Debt Reduction Program
OK, first, I have to say that getting help from MS is
absolutely horrid. This should be MUCH more convenient
than it currently is. When I bought this program, I was
told I'd have unlimited access to help. Little did I
know how hard it would be to find.
OK, on to the problem: When I put a debt in the debt
reduction planner, it lets me set the payment I want to
make every month and I can flip back and forth between
when I want to pay it off and how much I want to pay.
However, when I go to see the payment schedule, it
automatically adds $1,000 to the first monthly payment I
have to make. How do I fix this? I keep trying to
change it, but it just keeps doing it. I can't make a
payment that big. If I could, I'd have the stupid thing
paid off by now.
It's not a huge deal, but it dramatically changes when I
can have a bill paid off -- or when I think I can have a
bill paid off.
I believe this is one of the "little" bugs in the program. Most of us just work
around it. Remember, if you are trying to get the program to give you the
"right" answer as you understand it, then you are really just looking for
confirmation of what you believe. In 80% of the time, your own calculation is
probably correct. Good luck.