Print Edition · By Pixels & Pages Co. · Google Sheets

Type the date you want to be debt-free. It tells you the exact extra payment.

No other debt tracker works backward. Run one menu command and Cents of Direction solves the exact monthly payment that gets you to your target date — live, in the sheet. Then the What-If Lab compares Snowball, Avalanche, and Credit Score Focus side by side for your real numbers. Clean, white, and built to hold up on paper.

✓ Reverse goal-seek — no other tracker does this ✓ White background, print-safe accents ✓ Yours forever, incl. updates
Real screenshot of the Cents of Direction Dashboard tab — six live charts and KPI tiles

Most debt spreadsheets only work one direction — you pick a payment, it tells you a date. This one also works backward.

The reveal no one else offers

Watch it solve YOUR payment, live

Type the date you want to be debt-free into one cell, run a single menu command, and the sheet solves the exact extra monthly payment that gets you there — updating your real plan in front of you.

Then compare all three methods, live

Change one number and watch Snowball, Avalanche, and Credit Score Focus all re-solve side by side — not a static table, a real sandbox for your real numbers.

Who this is for

Built clean and white from the ground up, so it works equally well on screen or on paper.

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You print and write by hand

Toner-friendly accent colors and a white background — print any tab without draining a cartridge.

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You share pages with someone else

Hand a printed page to a partner or accountability buddy without a jet-black background.

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You just prefer light interfaces

No judgment — screens are personal. Every color here was chosen for clarity and contrast on white, not squeezed in as an afterthought.

What's inside — 7 connected tabs

Start Here · My Plan · Dashboard · Payment Schedule · What-If Lab · Track It · Progress. Up to 40 debts, 20-year horizon.

Real screenshot — My Plan, enter debts once and pick a method Real screenshot — Dashboard with six live charts Real screenshot — What-If Lab, reverse goal-seek and 3-way method compare Real screenshot — the one-page print Summary Real screenshot — Track It, logging what you actually paid Real screenshot — Progress milestones filling in automatically

Real screenshots of the actual Google Sheet — nothing here is a mockup.

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Four ways to attack your debt

Pick the one you'll actually stick with — or let the sheet show you which wins for your real numbers.

Snowball

Smallest balance first — quick wins build momentum.

Avalanche

Highest interest first — mathematically cheapest.

Credit Score Focus

Highest card utilization first — fastest score lift.

Your Own Order

Rank debts however matters most to you.

"Built by the same people behind Focus OS and Cents & Sensibility. If it makes the math less scary, it did its job."

— Pixels & Pages Co. 💛

Questions, answered plainly

Will it actually look good printed?

Yes — every tab was designed against a white page from the start, with muted accent colors chosen for AA-level contrast and toner economy, not just "readable enough." Print any tab straight from Google Sheets.

Is this a PDF or a Google Sheet?

A live Google Sheet, not a PDF. After checkout you'll get a link to click "Make a Copy" — it lands in your own Drive, fully editable, no plugin or login beyond your normal Google account.

Do I have to pick a method right away?

No — What-If Lab always shows Snowball vs. Avalanche vs. Credit Score Focus side by side for your real numbers, so you can compare before committing, and change your mind later without losing anything.

Can I see all four methods compared everywhere, or just on one tab?

The What-If Lab tab is exactly where that happens — it automatically compares Snowball, Avalanche, and Credit Score Focus side by side, using your real numbers. Every other tab (My Plan, Dashboard, Payment Schedule, Track It, Progress) follows whichever single method you've chosen on My Plan, and "Your own order" is a 4th option you can select there too — it just sits outside the automatic 3-way comparison since it's a custom ranking, not a fixed formula.

Is this financial advice?

No. This tool offers general organization and planning structure, not financial or legal advice. For decisions specific to you, talk to a licensed professional.

Is there a dark / dashboard version?

Yes — the exact same calculator, including the reverse goal-seek and What-If Lab, with a dark, dashboard-style look, sold separately as the "Dashboard Edition." See it here →

How does the reverse goal-seek actually work?

Type your target debt-free date into the What-If Lab's "Work Backwards" section, then run the command from the sheet's own Cents of Direction menu. It solves for the exact extra monthly payment that gets you there and shows you the number — all inside your own copy, no add-ons or external tools involved. (The first run asks for a one-time Google authorization — normal for any custom Sheets menu, not a bug.)

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