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Should I compare debt snowball or avalanche payoff?
Compare smaller-balance-first with higher-rate-first using the same payment budget.
Looks favorable based on your numbers
Higher-rate-first costs less interest
Both use exactly the same total monthly payment; only the payoff order changes.
Avalanche
$4,031
38 months · interest
Snowball
$4,431
39 months · interest
- Interest difference
- $401
For educational purposes only. ClearPath provides estimates and scenario comparisons based on the information and assumptions entered. Results are not financial, investment, tax, legal, or accounting advice and are not a guarantee of future results.
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Important assumptions & disclosures
- Minimums are fixed and freed payments roll into remaining debts. Shows up to 50 years; no new borrowing or fees. Signed-in comparisons use every saved debt, not only these two; editing an amount changes just that debt locally.
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