.2846$333.33$15,333.18
17$333.33$5,666.6147$333.33$15,666.51
18$333.33$5,999.9448$333.33$15,999.84
19$333.33$6,333.2749$333.33$16,333.17
20$333.33$6,666.6050$333.33$16,666.50
21$333.33$6,999.9351$333.33$16,999.83
22$333.33$7,333.2652$333.33$17,333.16
23$333.33$7,666.5953$333.33$17,666.49
24$333.33$7,999.9254$333.33$17,999.82
25$333.33$8,333.2555$333.33$18,333.15
26$333.33$8,666.5856$333.33$18,666.48
27$333.33$8,999.9157$333.33$18,999.81
28$333.33$9,333.2458$333.33$19,333.14
29$333.33$9,666.5759$333.33$19,666.47
30$333.33$9,999.9060$333.53$20,000.00

How to Save $20,000 in 10 Years

To reach your goal of saving $20K in 10 years, you’ll need a monthly deposit of $166.67. Use the chart below to see the savings schedule. Keep in mind that the last deposit will be slightly different to reach an exact balance.

MonthDeposit AmountBalanceMonthDeposit AmountBalance
1$166.67$166.6761$166.67$10,166.87
2$166.67$333.3462$166.67$10,333.54
3$166.67$500.0163$166.67$10,500.21
4$166.67$666.6864$166.67$10,666.88
5$166.67$833.3565$166.67$10,833.55
6$166.67$1,000.0266$166.67$11,000.22
7$166.67$1,166.6967$166.67$11,166.89
8$166.67$1,333.3668$166.67$11,333.56
9$166.67$1,500.0369$166.67$11,500.23
10$166.67$1,666.7070$166.67$11,666.90
11$166.67$1,833.3771$166.67$11,833.57
12$166.67$2,000.0472$166.67$12,000.24
13$166.67$2,166.7173$166.67$12,166.91
14$166.67$2,333.3874$166.67$12,333.58
15$166.67$2,500.0575$166.67$12,500.25
16$166.67$2,666.7276$166.67$12,666.92
17$166.67$2,833.3977$166.67$12,833.59
18$166.67$3,000.0678$166.67$13,000.26
19$166.67$3,166.7379$166.67$13,166.93
20$166.67$3,333.4080$166.67$13,333.60
21$166.67$3,500.0781$166.67$13,500.27
22$166.67$3,666.7482$166.67$13,666.94
23$166.67$3,833.4183$166.67$13,833.61
24$166.67$4,000.0884$166.67$14,000.28
25$166.67$4,166.7585$166.67$14,166.95
26$166.67$4,333.4286$166.67$14,333.62
27$166.67$4,500.0987$166.67$14,500.29
28$166.67$4,666.7688$166.67$14,666.96
29$166.67$4,833.4389$166.67$14,833.63
30$166.67$5,000.1090$166.67$15,000.30
31$166.67$5,166.7791$166.67$15,166.97
32$166.67$5,333.4492$166.67$15,333.64
33$166.67$5,500.1193$166.67$15,500.31
34$166.67$5,666.7894$166.67$15,666.98
35$166.67$5,833.4595$166.67$15,833.65
36$166.67$6,000.1296$166.67$16,000.32
37$166.67$6,166.7997$166.67$16,166.99
38$166.67$6,333.4698$166.67$16,333.66
39$166.67$6,500.1399$166.67$16,500.33
40$166.67$6,666.80100$166.67$16,667.00
41$166.67$6,833.47101$166.67$16,833.67
42$166.67$7,000.14102$166.67$17,000.34
43$166.67$7,166.81103$166.67$17,167.01
44$166.67$7,333.48104$166.67$17,333.68
45$166.67$7,500.15105$166.67$17,500.35
46$166.67$7,666.82106$166.67$17,667.02
47$166.67$7,833.49107$166.67$17,833.69
48$166.67$8,000.16108$166.67$18,000.36
49$166.67$8,166.83109$166.67$18,167.03
50$166.67$8,333.50110$166.67$18,333.70
51$166.67$8,500.17111$166.67$18,500.37
52$166.67$8,666.84112$166.67$18,667.04
53$166.67$8,833.51113$166.67$18,833.71
54$166.67$9,000.18114$166.67$19,000.38
55$166.67$9,166.85115$166.67$19,167.05
56$166.67$9,333.52116$166.67$19,333.72
57$166.67$9,500.19117$166.67$19,500.39
58$166.67$9,666.86118$166.67$19,667.06
59$166.67$9,833.53119$166.67$19,833.73
60$166.67$10,000.20120$166.27$20,000.00
How to Save $20,000 with Money Saving Charts (2024)

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How to Save $20,000 with Money Saving Charts? ›

Saving $20,000 in one year is a lot. Simply looking at this number can feel overwhelming, so Catie Hogan, head of curriculum and founding financial coach at Parthean recommended breaking it down into more digestible chunks. “Saving $20,000 per year is about $1,667 per month or about $385 per week,” she said.

What is the fastest way to save 20K? ›

7 Fastest Ways To Save $20K, According to Experts
  1. Start With Your Goal. Jay Zigmont, Ph. ...
  2. Create a Budget and See What You Can Save. ...
  3. Open a Savings Account and Set Up Automatic Contributions. ...
  4. Find Ways To Cut Back. ...
  5. Sell Your Unwanted Stuff. ...
  6. Evaluate Your Insurance. ...
  7. Generate Additional Income.
Apr 4, 2024

Can I save 20K in 1 year? ›

Saving $20,000 in one year is a lot. Simply looking at this number can feel overwhelming, so Catie Hogan, head of curriculum and founding financial coach at Parthean recommended breaking it down into more digestible chunks. “Saving $20,000 per year is about $1,667 per month or about $385 per week,” she said.

