🧰 MoneyToolshed

Clear investment decisions. Transparent mortgages. Real visibility into the goals you're saving toward.

What this is for

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See the tradeoffs

Every money choice has an alternative. Invest it, or pay down the mortgage? These tools show you both sides with real numbers — not rules of thumb.

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Understand your mortgage

What a lump sum actually does. What recasting costs you. Where your payment really goes each month, and how much sooner you could be done.

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Plan toward your goals

Connect what you're doing today to what you're aiming at — the payoff date, the retirement, the house — so you can see whether you're on track.

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🏠 Mortgage Payoff Calculator

See exactly what your mortgage costs, and what changes when you throw money at it.

  • Full amortization schedule
  • Extra payment projections
  • Recast vs. prepay comparison
  • Interest saved, visualized
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♻️ Mortgage Recast Analyzer

Got a lump sum? See what recasting does to your original mortgage — and whether simply prepaying would serve you better.

  • Original vs. recast vs. prepay
  • New monthly payment
  • Interest saved either way
  • Before/after schedule
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💸 Budget Tracker

Find out what you actually take home — and where it goes each month.

  • W-4 & withholding calculator
  • Paycheck breakdown
  • Expenses & cash flow
  • Month-over-month history
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📈 Investment Tracker

Project where your portfolio is headed — and whether that money should be in the market at all.

  • Portfolio growth projections
  • Retirement & drawdown
  • Invest vs. pay off the mortgage
  • Breakeven return, calculated
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✅ Home Affordability

What you can actually afford, rent vs. buy, and debt-to-income.

How this works

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Your numbers stay in your browser

Calculations run on your own device — nothing you type is stored or sent to us. The one exception: the optional ZIP lookup asks a public postal-code service for your ZIP to estimate local tax rates.

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No accounts, no signup

No email, no password, no "start your free trial." Open a tool and start typing.

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The math is visible

Every assumption is stated and adjustable. Change the rate, the horizon, the tax rate — and watch the answer move.