How baseline expenses work in Income Lab

Learn more about how baseline expenses work in Income Lab, including situations where you may see the software automatically show "other living expenses" in a plan....

starting expenditures | 10 min See starting expenditures →

What sorts of Other / Variable Expenses should I enter in a plan?

Discover the best practice for comparing the impact of additional expenses to a plan. ...

flexible expenses | 1 min See flexible expenses →

What is the difference between baseline and other/variable expenses?

Learn how the software handles baseline expenses vs other/variable expenses. ...

varying | 4 min See varying →

How do I include Medicare in a plan?

Learn the steps to include Medicare base premiums and IRMAA for Parts B and D in your plans....

inclusion | 2 min See inclusion →

Modeling a future long-term care expense

This article will show you how to model a future long-term care expense....

care expenses | 8 min See care expenses →

How to Fund an Expense from a Portfolio

Learn the steps to model funding an expense from the portfolio. ...

finance | 4 min See finance →

Why don't baseline expenses grow at the rate of inflation

Discover why baseline expenses do not increase in line with inflation and how it affects a plan....

baseline costs | 2 min See baseline costs →

How other/variable expenses work and how they can add risk

Adding too many other/variable expenses to a plan can lead to risky outcomes...

additional costs | 3 min See additional costs →