Financial Calculators

Interactive planning tools that run entirely in your browser — no accounts, no data leaves your machine.

Housing

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Mortgage & Affordability

Monthly payment with taxes, insurance, and PMI; amortization with extra-payment payoff; and how much house your income supports under the 28/36 rule.

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How Much House Can I Afford?

Works backward from income, debts, and down payment to a maximum price, with adjustable lender ratios and a price-vs-rate sensitivity curve.

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Rent vs. Buy

Net worth on each path: home equity vs. an invested down payment. Break-even year, transaction costs, and appreciation all included.

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Mortgage Refinance

Old loan vs. new: monthly savings, the true break-even on closing costs, and lifetime cost of each path side by side.

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HELOC & Home Equity

How much you can borrow against the house, interest-only draw costs, and the payment jump when repayment begins.

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Saving & Investing

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Retirement Savings Planner

Project your savings to retirement and through it. Drawdown simulation, gap analysis, Social Security, the 4% rule, and a Monte Carlo mode with 1,000 simulated market histories.

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Compound Interest

How a starting balance and steady contributions grow — and how much of the final number is your money vs. the market's.

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401(k) & Employer Match

Is free money being left on the table? What your contribution rate means at retirement, and what capturing the full match would add.

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Roth vs. Traditional

Pay tax now or later? Equal out-of-pocket comparison with a break-even retirement tax rate — the whole decision on one chart.

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FIRE: Years to Independence

Your savings rate sets the date. FIRE number, years to financial independence, and the famous savings-rate curve.

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Lump Sum vs. Dollar-Cost Averaging

Cash to invest: all at once or spread out? 2,000 simulated markets weigh the odds and show the downside protection DCA buys.

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Dividend Income

The income snowball: dividend growth plus reinvestment, yield on cost, and what taking the cash instead really forgoes.

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College Savings

529-style projection against rising tuition: coverage percentage, the gap, and the monthly contribution that fully funds the plan.

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Debt & Loans

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Debt Payoff

Enter your debts and compare snowball vs. avalanche: payoff dates, total interest for each, and the order to attack them in.

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Credit Card Minimum Payment

What "just pay the minimum" actually costs in years and interest — and what a fixed payment does to the same balance.

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Auto Loan

Monthly payment with sales tax, trade-in, and negative equity handled correctly, plus what each loan term really costs.

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Student Loan Payoff

Standard repayment vs. extra payments vs. income-driven with forgiveness — three roads out of the same debt, priced.

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Loan Comparison

Three offers ranked honestly: fees folded into a true effective APR so points and origination charges can't hide.

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Income & Taxes

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Take-Home Pay

Gross salary to net paycheck: 2026 federal brackets, FICA, pre-tax benefits, and a flat state rate, with a full breakdown.

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Self-Employment Tax

Freelance income carries both halves of FICA. The real bill, the QBI deduction, and what to send the IRS each quarter.

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Job Offer Comparison

Salary, bonus, match, PTO, healthcare, and cost of living — two offers reduced to one honest, adjusted number.

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Inflation & Purchasing Power

What today's dollars buy tomorrow, what tomorrow's bills cost, and what investing does to the quiet tax on cash.

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Life Decisions

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Emergency Fund

How many months of essentials you need, how covered you are today, and when the fund will be full at your saving rate.

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Car Lease vs. Buy

Leasing rents the car's best years; buying keeps the machine. Cumulative cost of each over your real time horizon.

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About this calculator

HeroYears is a free collection of interactive financial calculators covering home buying, retirement, investing, debt payoff, and taxes. Every tool runs entirely in your browser, so your numbers never leave your device and nothing is stored on a server.

Frequently asked questions

Are these financial calculators free?

Yes. Every calculator on HeroYears is completely free to use, with no account, sign-up, or subscription required.

Is my financial data private?

Yes. The calculators run entirely in your browser. Nothing you type is sent to a server or stored anywhere, so your data stays on your device.

Is this financial advice?

No. These are educational planning tools that simplify real-world details. Use them to explore scenarios, not as a substitute for professional financial advice.