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Going Through Old Bank Statements!

Just got our bank statements back from Natwest for the past 6 years as hoping to claim all our charges back, totals nearly 3k so it would be nice to get them back!! I can't believe how much money we used to spend on eating out, socialising and unecessary grocery shopping! :eek: There are entries for card usage in restaurants 3-4 times a week and then £200 on food shopping! :o:o Now wonder we ended up in so much debt! :eek:
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  • justruth
    justruth Posts: 770 Forumite
    It's a sobering read looking at when you got into debt and the way you used to spend before MSE! I agree when I looked through my statements and claimed my money back I also cancelled a lot of direct debits that were just going out for no real benefit to me, reassesed my card usage and watched how often I withdrew cash. Saves you even more then you claim back!
    Debt £5600 all 0%
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