# Goals

> Measurable progress against a deadline — money or any other number.

A goal is an amount or a count, a deadline, and the progress you record
against it.

## Four parts

Every goal needs a **target value**, a **starting point**, a **deadline** and
recorded contributions. Without the starting point the progress comes out
wrong — if you have 8,000 saved already, a goal of 60,000 means 52,000 still
to find.

## The monthly amount required

The app works out how much you need to put aside each month to make it. That
is the number that changes behaviour, not the target itself — and it is the
one that shows whether the goal is realistic.

When your pace drops below what is required, the goal is flagged as at risk.

## Goals that are not about money

A goal can use a unit other than currency: kilometres, books, workouts. The
mechanics are identical, because "run 500 km" obeys exactly the same rules as
"save 60,000".

## Contributions, not a running balance

You record individual contributions, not the current state. The history of
contributions tells you whether the pace is holding — and that is the only
information you can actually react to in time.

## Kinds of goals

Money, count (with your own unit, such as km or books) and quitting smoking,
which counts smoke-free days and shows a timeline of changes in the body. Any
goal can be pinned to the dashboard as a tile with its progress.

## Milestones and round-ups

A long goal can be split into stages with a value and an optional date. For a
money goal you can turn on **rounding up spending**: every expense in the
budget is rounded up to a whole amount and the difference goes to the goal —
a 37.40 purchase adds 0.60. Round-ups work for one goal at a time.

## A mistaken entry

Progress is reversed with a negative entry, so the history stays complete. A
goal that no longer makes sense can be abandoned and resumed later if needed.


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Source: https://ordiarion.com/en/help/goals