Pay off $3,000 at 12.99% with $100/month

Balance $3,000.00 • APR 12.99% • Payment $100.00/mo

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Payoff in: 37 months

Payoff date: 3/27/2029

Total interest: $647.19

This scenario starts with $3,000.00 at 12.99% APR. Paying $100.00/month clears the balance in about 37 months (example payoff date: 2/1/2029).

Month one interest is roughly $32.48 (1.08% per month), so about $67.53 goes to principal right away.

Interest is a smaller share of the payment from the start, so most of what you pay reduces principal. That typically leads to a faster payoff curve.

If you increased the payment by $50 to $150.00/month, you’d save about 14 months in this setup and reduce total interest.

First 12 months. Use the tool for full details.

Month	Payment	Interest	Principal	Remaining
1	$100.00	$32.48	$67.53	$2,932.48
2	$100.00	$31.74	$68.26	$2,864.22
3	$100.00	$31.01	$68.99	$2,795.22
4	$100.00	$30.26	$69.74	$2,725.48
5	$100.00	$29.50	$70.50	$2,654.99
6	$100.00	$28.74	$71.26	$2,583.73
7	$100.00	$27.97	$72.03	$2,511.69
8	$100.00	$27.19	$72.81	$2,438.88
9	$100.00	$26.40	$73.60	$2,365.28
10	$100.00	$25.60	$74.40	$2,290.89
11	$100.00	$24.80	$75.20	$2,215.69
12	$100.00	$23.98	$76.02	$2,139.67

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Month	Payment	Interest	Principal	Remaining
1	$100.00	$32.48	$67.53	$2,932.48
2	$100.00	$31.74	$68.26	$2,864.22
3	$100.00	$31.01	$68.99	$2,795.22
4	$100.00	$30.26	$69.74	$2,725.48
5	$100.00	$29.50	$70.50	$2,654.99
6	$100.00	$28.74	$71.26	$2,583.73
7	$100.00	$27.97	$72.03	$2,511.69
8	$100.00	$27.19	$72.81	$2,438.88
9	$100.00	$26.40	$73.60	$2,365.28
10	$100.00	$25.60	$74.40	$2,290.89
11	$100.00	$24.80	$75.20	$2,215.69
12	$100.00	$23.98	$76.02	$2,139.67
13	$100.00	$23.16	$76.84	$2,062.83
14	$100.00	$22.33	$77.67	$1,985.16
15	$100.00	$21.49	$78.51	$1,906.65
16	$100.00	$20.64	$79.36	$1,827.29
17	$100.00	$19.78	$80.22	$1,747.07
18	$100.00	$18.91	$81.09	$1,665.99
19	$100.00	$18.03	$81.97	$1,584.02
20	$100.00	$17.15	$82.85	$1,501.17
21	$100.00	$16.25	$83.75	$1,417.42
22	$100.00	$15.34	$84.66	$1,332.76
23	$100.00	$14.43	$85.57	$1,247.19
24	$100.00	$13.50	$86.50	$1,160.69
25	$100.00	$12.56	$87.44	$1,073.25
26	$100.00	$11.62	$88.38	$984.87
27	$100.00	$10.66	$89.34	$895.53
28	$100.00	$9.69	$90.31	$805.23
29	$100.00	$8.72	$91.28	$713.94
30	$100.00	$7.73	$92.27	$621.67
31	$100.00	$6.73	$93.27	$528.40
32	$100.00	$5.72	$94.28	$434.12
33	$100.00	$4.70	$95.30	$338.82
34	$100.00	$3.67	$96.33	$242.49
35	$100.00	$2.62	$97.38	$145.11
36	$100.00	$1.57	$98.43	$46.68
37	$47.19	$0.51	$46.68	$0.00