Free tool
Minimum Payment Cost Calculator
Minimum payments are designed to keep an account open, not to clear it quickly. This tool shows the likely difference between paying the minimum and paying a steady fixed amount.
If things are urgent right now
If you have missed rent, mortgage, energy, tax or court-ordered payments, are facing eviction or enforcement action, cannot afford food, or you are having thoughts of harming yourself, please speak to a person — not a calculator. Free, confidential and qualified debt advice exists in most countries, and using it does not harm your credit file.
How I Cleared My Debts provides educational information, organisational tools and estimates. It does not provide personalised financial, legal, tax or regulated debt advice. Results depend on the information you enter and may not reflect lender calculations. If you are struggling with priority bills, legal action or unaffordable repayments, contact a qualified free debt-advice organisation in your country.
Minimum Payment Cost Calculator does not recommend any specific regulated debt solution and does not assess affordability on your behalf.
Where to go next
Compare another method, or read the guides that explain the maths behind these numbers.
- Debt Payoff CalculatorEvery debt in one plan, with an estimated debt-free date and total interest.
- Debt Snowball CalculatorSmallest balance first, so early wins keep the momentum going.
- Debt Avalanche CalculatorHighest interest rate first — usually the lowest total interest cost.
- Credit Card Payoff CalculatorSee how long one card takes to clear and what extra payments change.
- Debt-to-Income CalculatorWork out your DTI ratio and what lenders typically read into it.
- Start HereFour calm steps if you are not sure where to begin.
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