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FUNDS Framework

Split your take-home pay into five funds: Fixed, Unexpected, Needs, Desires, and Stash. Plus the banks that make the setup easy.

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Five funds. Every dollar has a job.

  • F

    Fixed

    Usually 30-40%

    Rent, bills, insurance, minimum debt payments.

  • U

    Unexpected

    Usually 10-15%

    Your emergency fund. Build it to 3-6 months of expenses.

  • N

    Needs

    Usually 10-15%

    Groceries, gas, household items, copays.

  • D

    Desires

    Usually 20-30%

    Guilt-free fun money. When it's gone, it's gone for the month.

  • S

    Stash

    Usually 15-20%

    Retirement, investing, and savings goals. Pay yourself first.

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Monthly take-home pay

F · Fixed

U · Unexpected

N · Needs

D · Desires

S · Stash

  • Fixed$1,400 · 35%in range
  • Unexpected$400 · 10%in range
  • Needs$480 · 12%in range
  • Desires$1,000 · 25%in range
  • Stash$720 · 18%in range

Every dollar has a fund.

These ranges are guidelines, not rules. High rent may push Fixed higher for a while; higher earners can Stash more than 20%.

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Where to Open Your Five Funds

Banks change what they offer all the time, so this list has a date on it. Last checked September 29, 2026. Confirm the details with the bank before you open anything.

What each fund needs

  • Fixed

    a checking account. Your paycheck lands here and your bills autopay from it.

  • Needs

    a checking account with its own debit card.

  • Desires

    a checking account with its own debit card. If your bank only gives you one card, keep Desires in a second account or bucket and move the money onto the card before every Desires purchase.

  • Unexpected

    a high-yield savings account at a different bank, so it is two steps away instead of one tap.

  • Stash

    high-yield savings for goals in the next few years, and a retirement plan at work, a Roth IRA, or a brokerage account for the long term.

Since you will have several accounts, look for no monthly fees or minimum balances, free transfers between your own accounts, and accounts you can rename.

Checking for Needs and Desires

  • Ally Bank

    Ally Bank: the best fit.

    Up to three Spending Accounts, each with its own debit card, and no monthly fee. Ally’s spending buckets can also pull card purchases from a bucket you assign to a store, but if a purchase is bigger than the bucket, Ally covers it from your other money. Two separate accounts keep the Desires number honest.

  • Capital One

    Capital One 360: works if you move the money first.

    You can open up to three 360 Checking accounts, but one debit card covers all of them. No monthly fees or minimums. Keep the card on Needs and move Desires money over before a Desires purchase.

  • SoFi

    SoFi: works if you move the money first.

    Your card spends from the main balance, and you can create up to 20 Vaults. Keep Needs in the main balance, Desires in a Vault, and move the money out of the Vault before a Desires purchase.

  • Chase

    Chase: watch the fees.

    Total Checking charges $15 a month per account unless you meet a waiver, such as $500 in electronic deposits or a $1,500 daily balance. Only one account gets your paycheck, so with several accounts the fees add up.

  • ChimeDiscover

    Not a fit right now:

    Chime allows one checking account per person, and Discover is not opening new accounts.

High-yield savings for Unexpected and Stash

  • Ally Bank

    Ally Bank:

    up to 30 savings buckets in one account, so each goal gets its own name and number.

  • Capital One

    Capital One 360 Performance Savings:

    accounts you can nickname, one per goal.

  • SoFi

    SoFi:

    up to 20 Vaults, one per goal.

Rates change often, so compare the current rate before you open one.

Your next step

Same numbers, different next move

Two people can get this exact result and need totally different first steps. Your Money Type tells you which one is yours.

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How It Works

  1. 01

    Start with your take-home pay. Paid every two weeks? Multiply one paycheck by 2.17 to get your monthly amount.

  2. 02

    Set Fixed from your real bills, build Unexpected to 3-6 months of expenses, base Needs on your last 3 months, fund Stash, and let Desires be what's left.

  3. 03

    Automate it on payday: Unexpected and Stash first, then Fixed. What's left is your Needs and Desires money for the month.

The 4 Money Types

The Math Is the Same. Your Next Move Isn't.

Spenders, Savers, Scramblers, and Strategists each need a different first fix. The free quiz tells you which type you are, so you know what to do with this number.

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Common questions

Give each fund its own account, and give Needs and Desires each their own debit card, so a purchase can only come out of the fund it belongs to. Fixed bills autopay from the account your paycheck lands in. If your bank gives you one card for several accounts, keep the card on Needs and move Desires money onto it before every Desires purchase. The bank list on this page shows which banks make this easy.

Use a draw. Find your average monthly income from the past 6 to 12 months, leaving out your best month. Build a buffer of 3 months of that average in a separate savings account. Every deposit goes into the buffer, and you pay yourself the same amount from it on the 1st and 15th. Build your five funds from that steady amount, not from what came in this month.

Pick a method you both agree is fair. Proportional: each partner pays shared bills by their share of household income. 50/50: each pays half, which works best when incomes are close. Fully combined: all income goes to one joint account, with set personal spending for each of you. Check in monthly for the first 3 months and adjust if it stops feeling fair.

Always get your employer's 401(k) match first. Then look at the interest rate: above 7%, pay the debt off aggressively; between 4% and 7%, split extra money between the debt and your Stash; below 4%, make the minimum payments and fund your Stash.

Pause spending that isn't essential, cancel subscriptions you aren't using, and base Needs on your last 3 months of real spending instead of a guess. Then look at the biggest levers: housing, transportation, and earning more. Keep a small Desires amount so the plan lasts.

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