The Latest Breaking News from Math

This dealership's math wasn't "mathing."

President Donald Trump's proposal to fund $2,000 "tariff dividend" checks for American households using revenue from his new import tariffs faces a massive arithmetic gap, with estimated costs vastly outpacing revenues by hundreds of billions of dollars.

Drivers hear the pitch every time they sit down with a finance manager. A neat bundle of prepaid services wrapped into a promise of long-term savings. Dealership maintenance packages sound logical in the moment, especially after hours of choosing trims, signing forms, and negotiating price. But the math rarely supports…

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Auto repair bills carry a certain tension. The parts make sense, the labor hours look reasonable, and the total feels like the sum of those pieces. Then the number comes out higher than expected. The gap hides in plain sight, buried under vague language and industry habits that few question.…

Every few years the financial world rediscovers private equity and declares it the secret club where all the real money is made. It is a compelling narrative. The smartest firms buy small companies, load them with debt, cut costs, improve operations, and sell them later for a fortune. Limited partners…

"Shark Tank" investor Kevin O'Leary says buying a home only makes sense if you plan to stay long enough for the math to work, arguing that many young adults are better off renting and investing the difference.

The Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) mining sector is running on faulty math — and the gap is big enough to distort every valuation screen on Wall Street.

The apology that arrives after the damage is done carries a weight that nothing else in a relationship matches. It shows up when silence has stretched too long and trust has thinned to a thread. This piece looks at why that apology, the one people call the relationship apology, lands…

Retiring early on an average salary looks out of reach, but it isn’t. The math is unforgiving, yet the strategy is clear. People who retire early build a system, not a fantasy. They spend less, earn more, and focus on what accelerates their timeline. Early retirement demands intention, pressure, and…

A move from San Francisco to Austin with the same six-figure salary and no state income tax sounds like the sort of upgrade that should make a family feel instantly "richer." For one couple earning $210,000, the numbers told a different story. Their spreadsheet confused them enough to take the…