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DMP F&F advice please

Hi everyone

You might remember I've been trying to get myself out of this pickle: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4626495

So my Mum has offered to lend me £1000 to try and help. I currently owe about £4k on 4 different credit cards, have a DMP, and have only made token payments the last few months while I try and sort myself out.

Could this money be enough to make full and final offers to each of them, do you guys think?

Thanks all.

Comments

  • DS4215
    DS4215 Posts: 1,085 Forumite
    It is enough to make F&F offers, but it might not be enough that they accept. I would actually start even lower than the £1,000 (~25%) you have available and start at 20%. Tell them know it is from a 3rd party and a one time only offer. You might get lucky...
  • System
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    Thanks DS

    I'll give that a try
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  • System
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    Hi everyone.

    I made a F&F offer to Barclaycard of 40% but they are saying they won't accept anything below 90, which is very disappointing. They have also charged me full interest on my account since I started with Payplan, which I understand is their right but none of the other companies have done this. I feel I will never get out of this.

    Really losing the plot this week
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