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You're paying more
in interest than
you realise.
The IMA Planner Debt Calculator gives you an exact debt-free date, a month-by-month payment plan, and shows which strategy saves you the most money. Try the live demo free.
✓Free demo — no signup
✓Google Sheets + Excel
✓190+ currencies
✓One-time $19
Dec 2027
Your debt-free date
$8,704
Total interest saved
$1.277T
Total US credit card debt Q4 2025
Federal Reserve NY
22 yrs
To pay off average balance on minimums only
Bankrate, 2025
22.3%
Average credit card APR — highest in decades
Federal Reserve, Q4 2025
$10,815
Average household credit card balance
NerdWallet, 2025
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See your debt-free date right now.
Enter your real numbers. Same logic as the full template — free, instant, no strings.
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Your exact
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Total interest
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Saved vs
minimum only
minimum only
Want the full month-by-month plan for every debt?
Track up to 10 debts, auto-sort by strategy, see the complete payment schedule to your last payment.
Get Template — $19
Track up to 10 debts, auto-sort by strategy, see the complete payment schedule to your last payment.
Fair Question
Why not just use a
free calculator?
Honest answer. Here's exactly what free tools give you — and what they don't.
🌐Free online calculators (NerdWallet, Bankrate, undebt.it)
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Resets every time you close the tabRe-enter all your data every visit. No memory, no history, no progress tracking.
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One debt at a timeReal life means 3–7 debts with different rates. Most free tools handle only one.
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Can't handle irregular extra paymentsTax refund in April? Bonus in December? Free tools can't log one-off contributions.
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Not a file you ownIt's on their server. They change it, break it, or shut it down — your plan disappears.
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No real progress trackingThey show a projection. They don't let you log actual payments and watch balances go down month by month.
📊IMA Planner Debt Calculator — $19 one-time
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Yours forever — saved in Google DriveOpens instantly every time with your data already in it. Update on payday, every month, for years.
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Up to 10 debts simultaneouslyAll tracked together with one combined payoff schedule, auto-sorted by your chosen strategy.
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Log one-off extra payments anytimeGot a $500 refund? Log it. Payoff date and all calculations update instantly.
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A file you own, not a websiteDownload once to Google Sheets or Excel. No login, no subscription, no expiry — ever.
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Month-by-month progress trackingEvery row is a real month. Watch balances go down. See your debt-free date getting closer.
Month-by-Month Payment Schedule
Every month from today to your last payment — all calculated automatically.
The Problem
Minimum payments are
a very expensive trap.
$18,000
In interest alone — on a $10,563 balance
Carry the average household credit card balance at today's 22.3% APR and pay only minimums — you'll spend 22 years and nearly double the original balance in interest.
Source: NerdWallet Household Debt Study, 2025
61%
Been in debt for over a yearOf Americans with credit card debt, 61% have carried it for 12+ consecutive months.
1 in 5
Don't think they'll ever pay it off22% believe they will never be debt-free. That's a plan problem, not a money problem.
43%
Report debt hurts their mental healthFinancial stress — driven largely by debt — negatively impacts daily wellbeing for nearly half of Americans.
$6,523
Average credit card balance per cardholderQ3 2025 — up 2% year on year. The debt is growing, not shrinking.
The Two Strategies
Snowball or Avalanche?
Both beat doing nothing by thousands.
The difference between the two methods is often under $1,300. What matters is picking one and starting. This calculator shows you both.
Debt Snowball
Pay smallest balance first
Start with your smallest debt regardless of interest rate. Each payoff builds momentum and creates quick wins that keep you motivated.
- Quick wins build real psychological momentum
- Fewer debts to track sooner — reduces overwhelm
- Proven to improve follow-through vs math-only approaches
- Backed by Federal Reserve consumer finance research
Debt Avalanche
Pay highest interest first
Target your highest-interest debt first. Mathematically optimal — eliminates the most expensive debt first, saving maximum interest.
- Minimizes total interest paid — saves up to 4.3% more
- Typical saving of $2,000–$4,000 on $28k debt
- Faster payoff date in most multi-debt scenarios
- Especially powerful at today's 20%+ APRs
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You don't need to choose perfectly. The calculator shows both strategies — payoff date, total interest, monthly schedule. See which works for your situation in 5 minutes.
Image 4 — Strategy Comparison
Screenshot 4 — Strategy Toggle
Snowball vs Avalanche dropdown + sorted debt table · 1400×800px
What's Included
Everything calculated.
Nothing to figure out.
Enter your debts once. The spreadsheet handles sorting, scheduling, and projecting — all automatically.
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Track up to 10 debts simultaneously
Credit cards, student loans, car, mortgage — any debt with a balance and interest rate.
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Snowball + Avalanche in one click
Toggle between strategies. Payoff date and total interest update instantly.
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Month-by-month payment schedule
Every month from today to your last payment — amount, interest charged, remaining balance.
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Automatic debt sorter
Reorders your debts by chosen strategy automatically — no manual work.
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Exact debt-free date
Not "a few years" — a specific month and year when your last debt hits zero.
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Log one-off extra payments
Tax refund or bonus? Log it and watch your payoff date move forward instantly.
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190+ currencies worldwide
US, UK, EU, Canada, Australia and 185+ more — country and currency dropdown.
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Google Sheets + Excel — both included
One purchase, both formats. No subscription, no app, no expiry.
Image 2 — Debt Input
Screenshot 2 — Debt Input Table
Debt entry table with all fields filled in · 1200×900px
How It Works
Start in under 10 minutes.
