Pillar 01 · Money
Debt Payoff
Calculator
Work out your debt payoff date, then compare snowball against avalanche on your own numbers. Put your real balances in and see the date it actually ends — then watch what one extra payment a month does to it.
Your debts
On top of every minimum. This is the number that moves the date.
If nothing changes
Minimum payments only
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Two orders, same money
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The order you'd clear them in
Avalanche
Snowball
Month by month
| Month | Avalanche | Snowball | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paid | Interest | Left | Paid | Interest | Left | |
The gold rail under each balance tracks how much of the original total is gone.
The two methods argue over interest. The gap between them is usually smaller than people expect — and both of them are a different world from paying the minimum and hoping.
Change the extra payment and watch the date move. That single field does more than the choice of method ever will.
How this is worked out
- Interest is added monthly at one twelfth of the APR you enter, then payments come off. Real lenders vary — some charge daily — so treat the figures as close, not exact.
- Every debt gets its minimum each month. Anything spare goes to one target debt: the highest rate under avalanche, the smallest balance under snowball.
- When a debt clears, its minimum payment rolls into the pot for the next one. That rolling is what does most of the work in both methods.
- The "minimum payments only" comparison holds your minimums flat. Real card minimums are usually a percentage of the balance, so they shrink as you pay down and drag the real-world payoff out even further than shown.
- Assumes nothing new is added to any balance, no fees or charges, no missed payments, and no promotional rate ending partway through. A 0% card that reverts will behave very differently — enter the rate you will actually be paying.
- Nothing is stored, sent or saved. The numbers stay in your browser.
Before you act on this
This is general information, not financial advice. The Quiet Reset is written from personal experience rather than professional qualification, nothing here is a personal recommendation, and I don't know your circumstances. The figures above are an illustration based on the numbers you enter, not a forecast or a guarantee. If you are struggling with debt, free and impartial help is available from MoneyHelper, Citizens Advice, National Debtline and StepChange — none of them charge, and speaking to them does not affect your credit file.
This is Pillar 01: Money