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  • silentkiller
    silentkiller Posts: 240 Forumite
    its 39.9%. At the moment the balance is £498.84
    The truth is out there... and I want to believe
  • YorkshireBoy
    YorkshireBoy Posts: 31,541 Forumite
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    its 39.9%. At the moment the balance is £498.84
    If it stays this way you're going to be over your limit again on your next statement date when they add the interest.
  • intranicity
    intranicity Posts: 394 Forumite
    its 39.9%. At the moment the balance is £498.84

    Minimum payment (3.5%) would be about £17 a month on that balance.

    BUT, doing this would mean that if you Just paid the minimum every month

    It'll take you 511 months (that's over 42 years) to pay back £500 if you only pay the required minimum of 3.50%. Over that period of time, you'll pay an additional £4,215.47 in interest.

    If you could aford to pay an extra £10 a month towards your credit card debt, it would mean you'd repay it in 43 months (just over 3 years) and you'd save yourself £3,869.63 in interest. In fact, if you could aford an extra £25 a month, you'd repay it in 19 months and save £4,073.67.

    Totals (paying minimum of 3.50% per month):
    Original debt £500.00
    Time to clear debt 511 months
    Interest charged £4,215.47
    Total paid £4,715.47
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  • I am going to spend £50 a month on each of my credit cards (Perhaps more on the £1000 one).
    The truth is out there... and I want to believe
  • Saints2011
    Saints2011 Posts: 933 Forumite
    You need to clear these cards quickly
    Can I find out my credit score?
    You do not have a single credit score or rating. Different organisations take different information into account when working out your credit score and may have different scores for different products. (Kindly from Experian)
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