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meaning of acronyms on this forum please

jacey45
jacey45 Posts: 31 Forumite
in Debt-free wannabe
please could someone tell me meaning of some of the following acronyms.
SOA, DPW, CCCS, IVA.
Sorry to sound so stupid

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  • hypno06
    hypno06 Posts: 32,296 Forumite
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    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=672601

    This will help, and no, you are not being stupid!
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  • poorandindenial
    poorandindenial Posts: 4,097 Forumite
    Hi Jacey

    Don't feel stupid, I have been hear nearly a year and still don't know them all!!!

    There is a DFW dictionary at the top of the forum (about 3 or 4 stickies down) that gives all the acronyms and jargon.

    Of the ones you posted:

    SOA - statement of affairs (basically an account of your income and expenditure)
    DPW - sorry, not got a clue??
    CCCS - consumer credit counselling service (free to use debt advice organisation - one of the good guys)
    IVA - individual voluntary agreement (a way of getting debt free in 5 years but they aren't suitable for lots of people but are often missold by unscrupulous companies, for those that they do work for they can be a godsend but that is very few people in reality - full info here)
    £34,547 (Dec 07); Current debt: £zilch (Debt free December 2010)
    Sealed Pot #389 (2010=£133)
  • Numpty_Monkey
    Numpty_Monkey Posts: 14,196 Forumite
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    poorandindenial wrote: »
    Hi Jacey

    Don't feel stupid, I have been hear nearly a year and still don't know them all!!!


    Of the ones you posted

    DPW - sorry, not got a clue??


    I feel like that :o

    A rough guess DPW ?
    could be DFW (debt free wannabe) thats us, or
    could be DMP (debt management plan) or
    could be DFD (debt free date)
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    xx
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  • jacey45
    jacey45 Posts: 31 Forumite
    Thank you all so much for taking time to answer. xx
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