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Make a clear plan to pay off your debts

Debts feel endless. List what you owe and get a clear order to pay them off, with a monthly plan and an end date.

Updated 17 Oct 2026

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The prompt · ChatGPT

Help me make a plan to pay off my debts.

My debts: [for each one: name, balance, interest rate or APR, minimum monthly payment]
What I can pay in total each month: [amount]
Any debt I'm behind on: [which, or "none"]
The one that stresses me most: [name it]

Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers.

Then:
1. Two orders: highest interest first, and smallest balance first.
2. For each, a rough payoff date and total interest, with your working.
3. Which order costs less on my numbers, and which gives quicker wins.
4. A month-by-month plan for the order I pick.
5. Three things to avoid while I'm paying off.
6. If I'm behind on payments or can't cover the minimums, tell me to use MoneyHelper's Debt advice locator for free regulated advice before doing anything else.

Use only my numbers. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, figures or products. This is help organising my own numbers and wording, not financial advice; point me to MoneyHelper, GOV.UK or Citizens Advice for guidance, and to a free regulated debt adviser if I'm struggling to pay. UK English.

Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.

A short example

Fill the blanks, then paste. for each one: name, balance, interest rate or APR, minimum monthly payment: a short note you already have. amount: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.

This does not give tax advice. The books stay in the accounting system.

The prompt · Claude

Help me make a plan to pay off my debts.

My debts: [for each one: name, balance, interest rate or APR, minimum monthly payment]
What I can pay in total each month: [amount]
Any debt I'm behind on: [which, or "none"]
The one that stresses me most: [name it]

Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers.

Then:
1. Two orders: highest interest first, and smallest balance first.
2. For each, a rough payoff date and total interest, with your working.
3. Which order costs less on my numbers, and which gives quicker wins.
4. A month-by-month plan for the order I pick.
5. Three things to avoid while I'm paying off.
6. If I'm behind on payments or can't cover the minimums, tell me to use MoneyHelper's Debt advice locator for free regulated advice before doing anything else.

Use only my numbers. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, figures or products. This is help organising my own numbers and wording, not financial advice; point me to MoneyHelper, GOV.UK or Citizens Advice for guidance, and to a free regulated debt adviser if I'm struggling to pay. UK English.

If you can create files, also give me the payoff plan as an Excel file with formulas I can download. If not, keep it in the chat.

Stay in this Claude chat. Do not use a connector, and do not open a project that already holds someone else's files.

A short example

Fill the blanks, then paste. for each one: name, balance, interest rate or APR, minimum monthly payment: a short note you already have. amount: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.

1

You list each debt with the balance, interest rate and minimum payment.

2

The assistant asks what you can afford each month and which debt worries you most.

3

You get two payoff orders compared, a monthly plan and a rough debt-free date.

What happens

Use Claude to make a clear plan to pay off your debts

Debts feel endless. List what you owe and get a clear order to pay them off, with a monthly plan and an end date.

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