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Finance · 6 min read
Payroll loan vs. personal loan: key differences
Compare Mexican payroll and personal loans by payment method, rate, CAT, fees, insurance and total cost.
Read articleHealth · 4 min read
BMI for children and teenagers: why percentiles are used
Understand BMI-for-age percentiles and why adult cutoffs must not be used for children and adolescents.
Read articleFinance · 7 min read
Personal loan vs. credit card: which costs less?
Compare a fixed-term personal loan with revolving credit-card debt, including rates, fees, repayment behavior and total cost.
Read articleReal Estate · 6 min read
How to calculate total mortgage interest
Estimate lifetime mortgage interest and see how rate, term and extra principal payments change it.
Read articleFinance · 6 min read
How much can I borrow based on my income?
Estimate a manageable loan amount from your income, current debts, target payment, interest rate and term.
Read articleHealth · 4 min read
BMI obesity classes 1, 2 and 3 explained
Review the three adult obesity classes by BMI and learn why the category is only one part of risk assessment.
Read articleReal Estate · 6 min read
How to build a mortgage amortization schedule in Excel
Create monthly payment, interest, principal and balance formulas in Excel or Google Sheets.
Read articleReal Estate · 6 min read
Extra mortgage payments: how they can save interest
See how additional principal payments can shorten a mortgage and reduce lifetime interest.
Read articleReal Estate · 5 min read
Notary, appraisal and tax costs on a Mexican mortgage
Identify notary, appraisal, tax, registration, insurance and lender costs that sit outside principal and interest.
Read articleReal Estate · 5 min read
How much can I borrow for a home?
Estimate mortgage principal from a target payment, rate and term without treating the result as lender approval.
Read articleFinance · 6 min read
12-, 24-, 36- or 48-month loan: which term should you choose?
Compare how monthly payments, total interest and total repayment change across common loan terms.
Read articleReal Estate · 5 min read
French amortization for mortgages, explained
Understand level mortgage payments and the changing split between interest and principal.
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