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Approaching a Loan Chart as a Word problem, with programming.

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Date: 2012-10-11
Tags: finance

Loan debt is in oppressive force in the complete financial picture of any person.

I have a Student Loan and a mortgage on a house.

Student Loan

The minimum monthly payment for the Student Loan is $300. The balance on the loan is $21,000 I've been paying on this loan since 2005. At the current rate, the total cost of this loan will be $60,000???

Mortgage

The minimum monthly payment for the Mortgage is $1500. The balance on the loan is $205,000. I've been paying on this loan since 2011. At the current rate, the total cost of this loan will be $400,000???

Scientific Method

What I wanted to determine is:

What effect does increasing the monthly principal payment have on the life of the loan?

Expected Results: Increasing the monthly principal payment reduces the life of the loan. Increasing the monthly principal payment reduces the cost of the loan.

By how much?

Let's find out.

Click here to find out

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