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colinhotrodts

Any help please...I have a debt of £15000 on my credit card....I only have the one and never ever missed a payment but now I am struugling. I can only afford £200 a month total and wonder if I should get a loan to pay it off?

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  • pennypusher
    pennypusher Posts: 331 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Hi, Colin post a statement of affairs and people will be along to help you.
  • ladybez
    ladybez Posts: 474 Forumite
    Usualthe clever peeps on here do not recommed replacing one type of debt with another. The tempation is to clear the cc's with the loan, then use the cc's again thus making the matter worse. As PP says post up SOA, sticky on front page, and everone will help you.
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