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123 debt management

I have two loans and two credit cards and not enough money coming in each month to pay it all off. I found details for a company called 123 debt management who can help me manage my debts by contacting my creditors etc and making me debt free withint 6-8 years. Does anyone know anything about them? Is it worth while doing? I have no other options!!!

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  • NEVER EVER pay a company to do a debt management plan when the charities will help you for free.

    Please read this.
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2077631

    and do not believe anything the fee charging company tell you.
    If you go down to the woods today you better not go alone.
  • You really do have other options - don't touch this company with a barge pole. Stay away from them, tell them you don't want their services and don't be tempted.

    What they are offering is basically what you can access through the support and help of some debt charities - who won't charge you anything.

    Read what Grumpelstiltskin has linked to and then go and ask these people a question:

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2402327
  • Dont do it!!!!!!! Plenty of free help out there and on here! Good luck with getting htem sorted but these people rip you off and seen people worse off after these people get involved.
    Mum 30k/29000
    BC1 11500/11300
    BC2 10500/10300
    BC3 6500/6400 NW 950/800 Next 600/450
    Here we go a again!!!:mad: DFD Oct 2016 hopefully!!!
  • nottoolate
    nottoolate Posts: 1,359 Forumite
    debtfreenm wrote: »
    I have no other options!!!

    yes you do. contact cccs or payplan

    paying this company would be throwing money down the drain and would keep you in debt longer
  • fatbelly
    fatbelly Posts: 23,428 Forumite
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    Or self-manage a debt management plan.

    If 123 can get your debts cleared in 6-8 years, the other avenues can do it in 4-6 years as ALL your payments go to your creditors.

    But if you seek independent advice from organisations that do not view you as a cashcow, then you may find that you have other options. We do not know enough about your situation.

    Previous advice seems good, and helpful links.
  • DS4215
    DS4215 Posts: 1,085 Forumite
    As the others above have said, speak to CCCS who will help and advise you for free and without being judgemental.

    If you post a SOA then people can go through it and advise you of ways that you might be able to make things work.
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