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How Your Financial Fitness Score Works

The exact formula behind your Fitness Score, what each component means, and how to improve it.

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Your score is out of 100
The Financial Fitness Score is a single number (0–100) that summarises your overall financial health. It is calculated from 5 equal components, each worth 20 points. Scores are colour-coded: 80+ is Strong (green), 60–79 is Stable (amber), below 60 is Vulnerable (red).
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Component 1: Emergency Fund (20 points)
Measures how many months of expenses your emergency fund covers. The target is 6 months. Score = (Emergency Fund ÷ Monthly Expenses) ÷ 6 × 20. If you have ₹3L and spend ₹50K/month, your runway is 6 months → full 20 points.
This is the single fastest component to improve. Even ₹50K added to your emergency fund noticeably improves your score.
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Component 2: Insurance Adequacy (20 points)
Measures your term life insurance coverage vs your recommended Human Life Value (HLV = 10× annual income). Score = (Current Cover ÷ HLV) × 20. If you earn ₹12L/year, your HLV is ₹1.2 Crore. Having ₹60L cover gives you 50% → 10 points.
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Component 3: Debt-to-Income Ratio (20 points)
Measures how much of your monthly income goes toward loan EMIs. Target: below 40%. Score = (1 − Debt Ratio) × 20. If your EMIs are ₹20K and income is ₹80K, debt ratio is 25% → score = (1 − 0.25) × 20 = 15 points.
Prepaying high-interest loans (personal, car) improves this score quickly. Home loan EMIs are generally acceptable debt.
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Component 4: Savings Rate (20 points)
Measures what percentage of your income you save and invest monthly. Target: at least 20%. Score = Savings Rate × 20. If you save ₹20K out of ₹80K income (25%), score = 25/100 × 20 = 5 points. Cap at 20 points at 100% savings rate.
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Component 5: Goal Coverage (20 points)
Measures how well your current SIP investments cover your goal requirements. Score = (Total Allocated SIP ÷ Total Required SIP) × 20. If your goals need ₹25K/month in SIPs and you are investing ₹15K, coverage = 60% → 12 points.
This component is hardest to improve quickly as it depends on surplus. Focus on increasing income or reducing fixed expenses to create more investable surplus.