Budget Percent Calculator from Mortgage Referral

Budget Percent Calculator
Here are suggested percentage guidelines based on net income compiled by Dave Ramsey, author of Financial Peace (Viking, 1997, $21.95) which he says are only recommended percentages and will change dramatically if you have a very high or very low income. For instance, if you have a very low income your necessities percentages will be high. If you have a high income, your necessities will be a lower percentage or income and hopefully savings (not debt) will be higher than recommended. Note: Other than decimal points, do not enter any other non-numeric characters (commas, dollar signs, etc.) in the entry boxes. Doing so will cause a JavaScript error.
Enter your net-income for whichever period of time you would like to translate the percentages into:

Expense	Range	Low End	-	High End
Charitable gifts	10-15%		-
Saving	5-10%		-
Housing	25-35%		-
Utilities	5-10%		-
Food	5-15%		-
Transportation	10-15%		-
Clothing	2-7%		-
Medical/Health	5-10%		-
Personal	5-10%		-
Recreation	5-10%		-
Debts	5-10%		-
Please allow for slight rounding differences.