Just tidbits about money and finance.
From the category archives:
So I am going to make a stink about this article I found via Hedonic Adjustment.
The article is from a trade journal for financial planning professionals. The story is about finding the right savings rates for people. They go through different income levels and different scenarios. I especially love the Monte Carlo analysis. (Table [...]
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Today, 80 blogs are linked to me. That’s a nice round number.
My heavy on the religion post about Lent this week was post number 666. That makes me chuckle and no, it was not planned at all.
It’s a math geek thing to look at the significance of numbers. I’m not one of those crazy numerology [...]
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CNN/Money has an article which instructs you how to calculate your blended mortgage rate.
I found this rather interesting. I got a figure of 6.0% from a mortgage at 5.75% and a HELOC at 7.18%. If I wanted to refinance, I’d probably have a tough time finding a loan for that price without incurring lots of [...]
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Frank, the Financially Savvy Atheist has a rockin’ spreadsheet for a payment amortization schedule. He walks you through the formulas you need to set up and it’s actually pretty useful if you are a spreadsheet jockey at work. It’s definitely intermediate to expert level skill.
It’s been quite fun to noodle around with it. Of course, [...]
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Title insurance and why you need it.
No Credit Needed has an excellent list of money saving tips that you will actually use. I mean, if you owned a printer or a swimming pool, which I don’t. But it’s still a great list of small tips!
Frank will make you an Excel genius. And here I thought [...]
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You can’t know what salary to ask for if you don’t know what you really need to make. Before you start a job hunt, I think it’s important to know what your target salary is. It’s not that a number should be your only goal, but even if you find a job you love, [...]
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