Income Protection Budget Estimator

Income Protection Budget Estimator

Your Financial Basics

Your readily available cash savings for emergencies.

Essential Monthly Expenses

List non-discretionary expenses that must be paid even if you cannot work.

No essential expenses added yet.

Total Essential Monthly Expenses: $0.00

Income Protection Preferences

Insurers often cap this; check policy options.
From other policies like employer-provided short-term disability, social security disability (if applicable and immediate), etc.
How long you can wait before benefits start. Longer period = lower premium.
How long the benefits should ideally pay out if you remain unable to work.

Coverage Estimate & Emergency Fund Analysis

Analysis will appear here once all inputs are provided.

Summary Report

A summary of your income protection estimate will appear here.

Existing Monthly Benefits: $${existingBenefits.toFixed(2)}

`; analysisHTML += `

Suggested Monthly Benefit (for income replacement): $${benefitForIncomeReplacement.toFixed(2)}

`; analysisHTML += `
`; // Emergency Fund Analysis analysisHTML += `

Emergency Fund vs. Waiting Period

`; const waitingPeriodMonths = waitingPeriodDays / 30; // Approximate months let monthsEmergencyFundCovers = 0; if (totalEssentialMonthlyExpenses > 0) { monthsEmergencyFundCovers = emergencyFund / totalEssentialMonthlyExpenses; } else if (emergencyFund > 0) { monthsEmergencyFundCovers = Infinity; // Covers indefinitely if no expenses } analysisHTML += `

Your Emergency Fund Balance: $${emergencyFund.toFixed(2)}

`; analysisHTML += `

Desired Waiting Period: ${waitingPeriodDays} days (approx. ${waitingPeriodMonths.toFixed(1)} months)

`; analysisHTML += `

Your emergency fund covers essential expenses for approx.: ${monthsEmergencyFundCovers === Infinity ? 'Indefinitely' : monthsEmergencyFundCovers.toFixed(1) + ' months'}

`; if (monthsEmergencyFundCovers === Infinity && totalEssentialMonthlyExpenses <= 0 && waitingPeriodMonths > 0) { analysisHTML += `

Define essential expenses to better assess emergency fund adequacy for the waiting period.

`; } else if (monthsEmergencyFundCovers >= waitingPeriodMonths) { analysisHTML += `

Your emergency fund appears sufficient to cover your chosen waiting period.

`; } else { const shortfallMonths = waitingPeriodMonths - monthsEmergencyFundCovers; const additionalSavingsNeeded = Math.max(0, shortfallMonths * totalEssentialMonthlyExpenses); analysisHTML += `

Your emergency fund may not fully cover the ${waitingPeriodDays}-day waiting period. `; if (totalEssentialMonthlyExpenses > 0) { analysisHTML += `Potential shortfall for waiting period: $${additionalSavingsNeeded.toFixed(2)} (approx. ${shortfallMonths.toFixed(1)} months of expenses).`; } analysisHTML += `

`; } analysisHTML += `
`; resultsContainer.innerHTML = analysisHTML; return { // For PDF and report preview grossMonthlyIncome, emergencyFund, totalEssentialMonthlyExpenses, incomeToReplacePercent: incomeToReplacePercent*100, existingBenefits, waitingPeriodDays, benefitForExpenses, benefitForIncomeReplacement, monthsEmergencyFundCovers }; } // --- Report & PDF (Tab 4) --- function ipbe_generateReportPreview() { const previewDiv = document.getElementById('ipbeReportPreview'); const analysisData = ipbe_calculateAndDisplayEstimates(); // Recalculate if (!analysisData) { previewDiv.innerHTML = "

Please ensure all inputs in previous tabs are correct to generate a report preview.

"; return; } let html = `

Income Protection Estimate Summary

Gross Monthly Income: $${analysisData.grossMonthlyIncome.toFixed(2)}

Total Essential Monthly Expenses: $${analysisData.totalEssentialMonthlyExpenses.toFixed(2)}

Target Income Replacement: ${analysisData.incomeToReplacePercent.toFixed(0)}%

Desired Waiting Period: ${analysisData.waitingPeriodDays} days


Estimated Monthly Benefit Needed:

Based on Expenses: $${analysisData.benefitForExpenses.toFixed(2)}

Based on Income Replacement: $${analysisData.benefitForIncomeReplacement.toFixed(2)}


Emergency Fund Analysis:

Emergency Fund Covers Essentials for: ${analysisData.monthsEmergencyFundCovers === Infinity ? 'Indefinitely' : analysisData.monthsEmergencyFundCovers.toFixed(1) + ' months'}

Status for Waiting Period: ${analysisData.monthsEmergencyFundCovers >= (analysisData.waitingPeriodDays/30) ? 'Sufficient' : 'May be Insufficient'}

Full details including itemized expenses will be in the PDF.

