Entries Tagged as ‘HROI’

August 27, 2007

Two in the Bush

Next month is my condo closing (knock wood), which means that about a week from now I’ll be making my last mortgage payment on the place. Oh, and my last assessment, last tax escrow payment, last PMI payment… all told, that’s $2700/month that I’m paying now but won’t be paying come October. And as annoying as [...]

July 7, 2007

Earn a High Happiness ROI

An important ratio in finance is the return on investment (ROI), which is, of course, the amount of money gained (or, sometimes, lost) relative to what you put in. When you’re talking about finance, you’re talking about exact dollars, and the formula is precise. But I think the concept behind ROI can be applied to spending [...]