Financial Goal

A named money target with an amount and a deadline attached, covering saving, spending, borrowing, or investing.

The amount and the deadline are what make a goal usable. Without both, there is nothing to measure a weekly transfer against.

Often confused with

Emergency Fund
A goal funds something you chose; an emergency fund funds something you did not.

Taught in

See also

3.1.C.1 · 3.1.C.2