When it comes to buying a house, all those little fees add up. In fact, you can expect – on average – to pay an additional $2,670-$7,360 to close the deal for a $100,000 loan. And plan on paying more in closing costs depending on where you live: average closing costs (2009) were highest in Texas and lowest in Nevada.
via blog.lendingtree.com
Check out this infographic that exposes the anatomy of the typical showoff living on a modest income. Just let me warn you, people - it ain't pretty.
via lenpenzo.com
This map shows the largest oil spills in history (1901 to Present), from tanker accidents and drilling operations, as well as a number of other notable spills.
Click-through for an interactive map.
The government has built a national security and intelligence system so big, so complex, and so hard to manage, no one really knows if it's fulfilling its most important purpose: keeping citizens safe. Discover the top-secret work being done in your community via our map and search relationships within this complex world on our network diagram.
via http://projects.washingtonpost.com/top-secret-america/map/
Budgeting doesn't have to be hard.You don't even need to be tied down to the idea of "making a budget." Saving money can be as simple as making a few small changes at home. This infographic shows you easy, convenient ways to save up to $8,800 a year, without ever feeling the pinch of a restrictive budget.
via quicken.intuit.com
An interactive map of vanishing employment across the country, updated with the latest figures.
via www.slate.com
This map shows current member states of the United Nations by their dates of admission.
David McCandless was listening to writer Clay Shirky talk about cognitive surplus – the idea of spare brainpower in the world’s collective mind just sitting there waiting, wanting, to be harnessed.
He had a stand-out statistic that snagged my mind. He thought he would visualise it. via
