{
  "id": "budget-calculator",
  "version": "7.0.0",
  "name": "Budget Calculator",
  "shortName": "Budget",
  "description": "Plan your monthly budget by categorizing income and expenses.",
  "category": "Finance",
  "categorySlug": "finance",
  "keywords": [
    "budget"
  ],
  "status": "live",
  "workStatus": "pending",
  "reviewStatus": "pending",
  "migrationStatus": "migrated",
  "migratedDate": "2026-08-18",
  "engine": "legacy-react",
  "creator": null,
  "reviewer": null,
  "quality": {
    "availability": "live",
    "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/budget-calculator.json",
    "qualifiedReview": "pending",
    "qualifiedReviewer": null,
    "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
    "formulaVersion": "7.0.0",
    "referenceCoverage": "references-pending",
    "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
    "historicalMetadataDate": "2026-08-18",
    "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
  },
  "urls": {
    "page": "/calculator/budget-calculator/",
    "definition": "/calculator/budget-calculator/definition.json",
    "schema": "/calculator/budget-calculator/schema.json",
    "llms": "/calculator/budget-calculator/llms.txt",
    "legacyDefinition": "/calculator/budget-calculator.json"
  },
  "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/calculator/budget-calculator/?income=5000&housing=1500&food=600&transport=400&utilities=300&insurance=200&debt=500&savings=500&entertainment=200&other=300",
  "queryParameters": {
    "income": {
      "label": "Total Net Income",
      "type": "number",
      "required": false,
      "default": 5000
    },
    "housing": {
      "label": "Housing",
      "type": "number",
      "required": false,
      "default": 1500
    },
    "food": {
      "label": "Food & Dining",
      "type": "number",
      "required": false,
      "default": 600
    },
    "transport": {
      "label": "Transportation",
      "type": "number",
      "required": false,
      "default": 400
    },
    "utilities": {
      "label": "Utilities",
      "type": "number",
      "required": false,
      "default": 300
    },
    "insurance": {
      "label": "Insurance",
      "type": "number",
      "required": false,
      "default": 200
    },
    "debt": {
      "label": "Debt Payments",
      "type": "number",
      "required": false,
      "default": 500
    },
    "savings": {
      "label": "Savings/Invest",
      "type": "number",
      "required": false,
      "default": 500
    },
    "entertainment": {
      "label": "Entertainment",
      "type": "number",
      "required": false,
      "default": 200
    },
    "other": {
      "label": "Other",
      "type": "number",
      "required": false,
      "default": 300
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "income",
      "label": "Total Net Income",
      "type": "number",
      "defaultValue": 5000
    },
    {
      "id": "housing",
      "label": "Housing",
      "type": "number",
      "defaultValue": 1500
    },
    {
      "id": "food",
      "label": "Food & Dining",
      "type": "number",
      "defaultValue": 600
    },
    {
      "id": "transport",
      "label": "Transportation",
      "type": "number",
      "defaultValue": 400
    },
    {
      "id": "utilities",
      "label": "Utilities",
      "type": "number",
      "defaultValue": 300
    },
    {
      "id": "insurance",
      "label": "Insurance",
      "type": "number",
      "defaultValue": 200
    },
    {
      "id": "debt",
      "label": "Debt Payments",
      "type": "number",
      "defaultValue": 500
    },
    {
      "id": "savings",
      "label": "Savings/Invest",
      "type": "number",
      "defaultValue": 500
    },
    {
      "id": "entertainment",
      "label": "Entertainment",
      "type": "number",
      "defaultValue": 200
    },
    {
      "id": "other",
      "label": "Other",
      "type": "number",
      "defaultValue": 300
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "result",
      "label": "Result",
      "format": "text",
      "primary": true
    }
  ],
  "formula": {
    "expression": "Total expenses = sum of entered spending; remaining cash = income − expenses; each category share = category amount ÷ income × 100."
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "label": "Reproducible default-input example (not a personal recommendation)",
      "inputs": {
        "income": 5000,
        "housing": 1500,
        "food": 600,
        "transport": 400,
        "utilities": 300,
        "insurance": 200,
        "debt": 500,
        "savings": 500,
        "entertainment": 200,
        "other": 300
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": []
}