Your estimated monthly payments are $243 and you will pay $760 in interest over the life of the loan. <div id="chart1Container">Chart will load here</div> <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- var myChart1 = new FusionCharts( "MSColumn2D", "myChart1Id", "100%", "100%", "0", "1" ); myChart1.setXMLData("<chart showValues='0' showFCMenuItem='0' decimals='0' formatNumberScale='0' caption='Cumulative Values' xAxisName='Years' numberPrefix='$' bgColor='FFFFFF' showBorder='0' canvasBgColor='ffffff' showAlternateHGridColor='0' plotGradientColor='' numberSuffix='' thousandSeparator=',' decimalSeparator='.'><categories><category label='1' /><category label='2' /><category label='3' /></categories><dataset seriesName='Interest' color='0B9191'><set value='411.0' /><set value='668.0' /><set value='760.0' /></dataset><dataset seriesName='Payment' color='F58127'><set value='2920.0' /><set value='5840.0' /><set value='8760.0' /></dataset><dataset seriesName='Balance' color='d8d8d8'><set value='5491.0' 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transfer my credit card balances?</a></li></ul><table class='pure-table pure-table-bordered' role='grid'><tr><th scope="col">Month</th><th scope="col">Beginning Balance</th><th scope="col">Interest</th><th scope="col">Payment</th><th scope="col">Ending Balance</th></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">1</td><td>$8,000</td><td>$40</td><td>$243</td><td>$7,797</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">2</td><td>7,797</td><td>39</td><td>243</td><td>7,592</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">3</td><td>7,592</td><td>38</td><td>243</td><td>7,387</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">4</td><td>7,387</td><td>37</td><td>243</td><td>7,180</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">5</td><td>7,180</td><td>36</td><td>243</td><td>6,973</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">6</td><td>6,973</td><td>35</td><td>243</td><td>6,764</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">7</td><td>6,764</td><td>34</td><td>243</td><td>6,555</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">8</td><td>6,555</td><td>33</td><td>243</td><td>6,344</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">9</td><td>6,344</td><td>32</td><td>243</td><td>6,132</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">10</td><td>6,132</td><td>31</td><td>243</td><td>5,920</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">11</td><td>5,920</td><td>30</td><td>243</td><td>5,706</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">12</td><td>5,706</td><td>28</td><td>243</td><td>5,491</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">13</td><td>5,491</td><td>27</td><td>243</td><td>5,275</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">14</td><td>5,275</td><td>26</td><td>243</td><td>5,058</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">15</td><td>5,058</td><td>25</td><td>243</td><td>4,840</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">16</td><td>4,840</td><td>24</td><td>243</td><td>4,621</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">17</td><td>4,621</td><td>23</td><td>243</td><td>4,401</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">18</td><td>4,401</td><td>22</td><td>243</td><td>4,179</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">19</td><td>4,179</td><td>21</td><td>243</td><td>3,957</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">20</td><td>3,957</td><td>20</td><td>243</td><td>3,733</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">21</td><td>3,733</td><td>19</td><td>243</td><td>3,508</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">22</td><td>3,508</td><td>18</td><td>243</td><td>3,283</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">23</td><td>3,283</td><td>16</td><td>243</td><td>3,056</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">24</td><td>3,056</td><td>15</td><td>243</td><td>2,827</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">25</td><td>2,827</td><td>14</td><td>243</td><td>2,598</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">26</td><td>2,598</td><td>13</td><td>243</td><td>2,368</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">27</td><td>2,368</td><td>12</td><td>243</td><td>2,136</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">28</td><td>2,136</td><td>11</td><td>243</td><td>1,904</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">29</td><td>1,904</td><td>10</td><td>243</td><td>1,670</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">30</td><td>1,670</td><td>8</td><td>243</td><td>1,435</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">31</td><td>1,435</td><td>7</td><td>243</td><td>1,199</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">32</td><td>1,199</td><td>6</td><td>243</td><td>961</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">33</td><td>961</td><td>5</td><td>243</td><td>723</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">34</td><td>723</td><td>4</td><td>243</td><td>483</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">35</td><td>483</td><td>2</td><td>243</td><td>242</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">36</td><td>242</td><td>1</td><td>243</td><td>0</td></tr></table><h2>Further Resources</h2><ul style="list-style: unset !important;"><li>Calculate <a 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