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Purchases, credit & cars

Pay now or in installments, loans and financing, and the true cost of owning a car.

Pay now or installments

Compare a discount for paying now with installments, with the hidden interest and what your money would earn meanwhile.

Discount now against interest-free payments

Loan calculator

Work out the payment, total interest and true annual cost of a loan, compare repayment methods and see whether refinancing pays.

Payment, true cost and refinancing

Cost of owning a car

Compare owning a car, with depreciation, taxes, insurance and fuel, against ride-hailing apps and a car subscription.

True cost per mile and break-even mileage

Rate converter

Convert rates between month, year and day (252, 360 or 365), APR to APY, and work out the true cost of a loan with fees.

Monthly ↔ annual, APR ↔ APY, true cost

Credit card payoff

See how long and how much interest it costs to pay only the card minimum, and compare with a fixed payment and an installment plan.

Minimum, fixed payment or installment plan

How much can I borrow

Find the maximum payment for your income, how much it can borrow with a fixed or declining payment and the top price of a home or car.

Maximum loan by income and rate

EV vs. gas car

Compare the total cost of an EV and a gas car: energy, maintenance, insurance, taxes, depreciation and payback.

Cost per mile, payback and break-even

Miles, points and cash back

Work out what your miles are worth on a redemption, whether buying points pays off and whether a points card beats cash back after the annual fee.

Value per mile, miles vs. cash back

Also useful

Extra loan payments

How much interest you save with extra payments on any loan, by shortening the term or lowering the payment, and whether investing pays more.

Mortgage, car or personal loan

Rideshare driver profit

Calculate a rideshare or delivery driver’s real profit after gas, wear, car rental and fixed costs, per hour, per mile and per month.

Real profit per hour and per mile

Mortgage refinance

Compare your mortgage with a lower-rate refinance: new payment, savings after closing costs, break-even month and net result if you move.

New payment, savings and break-even

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