Either way, check out these simple Excel formulas to compare different student loan options. This post originally appeared at ReadyForZero. What do you need to get started?

Writing Excel formulas isn't easy if you don't speak the language. Fortunately, at least two sites will translate your request, in English, into Excel code.

Learn how to calculate the Simple Interest in Excel either for a single entry or a range or entries, between two dates, using this forumula.

Protect and hide formulas At the cell level, it’s easy to both protect and hide formulas using simple formats–albeit not a format in the traditional sense.

How to Plot a Formula in Excel. Unless you are an accountant or a math whiz, the formulas used in financial calculations may seem like random, nonsensical strings of numbers, letters and Greek ...