Interested in interest?
Monday, February 1st, 2010What you actually pay (or receive) in interest is seldom what you think. Calculating interest payments would be lot less complicated if people used “simple interest” (which would just be a straight percentage) – but almost NOBODY does. Compounded, annual percentage rates (APR), and amortized values are usually quite different from what most people believe they are agreeing to. (more…)
