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help!!! advice needed

hello
i am a new money saver using this site, i have always looked on here for advice but have now took the plunge to ask a question

I have had a lloyds tsb loan for a while now and after doing everything this site has advised like cancelling ppi and over paying im down to £600

what i would like to do is clear asap

loan payment is £79.45 a month and i try to pay £100 or more (i have a thing about odd pennies in accounts, so like to have it at 0 ending)

please advise what i should be doing
for example should i add to an overdraft, transfer to a 0% card or do i just leave and keep over paying

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  • mountainofdebt
    mountainofdebt Posts: 7,795 Forumite
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    Firstly I'm assuming that you can make over payments (don't worry about the pence thing, I'm exactly the same!) and if that is the case then I wouldn't worry about it.

    Don't think I would bother with a 0% card as you have to factor in the BT fee and for six months I personally don't see it being worth the hassle....but that's me!

    What I would say is make the payment as soon as you have the money expecially if the interest is being calculated on a daily basis.
    2014 Target;
    To overpay CC by £1,000.
    Overpayment to date : £310

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  • thankyou so much for your reply
    its a bit daunting coming on here for the first time
    yes i can over pay on the loan and i have been selling stuff on ebay to also help clear this debt, but have been holding on to it until the payment day. so what i should be doing is paying as soon as i get it

    as that well known supermarket says
    every little helps

    thanks again
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