Fixed MilestoneTracker.js to be the Where Am I now section.

backend/server3.js

@@ -71,14 +71,17 @@ const authenticatePremiumUser = (req, res, next) => {
 // GET the latest selected career profile
 app.get('/api/premium/career-profile/latest', authenticatePremiumUser, async (req, res) => {
   try {
-    const [rows] = await pool.query(`
-      SELECT *
+    const sql = `
+      SELECT
+        *,
+        DATE_FORMAT(start_date, '%Y-%m-%d') AS start_date,
+        DATE_FORMAT(projected_end_date, '%Y-%m-%d') AS projected_end_date
       FROM career_profiles
       WHERE user_id = ?
       ORDER BY start_date DESC
       LIMIT 1
-    `, [req.id]);
-
+    `;
+    const [rows] = await pool.query(sql, [req.id]);
     res.json(rows[0] || {});
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Error fetching latest career profile:', error);
@@ -89,13 +92,16 @@ app.get('/api/premium/career-profile/latest', authenticatePremiumUser, async (re
 // GET all career profiles for the user
 app.get('/api/premium/career-profile/all', authenticatePremiumUser, async (req, res) => {
   try {
-    const [rows] = await pool.query(`
-      SELECT *
+    const sql = `
+      SELECT
+        *,
+        DATE_FORMAT(start_date, '%Y-%m-%d') AS start_date,
+        DATE_FORMAT(projected_end_date, '%Y-%m-%d') AS projected_end_date
       FROM career_profiles
       WHERE user_id = ?
       ORDER BY start_date ASC
-    `, [req.id]);
-
+    `;
+    const [rows] = await pool.query(sql, [req.id]);
     res.json({ careerProfiles: rows });
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Error fetching career profiles:', error);
@@ -107,12 +113,17 @@ app.get('/api/premium/career-profile/all', authenticatePremiumUser, async (req,
 app.get('/api/premium/career-profile/:careerProfileId', authenticatePremiumUser, async (req, res) => {
   const { careerProfileId } = req.params;
   try {
-    const [rows] = await pool.query(`
-      SELECT *
+    const sql = `
+      SELECT
+        *,
+        DATE_FORMAT(start_date, '%Y-%m-%d') AS start_date,
+        DATE_FORMAT(projected_end_date, '%Y-%m-%d') AS projected_end_date
       FROM career_profiles
       WHERE id = ?
         AND user_id = ?
-    `, [careerProfileId, req.id]);
+      LIMIT 1
+    `;
+    const [rows] = await pool.query(sql, [careerProfileId, req.id]);
     
     if (!rows[0]) {
       return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Career profile not found or not yours.' });
@@ -124,6 +135,7 @@ app.get('/api/premium/career-profile/:careerProfileId', authenticatePremiumUser,
   }
 });
 
+
 // POST a new career profile (upsert)
 app.post('/api/premium/career-profile', authenticatePremiumUser, async (req, res) => {
   const {

src/components/PremiumOnboarding/OnboardingContainer.js

@@ -21,6 +21,16 @@ const OnboardingContainer = () => {
   const nextStep = () => setStep(step + 1);
   const prevStep = () => setStep(step - 1);
 
+  function parseFloatOrNull(value) {
+  // If user left it blank ("" or undefined), treat it as NULL.
+  if (value == null || value === '') {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const parsed = parseFloat(value);
+  // If parseFloat can't parse, also return null
+  return isNaN(parsed) ? null : parsed;
+}
+
   console.log('Final collegeData in OnboardingContainer:', collegeData);
 
   // Final “all done” submission when user finishes the last step
@@ -29,16 +39,13 @@ const OnboardingContainer = () => {
       // Build a scenarioPayload that includes optional planned_* fields:
       const scenarioPayload = {
         ...careerData,
-        planned_monthly_expenses: parseFloat(careerData.planned_monthly_expenses) || 0,
-        planned_monthly_debt_payments: parseFloat(careerData.planned_monthly_debt_payments) || 0,
-        planned_monthly_retirement_contribution:
-          parseFloat(careerData.planned_monthly_retirement_contribution) || 0,
-        planned_monthly_emergency_contribution:
-          parseFloat(careerData.planned_monthly_emergency_contribution) || 0,
-        planned_surplus_emergency_pct: parseFloat(careerData.planned_surplus_emergency_pct) || 0,
-        planned_surplus_retirement_pct:
-          parseFloat(careerData.planned_surplus_retirement_pct) || 0,
-        planned_additional_income: parseFloat(careerData.planned_additional_income) || 0,
+  planned_monthly_expenses: parseFloatOrNull(careerData.planned_monthly_expenses),
+  planned_monthly_debt_payments: parseFloatOrNull(careerData.planned_monthly_debt_payments),
+  planned_monthly_retirement_contribution: parseFloatOrNull(careerData.planned_monthly_retirement_contribution),
+  planned_monthly_emergency_contribution: parseFloatOrNull(careerData.planned_monthly_emergency_contribution),
+  planned_surplus_emergency_pct: parseFloatOrNull(careerData.planned_surplus_emergency_pct),
+  planned_surplus_retirement_pct: parseFloatOrNull(careerData.planned_surplus_retirement_pct),
+  planned_additional_income: parseFloatOrNull(careerData.planned_additional_income),
 };
 
