Imagine being told that a product’s battery lasts 125% longer than a competitor’s battery. Sounds good. But for many people, there’s a good chance they will greatly underestimate how much better that ...

Female hairdresser, blonde hair: If we have promotions in the salon, say like 20 percent off your haircut, I'd then need to work out exactly what 20 percent off the haircut is. Male chef, blonde hair, ...

Most consumers incorrectly believe that a 50 percent cost discount is worth the same as a 50 percent benefit bonus, or that a 30 percent cost increase is as bad as a 30 percent benefit decrease.

Excel percentage formulas can get you through problems large and small every day—from determining sales tax (and tips) to calculating increases and decreases. We’ll walk through several examples below ...

If you're always frustrated that your budget never quite works out the way you want it to, maybe your problem lies in the straightforward concept and yet murky world of budget percentages. That is, ...

The practice of creating and sticking to a budget isn’t very popular. In fact, nearly 60 percent of Americans admit they do not budget — even though listing income and expenses is a basic and ...

Two familiar figures are duking it out in a battle for fund investors' attention and comprehension. On the one side: the percentage. On the other, the plain dollar amount. Investment-related ...