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Saints2011
Saints2011 Posts: 933 Forumite
edited 7 August 2011 at 8:16PM in Loans
Evening, just looking for a bit of feedback really.

Loan Amount: £1000
APR: 9.9% taken over 18months (where can make overpayments without any fees.)
Monthly Repayment: £59.84
Interest over term: £77.12
Opened 1/06/11

The question I am asking myself is that I will have about £1200 extra this month in my salary now I am thinking of saving it into my isa which currently has £2400, now if I saved this £1200 it would get me 4.20%AER which is obviously a lot less then the loan. But I prefer seeing my savings build up which I started at the end of April. Just not sure whether I should just say b*llocks to it pay of the loan and then that will be that but the other part of me is saying an extra £1200 in my savings would make me feel happier :rotfl:but in the same breath want the debt gone :rotfl:

What we thinking? :p
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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  • curlytop12
    curlytop12 Posts: 1,227 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    i would:
    pay off loan
    put remaining £200 into ISA
    put the £60 a month you were paying to loan into savings instead.
    good luck:)
  • Saints2011
    Saints2011 Posts: 933 Forumite
    Thank you, sounds like a good idea!

    I try and save £450 pcm into the ISA as well + £50 pcm into bonds.
    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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