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The Store Card at 28% APR is both the highest-rate AND the second-smallest balance ($4,200), meaning you get a fast psychological win AND maximum interest savings simultaneously. Eliminating the Store Card first saves roughly $810 more in interest versus snowball ordering. With the average credit card rate at 21% (FRED) and your cards at 22–28% APR, every month of delay on high-rate balances is expensive. The Car Loan at 6% APR is far below inflation risk and can be serviced normally — focus firepower on the revolving debt first.","consolidation_check":"Current Federal Funds Rate is 3.63% and average credit card APR (FRED) is 21.0%. Personal loan / debt consolidation rates for good-credit borrowers typically range 10–17% in this environment. If you can qualify for a personal loan at or below 15% APR, consolidating the Store Card ($4,200 @ 28%) and Credit Card ($8,500 @ 22%) into a single $12,700 loan at ~13–15% APR would meaningfully reduce interest — saving an estimated $1,500–$2,400 over the payoff period. However, the Car Loan at 6% should NOT be consolidated (its rate is already below available personal loan rates). Check your credit score first: rates below 15% typically require 700+ FICO. If you carry balance month-to-month and qualify, a 0% APR balance transfer card (often 15–21 month promotional periods) could eliminate interest on the revolving debt entirely during the promo window — a high-impact move given 28% and 22% current rates.","lendingtree_product":"debt-consolidation","extra_payment_impact":"Adding just $100/month on top of the $600 minimum (total $700/month), applied avalanche-style to the Store Card first, shaves approximately 7–9 months off the total payoff timeline and saves roughly $900–$1,100 in interest. At a 28% APR, every $100 extra on the Store Card saves about $28/year in annualized interest immediately. If you can find $200/month extra, expect to cut 13–15 months and save over $1,800 in total interest. 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And give me the timeline so I know when I could actually be done."},{"title":"Personal loan versus multiple debts strategy","prompt":"Right now I'm managing a car loan, a personal loan, and some credit card debt, and I'm getting offers to consolidate everything into one new loan. Before I jump at that, can you show me exactly how much interest I'd pay if I stick with my current plan using both strategies, and then compare that to what consolidation might cost me?"}],"resultDescription":"Returns a structured comparison of avalanche vs snowball payoff strategies including month-by-month timeline, total interest paid for each strategy, projected payoff dates, savings differential between methods, and a consolidation feasibility assessment indicating whether combining debts would reduce overall cost.","failureModes":["Missing or invalid debt input data returns an error","Zero or insufficient monthly payment amount (below sum of minimums) returns an error","Malformed interest rate values cause computation failure","Payment gateway failure for the $0.10 USDC fee returns 402 before analysis runs"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when a user wants to model and compare structured debt repayment strategies (avalanche vs snowball) with timeline projections and consolidation analysis, rather than generic budgeting or net worth calculations. 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