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For K-12 Students · FIRE Calculator

FIRE Calculator for a loan payoff

Built for k-12 students learning it in middle or high school. Watch the idea come alive with plain-language steps and everyday examples — perfect for projects and homework. Simulate a loan payoff live below — adjust the inputs and watch it respond, right in your browser.

Compound Interest

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Compound Interest & InvestingLive

the eighth wonder

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Presets

Starting amount ($)

Monthly contribution ($)

Annual return

Years

Compounding means earning returns on your past returns, so growth accelerates over time. The gap between the balance line and your total contributions is pure compound interest — and it widens dramatically in the final years. Educational tool, not investment advice.

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Data Inspector

Final balance$691,150

Total contributed$190,000

Interest earned$501,150

Governing equation

A = 10, 000 (1 + \frac{0.070}{12})^{360} + 500 \cdot \frac{( 1 + \frac{0.070}{12} ) ^{360} - 1}{0.00583} = $691, 150

Reading this result: Rule of 72: at 7.0% a year, money roughly doubles every 10.3 years — about 2 doublings across your 30-year horizon. Each $500/mo contribution then earns returns on its own past returns, so the balance curve pulls away from your flat contribution line. Because compounding is exponential, most of the $501,150 in interest is created in the final years — time in the market matters far more than the amount. Educational tool, not investment advice.

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Monte Carlo

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Monte Carlo Price SimulationLive

geometric Brownian motion

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Presets

Initial price S₀

Expected return μ

Volatility σ

Horizon (years)

Geometric Brownian motion models a price with constant drift and random volatility — the assumption behind Black-Scholes. Running hundreds of simulated paths reveals the full distribution of outcomes, not just an average. Educational tool, not investment advice.

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Data Inspector

Median outcome$0

5th percentile$0

95th percentile$0

Governing equation

S_{t + Δ t} = S_{t} e^{(0.07 - \frac{0. 2 ^{2}}{2}) Δ t + 0.2 Δ t Z}, \tilde{S}_{1} \approx $0

Reading this result: Median outcome is about $0, just under the drift-only $107 — GBM compounds in log-space, so volatility always pulls the typical path below the average.

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Is this good for k-12 students?: Yes — this version of "FIRE Calculator for a loan payoff" is framed for k-12 students learning it in middle or high school. Watch the idea come alive with plain-language steps and everyday examples — perfect for projects and homework.
Do I need to install anything?: No. It runs in any modern browser, free, with no account required.