The Minimum PaymentWhat paying only the minimum actually costs, in years and in money.MoneyThe minimum payment is calculated to coverinterest and barely dent the balance.minimum ≈ interest + 1% of the balance£3,000 at 20% APR, minimum onlyover 20 years, ~£4,000 interestMore interest than the original debt.The same, £100 a month fixedabout 3 years, ~£950 interestA fixed payment is the single biggest lever.The same, £150 a monthabout 2 years, ~£600 interestTHE COMMON MISTAKEPaying the minimum on several cards at onceMinimums everywhere, then everything spare at the highest rateInterest compounds fastest on the highest rate, so that balance costs the mostevery month it survives.Illustrative figures. Check your own statement — it must show whatminimum-only will cost.The Minimum Paymentlearnposters.com
The Minimum Payment — printable money wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the The Minimum Payment poster

The rule, 3 worked examples, and the mistake everyone makes.

Illustrative figures. Check your own statement — it must show what minimum-only will cost.

Questions about the The Minimum Payment poster

What’s on the The Minimum Payment poster?
The rule, 3 worked examples, and the mistake everyone makes. The minimum payment is calculated to cover interest and barely dent the balance.; minimum ≈ interest + 1% of the balance; £3,000 at 20% APR, minimum only = over 20 years, ~£4,000 interest; The same, £100 a month fixed = about 3 years, ~£950 interest; The same, £150 a month = about 2 years, ~£600 interest; Common mistake: Paying the minimum on several cards at once → Minimums everywhere, th…. Illustrative figures. Check your own statement — it must show what minimum-only will cost.
Who is the The Minimum Payment poster for?
The Minimum Payment belongs to the Money section rather than to a school year, because money is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning credit & debt can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the The Minimum Payment poster?
Pay anything above the minimum. Every extra pound goes straight at the balance. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so The Minimum Payment belongs on the wall where that money work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with The Minimum Payment?
Balance Transfers, Buy Now, Pay Later and How Credit Cards Work sit alongside The Minimum Payment in the Money section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Balance TransfersBuy Now, Pay LaterHow Credit Cards Work
Is the The Minimum Payment poster free to download and print?
Yes. The Minimum Payment downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Money section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the The Minimum Payment poster print at?
The Minimum Payment is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of The Minimum Payment loses nothing.Printing guide

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