# Break-even

Concept · [Business and metrics](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/business)

Also called: breakeven, break even point, breaking even

The point where the money coming in equals the money going out, so the business is no longer losing money.

**For example:** Your costs are 4,000 dollars a month. The month your [revenue](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/revenue) reaches 4,000 dollars, you break even.

## Connects to (4)

- [Profit](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/profit): What is left of your revenue after every cost is paid.
- [Burn rate](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/burn-rate): How fast your company is using up its cash, usually counted per month.
- [Runway](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/runway): How many months your company can keep going before the money in the bank runs out, if spending stays the same.
- [Default alive](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/default-alive): A phrase from investor Paul Graham.

Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/break-even