`; previewDiv.innerHTML = html; } function ipbe_generatePdf() { const data = ipbe_calculateAndDisplayEstimates(); if (!data) { alert("Please complete inputs to generate PDF."); return; } const { jsPDF } = window.jspdf; const doc = new jsPDF(); let yPos = 20; const primaryColor = getComputedStyle(document.documentElement).getPropertyValue('--primary-color').trim(); const accentColor = getComputedStyle(document.documentElement).getPropertyValue('--accent-color').trim(); const dangerColor = getComputedStyle(document.documentElement).getPropertyValue('--danger-color').trim(); const textColor = getComputedStyle(document.documentElement).getPropertyValue('--text-color').trim(); const toCurrency = (num) => `$${num.toFixed(2)}`; doc.setFontSize(18); doc.setTextColor(primaryColor); doc.text("Income Protection Budget Estimate", doc.internal.pageSize.getWidth() / 2, yPos, { align: 'center' }); yPos += 15; // Financial Basics doc.setFontSize(12); doc.setTextColor(primaryColor); doc.text("Your Financial Basics", 14, yPos); yPos += 7; doc.setFontSize(10); doc.setTextColor(textColor); doc.text(`Gross Monthly Income: ${toCurrency(data.grossMonthlyIncome)}`, 14, yPos); yPos += 6; doc.text(`Emergency Fund Balance: ${toCurrency(data.emergencyFund)}`, 14, yPos); yPos += 6; doc.text(`Total Essential Monthly Expenses: ${toCurrency(data.totalEssentialMonthlyExpenses)}`, 14, yPos); yPos += 8; if (ipbe_essentialExpenses.length > 0) { const expensesTableBody = ipbe_essentialExpenses.map(item => [item.name, toCurrency(item.amount)]); doc.autoTable({ startY: yPos, head: [['Essential Expense Item', 'Monthly Cost ($)']], body: expensesTableBody, theme: 'grid', headStyles: { fillColor: primaryColor, textColor: '#ffffff' }, styles: { fontSize: 9, cellPadding: 2 }, didDrawPage: (d) => { yPos = d.cursor.y; } }); yPos = doc.lastAutoTable.finalY + 10; } // Protection Preferences if (yPos > 250) { doc.addPage(); yPos = 20; } doc.setFontSize(12); doc.setTextColor(primaryColor); doc.text("Income Protection Preferences", 14, yPos); yPos += 7; doc.setFontSize(10); doc.setTextColor(textColor); doc.text(`Percentage of Gross Income to Replace: ${data.incomeToReplacePercent.toFixed(0)}%`, 14, yPos); yPos += 6; doc.text(`Existing Monthly Disability/Income Benefits: ${toCurrency(data.existingBenefits)}`, 14, yPos); yPos += 6; doc.text(`Desired Waiting Period: ${data.waitingPeriodDays} days (approx. ${(data.waitingPeriodDays/30).toFixed(1)} months)`, 14, yPos); yPos += 6; doc.text(`Desired Benefit Period: ${document.getElementById('ipbeBenefitPeriod').selectedOptions[0].text}`, 14, yPos); yPos += 8; // Coverage Estimate if (yPos > 240) { doc.addPage(); yPos = 20; } doc.setFontSize(12); doc.setTextColor(primaryColor); doc.text("Estimated Monthly Benefit Needed", 14, yPos); yPos += 7; doc.setFontSize(10); doc.setTextColor(textColor); doc.text(`Method 1 (Covering Essentials): ${toCurrency(data.benefitForExpenses)}`, 16, yPos); yPos += 6; doc.text(`Method 2 (Income Replacement): ${toCurrency(data.benefitForIncomeReplacement)}`, 16, yPos); yPos += 8; // Emergency Fund Analysis if (yPos > 250) { doc.addPage(); yPos = 20; } doc.setFontSize(12); doc.setTextColor(primaryColor); doc.text("Emergency Fund vs. Waiting Period Analysis", 14, yPos); yPos += 7; doc.setFontSize(10); doc.setTextColor(textColor); let efCoverageText = data.monthsEmergencyFundCovers === Infinity ? 'Indefinitely (no essential expenses)' : `${data.monthsEmergencyFundCovers.toFixed(1)} months`; doc.text(`Emergency Fund Covers Essentials for approx.: ${efCoverageText}`, 14, yPos); yPos += 6; let statusText, statusColor; if (data.monthsEmergencyFundCovers >= (data.waitingPeriodDays/30)) { statusText = "Sufficient to cover waiting period."; statusColor = accentColor; } else { statusText = "May be insufficient for the waiting period."; statusColor = dangerColor; } if (data.totalEssentialMonthlyExpenses <=0 && data.monthsEmergencyFundCovers === Infinity && data.waitingPeriodDays > 0) { statusText = "Define expenses for better waiting period analysis."; statusColor = getComputedStyle(document.documentElement).getPropertyValue('--warning-color').trim(); } doc.setTextColor(statusColor); doc.text(`Status for Waiting Period: ${statusText}`, 14, yPos); doc.setTextColor(textColor); doc.save('income_protection_budget_estimate.pdf'); } // Initialize document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => { ipbe_showTab(0); ipbe_renderEssentialExpensesList(); ipbe_updateTotalEssentialExpensesDisplay(); // Demo Data ipbe_essentialExpenses.push({id:'ess_exp_001', name:'Mortgage/Rent', amount:1500}); ipbe_essentialExpenses.push({id:'ess_exp_002', name:'Utilities (Avg)', amount:250}); ipbe_essentialExpenses.push({id:'ess_exp_003', name:'Groceries (Basic)', amount:500}); ipbe_renderEssentialExpensesList(); ipbe_updateTotalEssentialExpensesDisplay(); });
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