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Why We Forecast Ten Years, Not Thirty📖 Explainer
CrestCast stops at ten years. The engine would run thirty, and the app used to offer it. Here is why we removed that option, and when you do need a longer view.
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Thoughts on household finances and how CrestCast can help.
Start with a guide
Three roll-ups that frame a topic, group the articles that answer it, and point at the calculators for the parts that are arithmetic.
- Mortgages and property →
Upsize, downsize, buy or rent, overpay, buy-to-let and solar. Eight guides and five calculators.
- Saving and investing →
How much stays in cash, pension against ISA, and what a pot is worth by the date you need it.
- When your income changes →
A pay rise, four days a week, parental leave, a new baby and redundancy, worked through properly.
Product··7 min read
Your Forecast Shouldn't Go Overdrawn📊 Worked example
A forecast that lets your current account sink £28,000 into the red is not modelling your life. It is modelling someone who watches it happen and does nothing. Here is the rule that fixes it, what it actually costs, and the month it stops working.
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UK Money Apps Compared: How Far Ahead Does Each One Look?📖 Explainer
Snoop, Emma, Plum, Monzo, YNAB, PocketSmith and the two that closed, on one question: do they tell you what you spent, or what you can afford next? Including what each of them does that CrestCast does not.
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An Emma Alternative for Planning Ahead📖 Explainer
Emma is a strong tracker with bank feeds and subscription spotting. If what you actually need is an answer to "can I afford this", here is what changes and what you would give up.
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Where CrestCast Fits: Between Budgeting Apps and Retirement Planning📖 Explainer
CrestCast projects your household's finances one to ten years out (the mortgage renewal, the new baby, the job change) using your real numbers, so you can see what a decision does before you make it.
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Comparing Financial Scenarios: How to See a Decision's Impact Before You Make It📊 Worked example
Big financial decisions are usually made on gut instinct, because modelling the 'what if' by hand is tedious enough that nobody bothers. Here's how saving and comparing forecast versions changes that.
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