How long will it take me to save $20K? ›

How long will it take to save?
Savings GoalIf You Saved $200/monthIf You Saved $400/month
$20,000100 months50 months
$30,000150 months75 months
$40,000200 months100 months
$50,000250 months125 months
7 more rows

Is $20,000 a good amount of savings? ›

Having $20,000 in a savings account is a good starting point if you want to create a sizable emergency fund. When the occasional rainy day comes along, you'll be financially prepared for it. Of course, $20,000 may only go so far if you find yourself in an extreme situation.

How to flip 20K fast? ›

The Best Ways To Double $20,000
  1. Invest In Real Estate.
  2. Start An Online Business.
  3. Invest In Stocks & ETFs.
  4. Invest In Small Businesses.
  5. Start A Service-Based Business.
  6. Try Crypto Investing.
  7. Retail Arbitrage.
  8. Lend Out Your Money.
May 1, 2024

How to save $1,000 in 30 days? ›

11 Easy Ways to Save $1,000 in 30 Days
  1. Create a Budget. ...
  2. Automate Your Savings. ...
  3. Create a Savings Bingo Sheet. ...
  4. Negotiate Your Bills. ...
  5. Separate Wants From Needs. ...
  6. Plan Your Meals. ...
  7. Buy Generic Brands. ...
  8. Cancel Unnecessary Subscriptions.
Sep 26, 2023

How to save $10,000 in 6 months? ›

How I Saved $10,000 in Six Months
  1. Set goals & practice visualization. ...
  2. Have an abundance mindset. ...
  3. Stop lying to yourself & making excuses. ...
  4. Cut out the excess. ...
  5. Make automatic deposits. ...
  6. Use Mint. ...
  7. Invest in long-term happiness. ...
  8. Use extra money as extra savings, not extra spending.

What is the 50 30 20 rule? ›

The 50-30-20 rule recommends putting 50% of your money toward needs, 30% toward wants, and 20% toward savings. The savings category also includes money you will need to realize your future goals.

Is 20k in savings good at 30? ›

By 30, it would be beneficial to have $50,000 saved. This comes from the goal of being able to replace about 70% to 80% of your pre-retirement income in retirement.” While having the equivalent of your annual salary saved up by 30 may seem unattainable, Kovar believes it's achievable if you start saving in your 20s.

How much is $1 dollar a day for a year? ›

The answer to that question depends on interest rates or rates of return. With no interest involved, putting one dollar a day into a bank account (or a jar at home) will see you end up with $365 in a year. Multiply that amount by 30 years and you'll end up with $10,950.

How much should a 30 year old have saved? ›

If you're 30 and wondering how much you should have saved, experts say this is the age where you should have the equivalent of one year's worth of your salary in the bank. So if you're making $50,000, that's the amount of money you should have saved by 30.

Is $600 a month savings good? ›

But when it comes to what they need to be saving, it depends. So, if we're starting with a 30-year-old, they should be probably saving close to $580, $600, at least, a month. And that's if they're going to earn a high rate of return. So it depends on how aggressive and risky that they're looking to be.

What percentage of people have $20000 in savings? ›

Other answers revealed that 15 percent had between $1,000 to $5,000, 10 percent with savings of $5,000 to $10,000, 13 percent boasted $10,000 to $20,000 of cash in their bank accounts while 20 percent had more than $20,000.

How many people have 20K saved? ›

Most Americans have $5,000 or less in savings
Savings account balancePercentage of respondents
$1,001 to $5,00022%
$5,001 to $10,0008%
$10,000 to $20,0007%
Over $20,00014%
3 more rows
Oct 18, 2023

How to double 20K? ›

10 Best strategies to invest $20K
  1. Pay off debt. ...
  2. Build an emergency fund. ...
  3. Max out your retirement accounts. ...
  4. Invest in an index fund. ...
  5. Invest with a brokerage account. ...
  6. Invest with a robo-advisor. ...
  7. Invest in fine art. ...
  8. Invest in real estate.
Mar 14, 2024

How can I save $25000 fast? ›

By following these six steps, perhaps you can save more than $25,000 a year, too.
  1. Determine Your Take-Home Pay. You have to start at your base — and that means determining your take-home pay. ...
  2. Calculate Fixed Expenses. ...
  3. Forecast Your Variable Expenses. ...
  4. Budget Personal Expenses. ...
  5. Work Through the Numbers. ...
  6. Separate Your Savings.
Oct 26, 2023

How can I save 10k easily? ›

6 steps to save $10,000 in a year
  1. Evaluate income and expenses. To make room for saving, you'll need a meticulous budget that outlines all your sources of income and all your expenditures. ...
  2. Make an actionable savings plan. ...
  3. Cut unnecessary expenses. ...
  4. Increase your income. ...
  5. Avoid new debt. ...
  6. Invest wisely.
Apr 2, 2024

How to turn $10,000 into $20,000 quickly? ›

Here are some ways to flip $10,000 fast:
  1. Flip items (buy low, sell high)
  2. Start a blog.
  3. Start an online business.
  4. Write an email newsletter.
  5. Create online courses or teach online.
  6. Invest in real estate with EquityMultiple.
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