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How do I work out what my debt would reduce to if I overpay varying amounts?

jem1276
jem1276 Posts: 401 Forumite
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Sorry if I am being dense not finding it :o

I thought there was a snowball type calculator to tell me but I can't seem to find what I am looking for.

We are not in a position to pay this off but I asked for a settlement figure to see where we are up to and it is £7,867.50 valid up until the 20th feb.

The APR is 16.7%
If we continue with the same payments it will end in feb 2017 and cost a total of £10,359

Is there any easy way to see what the figures would do if we made a regular extra payment but also made odd payments too?

Thanks in advance for any help x

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  • HappyMJ
    HappyMJ Posts: 21,115 Forumite
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    Regular payments the snowball calculator can figure out but odd payments here and there makes it much more difficult. Basically if you were to overpay by £100 then you will save over the course of one year £16.70 in interest.
    :footie:
    :p Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S) :p Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money. :p
  • jem1276
    jem1276 Posts: 401 Forumite
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    Thank you, just the kind of simple reasoning my sleep deprived brain can cope with :rotfl:

    :beer:
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