How to Pay off a Car Loan Early

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Pay off a Car Loan Early

Want to pay your car off a head of time? Not too sure exactly how to do this? Read this and be on the road to no car payment sooner!

Things You'll Need

  • Account information
  • Checks
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Instructions

    • 1

      Gather all you car loan info. This should all be readily avalible on your monthly statement.

    • 2

      If you have Excel you can open an amoritization table in it By Clicking on the bottom tabs Insert>Spreadseet Solutions>Loan Amoritization

    • 3

      Put in your current Loan information This will help you decide how much you want to pay extra per month

    • 4

      Send the decided extra amount each month in, but do not send it with your normal payment. Write a separate check, and be sure to write "Principal Only" on the check so that way they just don't apply it to your next months bill.

    • 5

      By doing this, you will pay off your car early and pay much less in intrest across the life of the loan.

Tips & Warnings

  • Be sure and Write Principle only

  • Even if you can only do a one time payment, go ahead and do it. Every bit helps.

  • Don't Avoid paying down credit cards to do this, unless you are paying a higher APR on your car loan than your credit cards.

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Comments

  • David Sarokin Jul 28, 2008
    Never thought of using Excel in this way. Good tip!

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