Pay off $3,000 at 24.99% with $200/month

Balance $3,000.00 • APR 24.99% • Payment $200.00/mo

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Payoff in: 19 months

Payoff date: 9/27/2027

Total interest: $634.37

Month	Balance	Payment	Interest	Principal	Remaining
1	$3,000.00	$200.00	$62.48	$137.53	$2,862.48
2	$2,862.48	$200.00	$59.61	$140.39	$2,722.09
3	$2,722.09	$200.00	$56.69	$143.31	$2,578.77
4	$2,578.77	$200.00	$53.70	$146.30	$2,432.48
5	$2,432.48	$200.00	$50.66	$149.34	$2,283.13
6	$2,283.13	$200.00	$47.55	$152.45	$2,130.68
7	$2,130.68	$200.00	$44.37	$155.63	$1,975.05
8	$1,975.05	$200.00	$41.13	$158.87	$1,816.18
9	$1,816.18	$200.00	$37.82	$162.18	$1,654.00
10	$1,654.00	$200.00	$34.44	$165.56	$1,488.45
11	$1,488.45	$200.00	$31.00	$169.00	$1,319.44
12	$1,319.44	$200.00	$27.48	$172.52	$1,146.92
13	$1,146.92	$200.00	$23.88	$176.12	$970.81
14	$970.81	$200.00	$20.22	$179.78	$791.02
15	$791.02	$200.00	$16.47	$183.53	$607.50
16	$607.50	$200.00	$12.65	$187.35	$420.15
17	$420.15	$200.00	$8.75	$191.25	$228.90
18	$228.90	$200.00	$4.77	$195.23	$33.66
19	$33.66	$34.37	$0.70	$33.66	$0.00

This scenario starts with $3,000.00 at 24.99% APR. Paying $200.00/month clears the balance in about 19 months (example payoff date: 8/1/2027).

Month one interest is roughly $62.48 (2.08% per month), so about $137.53 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 $250.00/month, you’d save about 5 months in this setup and reduce total interest.

First 12 months. Use the tool for full details.

Month	Payment	Interest	Principal	Remaining
1	$200.00	$62.48	$137.53	$2,862.48
2	$200.00	$59.61	$140.39	$2,722.09
3	$200.00	$56.69	$143.31	$2,578.77
4	$200.00	$53.70	$146.30	$2,432.48
5	$200.00	$50.66	$149.34	$2,283.13
6	$200.00	$47.55	$152.45	$2,130.68
7	$200.00	$44.37	$155.63	$1,975.05
8	$200.00	$41.13	$158.87	$1,816.18
9	$200.00	$37.82	$162.18	$1,654.00
10	$200.00	$34.44	$165.56	$1,488.45
11	$200.00	$31.00	$169.00	$1,319.44
12	$200.00	$27.48	$172.52	$1,146.92

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Month	Payment	Interest	Principal	Remaining
1	$200.00	$62.48	$137.53	$2,862.48
2	$200.00	$59.61	$140.39	$2,722.09
3	$200.00	$56.69	$143.31	$2,578.77
4	$200.00	$53.70	$146.30	$2,432.48
5	$200.00	$50.66	$149.34	$2,283.13
6	$200.00	$47.55	$152.45	$2,130.68
7	$200.00	$44.37	$155.63	$1,975.05
8	$200.00	$41.13	$158.87	$1,816.18
9	$200.00	$37.82	$162.18	$1,654.00
10	$200.00	$34.44	$165.56	$1,488.45
11	$200.00	$31.00	$169.00	$1,319.44
12	$200.00	$27.48	$172.52	$1,146.92
13	$200.00	$23.88	$176.12	$970.81
14	$200.00	$20.22	$179.78	$791.02
15	$200.00	$16.47	$183.53	$607.50
16	$200.00	$12.65	$187.35	$420.15
17	$200.00	$8.75	$191.25	$228.90
18	$200.00	$4.77	$195.23	$33.66
19	$34.37	$0.70	$33.66	$0.00