No spreadsheet experience needed. If you can type a number, you can use this.
STEP 01
Enter your debts
Name, balance, interest rate, minimum payment. That's all the data needed — the template does everything else automatically.
⏱ ~5 minutes
STEP 02
Choose your strategy
Select Snowball or Avalanche from the dropdown. Debts re-sort instantly, payment timeline recalculates — no manual work at all.
⏱ 10 seconds
STEP 03
Know your debt-free date
See your exact payoff month and year, total interest, and the full schedule from today to your last payment.
⏱ Instant
The Research
The numbers behind the strategy.
4.3%
More interest saved with Avalanche
Academic research found Avalanche saves an average of 4.3% in total interest vs Snowball — at 2016 rates. At today's 22%+ APRs, savings are significantly larger.
Harvard Business Review / Journal of Marketing Research
$2–4k
Typical interest savings on $28k debt
A borrower with $28,000 in mixed-rate debt using Avalanche typically saves $2,000–$4,000 more — with a payoff date 3–6 months sooner than Snowball.
LendingTree debt payoff research, 2024
$0–$1.3k
The gap between both methods
Across four debt scenarios the difference between Snowball and Avalanche was never more than $1,292. Either method beats minimum payments by thousands.
LendingTree, 2024
"The Snowball method offers significant psychological advantages in motivation and habit-forming — making it a very close competitor to Avalanche even when the math slightly favors the alternative."
Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finance — debt payoff strategy researchWho It's For
Built for anyone
with a balance to clear.
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The Card Juggler
3+ cards, paying minimums on all, not sure which to hit first. This shows you the exact order.
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The Recent Grad
Student loans plus a first credit card. Overwhelmed by the total. This turns a scary pile into a monthly plan.
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The Couple
Combined debts from two people, saving for a home. Calculates a joint debt-free date so you can plan together.
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The Fresh Start
Coming out of a hard year — job loss, medical bills, divorce. Ready to rebuild. This is step one.
Real Progress Looks Like This
The people who stick with it
actually pay it off.
What a year of logging payments in the spreadsheet looks like — month by month, balance going to zero.
Month 1 — January
You enter your debts. You see your date.
5 minutes of setup. The template shows — for the first time — exactly what month you'll be debt-free: December 2027. That date changes everything.
Month 3 — March
First debt hits zero.
Credit Card 3 — $200 — gone. The payment rolls automatically into the next debt. $200 cleared. 6 debts to go.
Month 8 — August
Tax refund. You add $400 extra.
Type $400 into the extra contribution field. Debt-free date moves from December 2027 to September 2027 — 3 months closer in one afternoon.
Month 14 — February
Three debts cleared. Payments snowballing.
Now throwing $570/month at remaining debts — same total you always paid, just fully concentrated. $12,847 cleared. 3 to go.
Month 24 — December
Last payment. Debt-free.
Final balance hits zero. Paid $8,704 in interest — instead of $31,000+ on minimum payments over 22 years.
Image 5 — Progress
Screenshot 5 — Progress Dashboard
Partial progress — some debts at $0, balances declining · 1200×800px
Progress after 24 months
Credit Card 3PAID OFF ✓
Debt 2PAID OFF ✓
Loan 3PAID OFF ✓
Debt 1PAID OFF ✓
Credit Card 4$283 left
Loan 1$3,152 left
$40,255
cleared · 93% done
FAQ
Every question you're
probably thinking.
Why not just use a free calculator?+
Free calculators reset every time you close the tab, handle one debt at a time, and don't let you track real progress. This is a file you own — lives in Google Drive, remembers all your data, tracks actual progress month by month for years.
Do I need spreadsheet experience?+
Not at all. Fill in 5 fields per debt — name, balance, interest rate, day due, minimum payment. Everything else is automatic. A full instructions tab and video tutorial are included.
Snowball or Avalanche — which should I use?+
The template shows you both simultaneously. Research shows the difference is typically under $1,300. Need motivation and quick wins: Snowball. Want to minimize interest: Avalanche. Either beats minimum payments by thousands.
How do I know I'll actually use it?+
Setup takes 5 minutes. Once your data is in and you see your exact debt-free date, most people update it on payday every month — because watching balances go down is genuinely motivating. The progress bars and date moving forward do the work.
Does it work for my currency?+
Yes — 190+ countries and currencies via a simple dropdown. USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD and every major currency are included. Select once and all formatting updates automatically.
What if I get a bonus or tax refund?+
There's a dedicated "additional contribution" field. Enter any amount and instantly see how many months it saves you and how much interest you avoid. One of the most satisfying features to use.
Is this a subscription?+
One-time purchase, yours forever. Download once to Google Sheets or Excel. No monthly fees, no app, no expiry. Use it this year, next year, for every debt you ever have.
Why is the launch price $19?+
We're building reviews and trust on our platform. The price increases as reviews come in — $24 after 25 reviews, $29 after 100. Buy now, get it at $19. The product doesn't change — only the social proof does.
Launch Price — Limited Time
Your debt-free date is
one spreadsheet away.
This costs less than one day of interest on your debt. If it helps you pay off even one month earlier, it pays for itself a hundred times over.
The math that makes $19 feel free
Average household credit card balance$10,815
Average APR (Q4 2025)22.3%
Daily interest on that balance$6.61
Total interest — minimum payments (22 years)$18,000+
Cost of this template$19
Launch price ends when we hit 25 reviews. Price goes to $24.
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