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My Situation.... Please Help

Hi people,

Im not sure I am posting in the right section as this is my first post, but I would appreciate some guidance, I have debts I cannot afford to pay, and the lenders wont budge,

I currently owe, £500 paypal, £6000 Bank (+£2000) Charges, £1500 Credit Card, and a few small other debts,

What I did was went over board on my chq card with my bank, to pay bills at post office to clear a load of old debts, but the problem is they were probably manageable, the bank have contacted me and said the minimum they will take for repyament is £500 a month, before they pass it to debt collectors.

I have recently moved and have not updated my address with them yet, but im quite worried im going to lose all my stuff to debt collectors, as I only have about £125 spare a month anyway.

Im not too sure about what to do.

Any advice would be helpful.

Thank you
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  • Penny2myName
    Penny2myName Posts: 1,605 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I'm sure if you post your SOA, some of the more regular and experienced members will be able to help.
    All I can say is good luck
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  • pubgolf wrote: »
    Hi people,

    Im not sure I am posting in the right section as this is my first post, but I would appreciate some guidance, I have debts I cannot afford to pay, and the lenders wont budge,

    I currently owe, £500 paypal, £6000 Bank (+£2000) Charges, £1500 Credit Card, and a few small other debts,

    What I did was went over board on my chq card with my bank, to pay bills at post office to clear a load of old debts, but the problem is they were probably manageable, the bank have contacted me and said the minimum they will take for repyament is £500 a month, before they pass it to debt collectors.

    I have recently moved and have not updated my address with them yet, but im quite worried im going to lose all my stuff to debt collectors, as I only have about £125 spare a month anyway.

    Im not too sure about what to do.

    Any advice would be helpful.

    Thank you

    What or who is the bank and what was your o/d limit and how much did you od by ? Trust me on this i can probably direct you out of it !!!!!
    ONLY COPY WHAT I AM DOING IF YOU ARE 100% SURE AND YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE END RESULT MAY BE. ALWAYS CONSULT A PROFESSIONAL BEFORE FOLLOWING MY ADVICE. I AM NOT LEGALLY TRAINED . IF WHAT I AM DOING HELPS YOU IN ANY WAY CLICK THE THANKS BUTTON
  • pubgolf
    pubgolf Posts: 23 Forumite
    Hi,

    The bank is Nationwide, no overdraft limit, just went and used most of the chq's on the chq card they gave me.
  • KittyBoo_2
    KittyBoo_2 Posts: 676 Forumite
    You have definitely come to the right place for help.
    You will get lots of support and useful advice on here.
    Good luck pubgolf.
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  • So this is a common thing that the banks are letting people do. they let someone i used to work with go over by £15000 on their account the same way. !!!!!!
    ONLY COPY WHAT I AM DOING IF YOU ARE 100% SURE AND YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE END RESULT MAY BE. ALWAYS CONSULT A PROFESSIONAL BEFORE FOLLOWING MY ADVICE. I AM NOT LEGALLY TRAINED . IF WHAT I AM DOING HELPS YOU IN ANY WAY CLICK THE THANKS BUTTON
  • Hi Pubgolf :wave:

    You have come to the right place you will get brill advice here.
    Ally xx
    Official DMP Mutual Support Club Member No 30
  • pubgolf
    pubgolf Posts: 23 Forumite
    Hi,

    Well I hope so cause i defo do not have any idea on what to do here...
  • Pubgolf:
    have a look on southernscouser's sticky post on this forum and try to put as much detail of your SOA into another message.
    This will bring the advice out of the woodwork.
    Talk soon, well done for shouting up
    Warby
    x
  • highguyuk
    highguyuk Posts: 2,763 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Can I just ask how your £500 in debt with Paypal? Is that a credit card, or eBay problems meaning that you've got into the red?
  • pubgolf
    pubgolf Posts: 23 Forumite
    ebay problems, with chargebacks..
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