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- New: a VAT calculator that also works backwards
Add tax to a price, or pull it back out of a tax-inclusive total — with presets for US, Spain, Italy, Greece, UK, and Germany rates.
2026-08-14 - New: a student loan calculator that shows both repayment paths at once
Compare the standard 10-year plan against a simplified income-driven repayment estimate, side by side, using your own balance, rate, income, and family size.
2026-08-14 - New: an estate tax calculator for the $13.61M question
Estimate federal estate tax owed above the exemption, with prior taxable gifts factored in — a rough, illustrative estimate, not tax or legal advice.
2026-08-14 - New: a debt consolidation calculator that won't tell you what you want to hear
Add every debt you're carrying, enter a proposed consolidation loan's rate and term, and see honestly whether combining them actually saves you money.
2026-08-14 - New: a currency converter — and the first tool here that goes online
Our new currency converter uses live daily exchange rates from the European Central Bank. It's the one tool on the site that fetches external data, and we want to be upfront about why.
2026-08-14 - New: a retirement savings calculator that shows its work
Project your retirement balance from current savings, contributions, and employer match — with contributions, match, and growth broken out separately.
2026-08-13 - New: a rent vs. buy calculator that compares net worth, not just monthly cost
Our rent vs. buy calculator compares what renting-and-investing versus buying actually leaves you with after N years.
2026-08-13 - New: a paycheck estimator that's upfront about what it doesn't know
A take-home pay calculator that shows federal tax, FICA, and state tax separately — and says plainly where it's an estimate, not tax advice.
2026-08-13 - New: what those overtime hours are actually worth
Our overtime pay calculator blends regular and premium hours into gross pay, the overtime portion, and your true average hourly rate.
2026-08-13 - New: a net worth calculator that adds it all up in one place
Our net worth calculator sums your assets and liabilities into one clear number, with a quick visual of the split.
2026-08-13 - New: see what an extra $200 a month does to your mortgage
Our mortgage payoff calculator shows the years and interest an extra payment saves — instantly, with a link you can share.
2026-08-13 - New: see what your fund's expense ratio actually costs you
A calculator that isolates the dollar cost of an investment fee, side by side with what you'd have at the fund's full return.
2026-08-13 - New: an emergency fund calculator that shows the timeline, not just the target
Find your target emergency fund size and, more usefully, how long it will actually take you to get there.
2026-08-13 - New: how much cash does that house actually take?
Our down payment calculator turns a listing price into down payment, closing costs, and total cash to close — with FHA and conventional presets.
2026-08-13 - New: a discount calculator that knows 25% + 20% isn't 45%
Stack coupons, add sales tax, and see the true effective discount — the sale-rack math stores hope you won't do.
2026-08-13 - New: see exactly what "paying the minimum" costs you
Our credit card minimum payment calculator simulates the real shrinking-minimum payoff month by month — and compares it against a fixed payment.
2026-08-13 - New: a college savings calculator that tracks two inflation rates, not one
Project your college fund against a cost target that rises with its own inflation rate — separate from your investment return.
2026-08-13 - New: a car affordability calculator built on the 20/4/10 rule
Find the car price that actually fits your budget, using the 20% down / 4-year loan / 10% of income rule of thumb.
2026-08-13 - New: how many sales until your business stops losing money?
Our break-even calculator turns fixed costs, price, and per-unit cost into the exact sales target where profit begins.
2026-08-13 - New: a full amortization table, not just a monthly payment
See every month of a loan broken into principal and interest, in a scrollable table that ends at exactly $0.00.
2026-08-13 - New: a tip calculator built for the moment the check lands
One-tap presets, an instant per-person split, and a shareable link for the group chat — our tip calculator is live.
2026-08-12 - New: a savings goal calculator that answers the only question that matters
Not 'how much will I have' but 'how much do I need to put away each month' — solved instantly, with interest counted.
2026-08-12 - New: a salary to hourly calculator that questions the 2,080-hour myth
Convert pay in either direction — and see how unpaid weeks and real schedules change your true hourly rate.
2026-08-12 - New: one percentage calculator for all three percentage problems
X% of Y, X as a percent of Y, and percent change — stacked on one page so you stop re-deriving the formula.
2026-08-12 - New: a mortgage calculator that shows the whole payment
Our new mortgage calculator adds property tax and insurance to P&I, so you see what homeownership actually costs each month.
2026-08-12 - New: the fastest loan payment calculator you'll use this year
Why we rebuilt the humble loan calculator — instant results, shareable links, and the math shown honestly.
2026-08-12 - New: an inflation calculator that works in both directions
Future cost or future purchasing power — same math, opposite questions, one toggle.
2026-08-12 - New: a debt payoff calculator that tells you the truth
See exactly how long your balance will take to clear, what the interest really costs, and when a payment is too small to ever win.
2026-08-12 - New: a compound interest calculator that shows where the money actually comes from
Future value, total contributed, and interest earned side by side — because the split matters more than the headline number.
2026-08-12 - New: an auto loan calculator that starts where the dealer does
Down payment, trade-in, and sales tax change what you really finance — our new car payment calculator handles all three.
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