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How the educational priorities are chosen
No score or product recommendation is used. Unknown cash flow or a negative monthly balance comes first. Less than one month of reported essential-expense reserves is a starter-reserve trigger, not a universal minimum. Dependents with no identified life protection and known healthcare gaps follow. Retirement within ten years prompts an income-gap review, not an underfunding conclusion. A reserve below your selected target, unknown resources/coverage and a goal within three years prompt relevant lessons. Only the first three triggered priorities are shown; other checks may still matter.
Cash-flow balance subtracts entered essential expenses, debt payments, annual provision and discretionary spending from income. Unknown amounts are not silently treated as complete costs. Reserve months divide savings by positive essential expenses only. A zero denominator produces “Unknown.” The selected reserve target equals essential expenses × selected months; remaining gap cannot fall below zero. Life coverage is never compared with an invented responsibility amount.
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