Check settlement timing
The planner places income before bills on the same date. If a deposit may arrive after an automatic debit, move the income to the next safe day so the result does not assume money is available too early.
Put actual deposit dates, bill dates, and formal deadlines on one rolling calendar. The planner shows when the balance may turn negative and which dated consequences need a conversation before then.
You will see daily cash movement, the lowest projected balance, and the first date that needs a change or hardship request.
A positive monthly total can still hide a shortfall between a debit and the next deposit. Treat the first negative day as a planning signal, not permission to ignore a formal deadline.
The planner places income before bills on the same date. If a deposit may arrive after an automatic debit, move the income to the next safe day so the result does not assume money is available too early.
A court, foreclosure, eviction, shutoff, repossession, medicine, or work-transportation date may deserve attention before an unsecured minimum. Local law and household safety can change the order.
Use the first shortfall date to decide which provider to contact, what amount is affordable, and what written terms you need. The calendar does not change a contract or legal deadline.
| What the calendar shows | Useful next action | What to verify |
|---|---|---|
| A formal notice comes first | Protect the response, hearing, sale, shutoff, or repossession date. | The official deadline and qualified local help route |
| An essential bill creates the gap | Ask about a due-date change, payment arrangement, assistance, or temporary hardship review. | Total cost, service status, reporting, and what happens when relief ends |
| An unsecured payment creates the gap | Set a payment ceiling after housing, food, medicine, utilities, and work needs. | Fees, interest, collection status, and whether a proposed plan is sustainable |
| Income timing creates the gap | Move discretionary dates and ask whether a bill date can follow a dependable deposit. | Deposit availability and automatic-payment timing |
The planner runs locally in this browser. It does not submit or store the names, dates, or amounts you enter. It assumes entered deposits arrive on the selected date and does not predict overdraft fees, holds, returned payments, or account-specific grace periods.
Use the crisis bill-priority guide to review consequences, then prepare a specific request with the financial hardship call planner. Use the hardship-program finder when a notice or essential service needs an official help route.