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Margin Score – your personal finance & money skills score

One number. How much room you've got.

Not how much you can borrow. What actually matters. Enter your numbers below.

Powers your Margin Score and personal finance risk score. Same numbers across all tools—enter once.

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Your score
599
GOOD

Strong.

300
850

Monthly margin: $2,000

How we built it

No black box. A base of 400. Five pillars. Same math as the Credit vs Margin guide.

1Spend Less than you Earn
+125 Pts max
Your points125/ 125

The gap between income and expenses (your margin). Max at 40% savings rate. The fuel for everything else.

Max at a 40% savings margin (income minus expenses, divided by income).

2Plan for Emergency
+125 Pts max
Your points63/ 125

Months of expenses in cash (emergency fund). Max at 6 months. Your safety net so life doesn't push you into debt.

Max at 6 months of expenses in emergency savings.

3Enjoy life
+75 Pts max
Your points8/ 75

Sinking funds for life upgrades—vacations, car, wedding. Max at 6 months of expenses. Freedom to spend without guilt.

Max at 6 months of expenses in sinking funds (lifestyle margin).

4Investing for retirement and growing money
+125 Pts max
Your points3/ 125

Long-term investments vs. annual expenses. The more you have invested, the more points. Money working for you over time.

Points scale with long-term investments as a multiple of your annual expenses.

One more thing

This is the number that matters.

Credit score = borrowing. Margin Score = room. Not chains. Freedom.

Credit vs. Margin →Your risk score →