If you are planning to go on a sabbatical that will affect your salary while you're not working, Money can help you forecast your household income during your time off to make sure you will have enough funds to cover your budgeted expenses.
1 On the
navigation bar (The strip at the top of the Money screen where you can click to go to the different areas in Money.), click
Planner.
2 Click Lifetime Planner.
3 In the left pane, click Income.
4 Click either <Your> Career or <Your PartnerÆs> Career.
2 In the middle of the screen, click New.
3 In the New Career Event wizard, click Take unpaid time off, and then click Next.
4 Type a description for the new job, and enter beginning and end dates for your leave.
If you're not sure when you plan to return from sabbatical, try entering different end dates and look at your forecast (described below) to see how long you can afford to take time off.
5 In the left pane, click Results and then click The Bottom Line to see how these goals affect your long-term forecast.
6 Review your forecast details. If you don't like what you see in the forecast, see if you can afford to increase your savings contributions. If not, you may not be able to afford this sabbatical.
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