DMP & Mutual Support Thread - Part 8

Tigsmom

Great news. Santander never wrote to us but they have taken the payments and our statements say 0% interest so that's good enough for me. I just wish we'd opened our main account with them instead of HSBC. Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

Time_to_face_the_music

katy_ann wrote: »

A bit of good news from me today, Santander have sent me a letter saying that they are complying with CCCS and my monthly payments from them and that they wont be adding on any further interest. One down, 5 to go! x

Tigsmom wrote: »

Great news. Santander never wrote to us but they have taken the payments and our statements say 0% interest so that's good enough for me. I just wish we'd opened our main account with them instead of HSBC. Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

Excellent news :T

katy_ann

I completly agree, HSBC are being a nightmare for me! x

Hopelessly_Hopeful

katy_ann wrote: »

A bit of good news from me today, Santander have sent me a letter saying that they are complying with CCCS and my monthly payments from them and that they wont be adding on any further interest. One down, 5 to go! x

Good news. Keep it coming!

HHx

Growurown

Evening everyone. All this talk of slow cookers has reminded me to tell you about one of my favourite items in the kitchen which is my steamer. Pile all the veg in and switch on. No pans boiling over and one heat source to cook everything thereby saving money. I can also do fish and rice in it and steaming retains more vitamins than boiling. I am also thinking of resurrecting my pressure cooker and when I get paid am going to invest in a new slow cooker since OH broke the old one!

Time_to_face_the_music

Growurown wrote: »

Evening everyone. All this talk of slow cookers has reminded me to tell you about one of my favourite items in the kitchen which is my steamer. Pile all the veg in and switch on. No pans boiling over and one heat source to cook everything thereby saving money. I can also do fish and rice in it and steaming retains more vitamins than boiling. I am also thinking of resurrecting my pressure cooker and when I get paid am going to invest in a new slow cooker since OH broke the old one!

I love my steamer. It's brilliant for Thai rice and stops it boiling over everywhere and making a mess of the cooker. Oh and for sui mai and other dim sum which we buy in bulk from local Chinese supermarket

teddyp

Hi everyone... finally after a crazy month and last minute panic have decided to go with the dmp... spoke to the cccs on Friday and they were so friendly and made me feel a bit calmer about the whole process.

Anyway I need to get all my letters off this week to my creditors....Couple of things I could do with some advice from you if anyone knows.... Is it better to send a postal order or a cheque for the token payment that goes with the letter in the cccs pack ?

Also how do I find the correct addresses to post them too ? Im after Barclays bank , Barclayloan and Barclaycard ekkk and also Santander credit card and Next catalogue. If anyone can point me in right direction that would be great.

Thanks for all your stories it had really helped give me the confidence in going forward x

lizzy23

well after yesterdays drama with the dd decided to set to and do them myself last night so after a couple of hrs on the phone most of them are done will pick up last of them today, have to say i feel much more in control, just need to confirm wages into new account on Friday and we will be go go go, its ver weird getting excited about pay day

Hopelessly_Hopeful

lizzy23 wrote: »

well after yesterdays drama with the dd decided to set to and do them myself last night so after a couple of hrs on the phone most of them are done will pick up last of them today, have to say i feel much more in control, just need to confirm wages into new account on Friday and we will be go go go, its ver weird getting excited about pay day

Not another control freak Yippee!

HHx

Hopelessly_Hopeful

teddyp wrote: »

Hi everyone... finally after a crazy month and last minute panic have decided to go with the dmp... spoke to the cccs on Friday and they were so friendly and made me feel a bit calmer about the whole process.

Anyway I need to get all my letters off this week to my creditors....Couple of things I could do with some advice from you if anyone knows.... Is it better to send a postal order or a cheque for the token payment that goes with the letter in the cccs pack ?

Also how do I find the correct addresses to post them too ? Im after Barclays bank , Barclayloan and Barclaycard ekkk and also Santander credit card and Next catalogue. If anyone can point me in right direction that would be great.

Thanks for all your stories it had really helped give me the confidence in going forward x

Welcome.

Addresses should be on your statements. The other quick way is not to pay them, they will soon send their contact details!!!! (you will still be able to then pay them that month lol)

Most people say POs because you dont have to sign them (incase you decide to go UE later)

Hope that helps

HHx