When you borrow money from a credit card, what rate of return must you earn to breakeven? Find out below.

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Amount borrowed:
Cash advance fee (.03 = 3%):
Minimum monthly payment (.02 = 2%):
(if over 1, treated as dollar amount)
Length of loan (months):
Loan APR (.04 = 4%):
True interest rate: 6.572%

Month Owed at start of month Interest on money owed Minimum payment to credit card Owed at end of month   Money in hand at start of month Return on money in hand Minimum payment to credit card Money in hand at end of month   Equity (money in hand minus money owed)
0 $10300.00 $33.72 -$206.00 $10127.72   $10000.00 $53.18 -$206.00 $9847.18   -$280.54
1 $10127.72 $33.16 -$202.55 $9958.32   $9847.18 $52.37 -$202.55 $9697.00   -$261.32
2 $9958.32 $32.60 -$199.17 $9791.76   $9697.00 $51.57 -$199.17 $9549.41   -$242.35
3 $9791.76 $32.06 -$195.84 $9627.98   $9549.41 $50.79 -$195.84 $9404.36   -$223.62
4 $9627.98 $31.52 -$192.56 $9466.94   $9404.36 $50.02 -$192.56 $9261.81   -$205.12
5 $9466.94 $30.99 -$189.34 $9308.59   $9261.81 $49.26 -$189.34 $9121.73   -$186.86
6 $9308.59 $30.47 -$186.17 $9152.89   $9121.73 $48.51 -$186.17 $8984.07   -$168.82
7 $9152.89 $29.96 -$183.06 $8999.80   $8984.07 $47.78 -$183.06 $8848.80   -$151.00
8 $8999.80 $29.46 -$180.00 $8849.26   $8848.80 $47.06 -$180.00 $8715.86   -$133.40
9 $8849.26 $28.97 -$176.99 $8701.25   $8715.86 $46.35 -$176.99 $8585.23   -$116.02
10 $8701.25 $28.49 -$174.02 $8555.71   $8585.23 $45.66 -$174.02 $8456.87   -$98.85
11 $8555.71 $28.01 -$171.11 $8412.61   $8456.87 $44.98 -$171.11 $8330.73   -$81.88
12 $8412.61 $27.54 -$168.25 $8271.89   $8330.73 $44.31 -$168.25 $8206.78   -$65.11
13 $8271.89 $27.08 -$165.44 $8133.54   $8206.78 $43.65 -$165.44 $8084.99   -$48.55
14 $8133.54 $26.63 -$162.67 $7997.49   $8084.99 $43.00 -$162.67 $7965.32   -$32.17
15 $7997.49 $26.18 -$159.95 $7863.72   $7965.32 $42.36 -$159.95 $7847.73   -$15.99
16 $7863.72 $25.74 -$157.27 $7732.19   $7847.73 $41.74 -$157.27 $7732.19   $0.00

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