Avalanche paying minimums on everything, with every extra dollar to the highest-rate debt. Minimizes total interest paid. Where it's taught Debt Payoff Strategies: Avalanche vs SnowballDebt Consolidation: Does Trading Several Debts for One Actually Help? Try it with a calculator Debt Payoff CalculatorDebt Consolidation Calculator Appears in 3 other lessons Net Worth & the Order of Operations: Where Every Dollar Goes FirstLoans & AmortizationInterest, APR & APY Related terms Blended rateDebt consolidationDebt-free dateRolloverSnowballTerm reset