Turn maternity leave into actual numbers
Turn your income, maternity leave, savings and baby budget into one simple number, and a monthly plan to get there.
Early bird price: £19.99
One payment for lifetime access. Ends 16 October, then £29.99.
Your Nest Egg
£21,840
£813/month for 18 months
Sound familiar?
More than a calculator
Once you know your target, The Nest helps you work out what to do next, keep track of the things your baby may need, and share it all with your partner.
Five easy steps. No spreadsheets, no finance jargon. Answer a few friendly questions and The Nest works out your Nest Egg, then a monthly plan to save it.
Takes about five minutes, and you can change your answers any time.
Shows the gap between what you have saved and what you need.
Includes a statutory pay guide for the UK, NZ, Australia and US.
Share your savings gap, timeline and a realistic monthly budget. The Nest suggests practical, personalised ways to reach your number.
Not quite right? Tap "Give me fresh ideas" any time.
Ideas built around your gap, your timeline and what you can realistically put away.
Come back and ask again whenever your plans change.
Start from scratch or load a ready-made list. Track what you need, what you already have and what is still left to fund.
Paste a link to save an item from any shop.
Mark each item gifted, already bought or still needed, and watch what is left to fund.
Sort by essential, nice to have or maybe later.
The forms, deadlines and little jobs you don't want to forget. From telling your employer to registering baby's birth, keep your maternity leave admin together and tick things off as you go.
Tailored guidance for the UK, NZ, Australia and US, with your progress saved.
Grouped by when you need it, from telling your employer to registering the birth.
Links straight to the official government sites so you can check the details yourself.
How it works
Income, leave pay, current savings and planned time off.
Compare 70%, 85%, 100% or create your own target.
See your Nest Egg, savings gap and monthly target.
Why I built this
I'm Becca, the creator behind Off Script. When I started thinking seriously about maternity leave, I realised I wanted to understand exactly what it would mean for us financially, not just roughly hope we had enough saved.
I wanted to know what time away from work would actually cost, what we as a couple were realistically working towards, and what I could do now to feel prepared.
Between employer pay, government leave, current savings, baby costs and figuring out how long I actually wanted off, the numbers started to feel unnecessarily confusing.
So I built the tool I wish I'd had: something simple that brings everything together, helps you understand your own numbers, and turns them into a clear savings target and monthly plan.
More than anything, I want women to go into maternity leave feeling empowered, prepared and financially confident, with a clear understanding of what their leave could look like.
I hope you enjoy! Becca x
A peek at your plan
Here's an example plan for someone taking 12 months off at 70% of their usual income.
Your Nest Egg
£21,840
12
months leave
70%
of usual income
£26,200
expected leave income
£7,200
already saved
✨ You're on track, £813/month
Plus, everything else
Personalised ideas for reaching your number, a friendly tracker for every baby budget item, and the paperwork you don't want to forget.
Personalised ways to save
5 ideas
Generated from your own numbers.
✨ Not quite right? Tap "Give me fresh ideas"
Your Baby Budget list
£1,100
still to fund, of £2,600 estimated.
🔗 Paste a link to save an item from any shop
Your leave checklist
3 of 17
jobs ticked off, UK guidance.
📋 Guidance for the UK, NZ, Australia and US
What you get
The Nest by Becca Calculator
Early bird ends 16 October
£19.99
early bird until 16 October, then £29.99 · lifetime access
One payment for lifetime access, and you can come back and update your plan whenever life, or the numbers, change.
Get my Nest EggPricing and tax details →Your Nest Egg: the amount to save before baby arrives, based on your income, expected leave pay, current savings, how long you want off, and how much of your normal income you'd like to maintain. It then turns that into a monthly savings plan.
No. You enter the figures that apply to you from your employer and government or statutory scheme. That means the tool can work across different countries and employment setups.
Yes. You can enter the income you realistically expect to receive during leave and build your plan around that.