Debt Consolidation Savings Calculator

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Debt Consolidation Savings Calculator

Enter your existing debts and a proposed consolidation loan to see how much you could save in interest and monthly payments.

### Existing Debts

Debt 1 Balance ($):

Annual Interest Rate (%):

Minimum Monthly Payment ($):

Debt 2 Balance ($):

Annual Interest Rate (%):

Minimum Monthly Payment ($):

Debt 3 (optional) Balance ($):

Annual Interest Rate (%):

Minimum Monthly Payment ($):

### Consolidation Loan

Consolidation Loan Annual Interest Rate (%):

Loan Term (months):

Origination Fee ($, optional):

Calculate Savings

function debCalc() { var resultDiv = document.getElementById("deb-result"); resultDiv.innerHTML = "";

// --- Collect debt inputs --- var debts = []; for (var i = 1; i 0) { if (rate 100) { resultDiv.innerHTML = "Debt " + i + ": Interest rate must be between 0 and 100.

"; return; } if (pay 100) { resultDiv.innerHTML = "Please enter a valid consolidation loan interest rate (0–100%).

"; return; } if (isNaN(term) || term 360) { resultDiv.innerHTML = "Please enter a loan term between 1 and 360 months.

"; return; } if (fee 0 && months maxCurrentMonths) maxCurrentMonths = sim.months; }

// ------------------------------------------------------- // STEP 2: Consolidation loan // Standard amortisation formula: // M = P * [r(1+r)^n] / [(1+r)^n - 1] // where P = principal (total balance + fee), // r = monthly interest rate, // n = term in months // Total interest = M * n - P // ------------------------------------------------------- var principal = totalCurrentBalance + fee; var r_new = newRate / 100 / 12; var newMonthlyPayment, newTotalInterest;

if (r_new === 0) { newMonthlyPayment = principal / term; newTotalInterest = 0; } else { var factor = Math.pow(1 + r_new, term); newMonthlyPayment = principal * (r_new * factor) / (factor - 1); newTotalInterest = newMonthlyPayment * term - principal; }

// ------------------------------------------------------- // STEP 3: Savings // ------------------------------------------------------- var interestSavings = totalCurrentInterest - newTotalInterest; var monthlySavings = totalCurrentPayment - newMonthlyPayment; var timeSavings = maxCurrentMonths - term; // months

// ------------------------------------------------------- // Format helpers // ------------------------------------------------------- function fmt(n) { return n.toLocaleString("en-US", { minimumFractionDigits: 2, maximumFractionDigits: 2 }); } function fmtMonths(m) { if (m 0 ? yrs + " yr" + (yrs > 1 ? "s" : "") : ""); if (mos > 0) s += (s ? " " : "") + mos + " mo"; return s; }

// ------------------------------------------------------- // Build result HTML // ------------------------------------------------------- var savingsColor = interestSavings >= 0 ? "#2e7d32" : "#c62828"; var monthlyColor = monthlySavings >= 0 ? "#2e7d32" : "#c62828"; var timeColor = timeSavings >= 0 ? "#2e7d32" : "#c62828";

var html = "### Results "; html += ""; html += "MetricCurrent DebtsConsolidated LoanDifference";

html += "Total Balance$" + fmt(totalCurrentBalance) + "$" + fmt(principal) + "" + (fee > 0 ? "+$" + fmt(fee) + " fee" : "—") + "";

html += "Monthly Payment$" + fmt(totalCurrentPayment) + "$" + fmt(newMonthlyPayment) + "" + (monthlySavings >= 0 ? "Save $" : "Extra $") + fmt(Math.abs(monthlySavings)) + "/mo";

html += "Total Interest Paid$" + fmt(totalCurrentInterest) + "$" + fmt(newTotalInterest) + "" + (interestSavings >= 0 ? "Save $" : "Extra $") + fmt(Math.abs(interestSavings)) + "";

html += "Payoff Time" + fmtMonths(maxCurrentMonths) + "" + fmtMonths(term) + "**" + (timeSavings > 0 ? fmtMonths(timeSavings) + " faster" : timeSavings ";

html += "";

// Summary callout if (interestSavings > 0) { html += ""; html += "✓ Consolidation looks beneficial. You could save $" + fmt(interestSavings) + " in total interest"; if (monthlySavings > 0) html += " and reduce your monthly payment by $" + fmt(monthlySavings) + ""; html += "."; html += "

"; } else { html += ""; html += "⚠ Consolidation may cost more interest ($" + fmt(Math.abs(interestSavings)) + " extra) due to the longer term or higher rate. Consider a shorter term or negotiating a lower rate."; html += "

"; }

resultDiv.innerHTML = html; }

#### Formulas Used

Existing debt payoff simulation — each month:

Interest = Balance × (Annual Rate / 12) Balance = Balance + Interest − Monthly Payment (repeat until Balance ≤ 0) Consolidation loan monthly payment (standard amortisation):

r = Annual Rate / 12 M = P × [r × (1 + r)ⁿ] / [(1 + r)ⁿ − 1]

where P = Total Balance + Origination Fee n = Term (months) M = Fixed Monthly Payment Total interest on consolidation loan:

Total Interest = M × n − P Savings:

Interest Savings = Current Total Interest − Consolidation Total Interest Monthly Savings = Current Total Payment − New Monthly Payment Time Savings = Longest Current Payoff − Consolidation Term

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