Pay off $8,000 at 18.99% with $400/month

Balance $8,000.00 • APR 18.99% • Payment $400.00/mo

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Payoff in: 25 months

Payoff date: 3/27/2028

Total interest: $1,694.89

This scenario starts with $8,000.00 at 18.99% APR. Paying $400.00/month clears the balance in about 25 months (example payoff date: 2/1/2028).

Month one interest is roughly $126.60 (1.58% per month), so about $273.40 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 $450.00/month, you’d save about 3 months in this setup and reduce total interest.

First 12 months. Use the tool for full details.

Month	Payment	Interest	Principal	Remaining
1	$400.00	$126.60	$273.40	$7,726.60
2	$400.00	$122.27	$277.73	$7,448.87
3	$400.00	$117.88	$282.12	$7,166.75
4	$400.00	$113.41	$286.59	$6,880.17
5	$400.00	$108.88	$291.12	$6,589.04
6	$400.00	$104.27	$295.73	$6,293.32
7	$400.00	$99.59	$300.41	$5,992.91
8	$400.00	$94.84	$305.16	$5,687.75
9	$400.00	$90.01	$309.99	$5,377.75
10	$400.00	$85.10	$314.90	$5,062.86
11	$400.00	$80.12	$319.88	$4,742.98
12	$400.00	$75.06	$324.94	$4,418.03

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Month	Payment	Interest	Principal	Remaining
1	$400.00	$126.60	$273.40	$7,726.60
2	$400.00	$122.27	$277.73	$7,448.87
3	$400.00	$117.88	$282.12	$7,166.75
4	$400.00	$113.41	$286.59	$6,880.17
5	$400.00	$108.88	$291.12	$6,589.04
6	$400.00	$104.27	$295.73	$6,293.32
7	$400.00	$99.59	$300.41	$5,992.91
8	$400.00	$94.84	$305.16	$5,687.75
9	$400.00	$90.01	$309.99	$5,377.75
10	$400.00	$85.10	$314.90	$5,062.86
11	$400.00	$80.12	$319.88	$4,742.98
12	$400.00	$75.06	$324.94	$4,418.03
13	$400.00	$69.92	$330.08	$4,087.95
14	$400.00	$64.69	$335.31	$3,752.64
15	$400.00	$59.39	$340.61	$3,412.03
16	$400.00	$54.00	$346.00	$3,066.02
17	$400.00	$48.52	$351.48	$2,714.54
18	$400.00	$42.96	$357.04	$2,357.50
19	$400.00	$37.31	$362.69	$1,994.81
20	$400.00	$31.57	$368.43	$1,626.38
21	$400.00	$25.74	$374.26	$1,252.11
22	$400.00	$19.81	$380.19	$871.93
23	$400.00	$13.80	$386.20	$485.73
24	$400.00	$7.69	$392.31	$93.41
25	$94.89	$1.48	$93.41	$0.00