       // 1) POST career-profile (scenario)
@@ -62,7 +69,11 @@ const OnboardingContainer = () => {
       });
       if (!financialRes.ok) throw new Error('Failed to save financial profile');
 
-      // 3) POST college-profile (now uses career_profile_id)
+      // 3) Only do college-profile if user is "currently_enrolled" or "prospective_student"
+        if (
+          careerData.college_enrollment_status === 'currently_enrolled' ||
+          careerData.college_enrollment_status === 'prospective_student'
+        ) {
           const mergedCollege = {
             ...collegeData,
             career_profile_id,
@@ -74,8 +85,11 @@ const OnboardingContainer = () => {
             body: JSON.stringify(mergedCollege),
           });
           if (!collegeRes.ok) throw new Error('Failed to save college profile');
+        } else {
+          console.log('Skipping college-profile upsert because user is not enrolled/planning.');
+        }
 
-      // All done → navigate away
+    // Done => navigate
     navigate('/milestone-tracker');
     } catch (err) {
       console.error(err);

src/components/ScenarioEditModal.js

@@ -606,16 +606,24 @@ export default function ScenarioEditModal({
         collegePayload.loan_deferral_until_graduation = 1;
       }
 
-      // 3) Upsert college
+      // 3) Upsert or skip
+        if (finalCollegeStatus === 'currently_enrolled' ||
+            finalCollegeStatus === 'prospective_student') 
+        {
           const colRes = await authFetch('/api/premium/college-profile', {
             method: 'POST',
             headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-        body: JSON.stringify(collegePayload)
+            body: JSON.stringify(collegePayload),
           });
           if (!colRes.ok) {
             const msg2 = await colRes.text();
             throw new Error(`College upsert failed: ${msg2}`);
           }
+        } else {
+          console.log('Skipping college-profile upsert in EditScenarioModal because user not enrolled');
+          // Optionally: if you want to delete an existing college profile:
+          // await authFetch(`/api/premium/college-profile/delete/${updatedScenarioId}`, { method: 'DELETE' });
+        }
 
       // 4) Re-fetch scenario, college, financial => aggregator => simulate
       const [scenResp2, colResp2, finResp] = await Promise.all([

src/utils/FinancialProjectionService.js

@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ export function simulateFinancialProjection(userProfile) {
       loanBalance: +loanBalance.toFixed(2),
 
       loanPaymentThisMonth: +(monthlyLoanPayment + extraPayment).toFixed(2),
+      totalSavings: (currentEmergencySavings + currentRetirementSavings).toFixed(2),
 
       fedYTDgross: +fedYTDgross.toFixed(2),
       fedYTDtax: +fedYTDtax.toFixed(2),

src/utils/fetchCareerEnrichment.js

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// utils/fetchCareerEnrichment.js
+
+import axios from 'axios';
+
+export async function fetchCareerEnrichment(apiUrl, socCode, area) {
+  // strippedSoc = remove decimals from e.g. "15-1132.00" => "15-1132"
+  const strippedSoc = socCode.includes('.') ? socCode.split('.')[0] : socCode;
+
+  const [cipData, jobDetailsData, economicData, salaryData] = await Promise.all([
+    axios.get(`${apiUrl}/cip/${socCode}`).catch(() => null),
+    axios.get(`${apiUrl}/onet/career-description/${socCode}`).catch(() => null),
+    axios.get(`${apiUrl}/projections/${strippedSoc}`, { params: { area } }).catch(() => null),
+    axios.get(`${apiUrl}/salary`, { params: { socCode: strippedSoc, area } }).catch(() => null),
+  ]);
+
+  return {
+    cip: cipData?.data || null,
+    jobDetails: jobDetailsData?.data || null,
+    economic: economicData?.data || null,
+    salary: salaryData?.data || null,
+  };
+}