Archive for the 'Math' Category

How Much Should You Put Into Flexible Spending Account (FSA)?

My company is doing open enrollment again for next year (for more info on what to choose in open enrollment, see previous posts). I’m not going to make any changes except I have to re-enroll for flexible spending account (FSA).
If you use flexible spending account, you should be familiar with the use-it-or-lose-it rule. If [...]

401k Loan Double Taxation Myth

I don’t know who started it. Suze Orman certainly helped spread it. She says that you shouldn’t borrow from your 401k (or 403b) plan because you will be double-taxed. I did a Google search and I found 5 priceless money-saving tips by Suze Orman:
"Also, never ever borrow against your 401k plan because you will pay [...]

Imported Spreadsheets to Zoho

I mentioned in another post that I started using Zoho recently. Zoho offers a suite of "office" software online. They have online word processor, spreadsheet, presentation and many other types of software that traditionally resides on a local computer. Having these software online lets me access my documents from anywhere. It also lets me share [...]

A Tale of Two Charts

The S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices came out for February 2008. They showed a year-over-year decline for most cities. The announcement from Standard & Poor’s came with the following chart (click on it for a larger size).

The plunge is quite impressive, isn’t it? Now look at this second chart.

What do you see? A long [...]