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How much do you owe?
Use this calculator to find out how much you owe. This can
be used as a good starting point for your debt management plan. Enter
all of your credit cards and outstanding installment loans balances.
Find out how much you owe and how long it will take to pay it all
off. |
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- Credit cards
- Enter up to 10 credit card accounts, one on each line.
- Balance
- Your current balance on your credit card.
- Interest rates
- The average annual percentage rate you pay. This interest
rate is calculated for each of the categories of debt you have
including credit cards, Auto Loans and other installment loans.
For credit cards the rate you enter is used to calculate the
interest on all future credit card payments. The length of time
to pay off this credit card may be much greater than calculated
if you enter a low promotional interest rate that is only good
for a short period of time.
- Auto loans
- Click on the "Enter Data" button to input any auto loans you
may have into the details page. This details page is designed
to let you input your current monthly payment, the term (in
months), the starting balance and the number of months you have
left. It then calculates your outstanding balance and interest
rate. You can enter up to three installment loans.
- Other loans
- Click on the "Enter Data" button to input any additional installment
loans you may have into the details page. This details page
is designed to let you input your current monthly payment, the
term (in months), the starting balance and the number of months
you have left. It then calculates your outstanding balance and
interest rate. You can enter up to six installment loans.
- Payment
- This is your initial monthly payment. For credit cards, if
you checked the "use credit card minimum payments" box, your
monthly payment is calculated as 2% of your current outstanding
balance. With the "use credit card minimum payments" box checked,
your monthly payment will decrease as your balance is paid down.
This can greatly increase the length of time it takes to pay
off your credit cards. Uncheck this box to enter your own monthly
payment that will remain the same until your balance is paid
in full.
(We calculate your minimum monthly payment as 2% of your
current outstanding balance. While your actual minimum monthly
payment may be slightly different, this is one of the most
common methods used by credit card companies to calculate
minimum payments.) |
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