Pick your Personal Finance Calculator
🏡 Living Situation
Decide to Move to a New Home or Stay
See the 10-year cost of moving vs. staying put (or renovating).
Can I Afford to Buy a Home (Detailed Budget)
Build a full budget to see if a home purchase keeps you cash-flow positive.
Can I Afford to Buy a Home (Simple Budget)
A faster gut-check version of the detailed budget calculator.
🚗 Vehicle & Transportation
Buy a Car or Use Transit/Ride Share
Compare owning a car against transit and ride-share costs.
7-year cost comparison across gas, hybrid, and EV ownership.
Compare dealer, bank, credit line, and cash purchase options.
📈 Investments
Cap rate, cash-on-cash, and ROI for a rental property.
See which one wins over a 10-year holding period.
Budget your flip and estimate profit, cash flow, and ROI.
A 3-minute cash flow check on a rental property.
💼 Work
See what going remote or hybrid actually saves you.
See what going back on-site actually costs you.
Recent Blog Articles
Cap Rate vs. Cash-on-Cash vs. ROI: The Ultimate Guide
Updates to the Real Estate Investment Property Calculator
House Flipping: The Ultimate 7-Step Guide to Calculate Your ROI
Ultimate Guide to Calculating Stock Market vs. Real Estate Returns
Decide to Move or Stay Put? Calculate your 10-year financial impact.
Returning to the office will cost me $17k per year in salary!
Why use personal finance calculators?
Making financial decisions can be stressful and anxiety-inducing, leading to impulsive choices that may have negative long-term consequences. This problem is exacerbated by a lack of quality tools that show you the impact of different options, as well as a lack of financial education.
My objective is to assist you in making informed decisions by presenting the financial impacts of each available option. Every decision you make should put you in the best position to build wealth, rather than incur bad debt and expenses. To accomplish this goal, I offer business cases, which are tools that allow you to calculate the financial costs and benefits of your options.