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Using a loan calculator can help you estimate the total cost and monthly payments of different loans, such as mortgages, car loans, or personal loans. By adjusting loan terms and interest rates, you ...

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The text trap: If you select numbers and the status bar stays blank (or only shows the Count), your numbers are formatted as text—and Excel can't sum words! This tells you that you should click the ...