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IVA or Not 20k Debt

Owed To Amount Monthly payments
Egg £11,234.00 £236.00
Virgin £3,200.00 £123.00
Halifax £1,813.00 £60.00
Lloydstsb £761.00 £60.00
RFS £3,100.00 £125.00
TOTALS £20,108.00 £604.00

I bring home £1163 per month.. I also have £45 for phone bill and £28 car insurance.

I transfer £400 to another account and I get my petrol from that which on average = £170 per month. I only use my car getting to and from work. I have no house and partner won't put me on the mortgage whilst I have this debt.

Getting really concerned that if anything happens, I iwlll have no rights and be homeless as will not be able to afford to live on my own.

I am 25, no kids. Please any advice would be welcomed.

Comments

  • Owed To Amount Monthly payments
    Egg £11,234.00 £236.00
    Virgin £3,200.00 £123.00
    Halifax £1,813.00 £60.00
    Lloydstsb £761.00 £60.00
    RFS £3,100.00 £125.00
    TOTALS £20,108.00 £604.00

    Sorry layout wasn't that understandable before
  • james32_uk
    james32_uk Posts: 1,223 Forumite
    With a debt of 'only' £20k an IVA is not likely to be your best bet. Likelyhood is on a DMP with a bit of belt tightening you could be debt free in no more than 5 years.

    Post an SOA and people will give you some great help on areas to cut down relatively painlessly. Contacting CCCS or Payplan is a great move.
    Debt as at 12th July 2006 - £61,345 :eek: :eek: :eek:
    Debt free 21st Oct 2011.

    All thanks to :money:
  • jay78
    jay78 Posts: 376 Forumite
    hannah814 wrote: »
    Owed To Amount Monthly payments
    Egg £11,234.00 £236.00
    Virgin £3,200.00 £123.00
    Halifax £1,813.00 £60.00
    Lloydstsb £761.00 £60.00
    RFS £3,100.00 £125.00
    TOTALS £20,108.00 £604.00

    Sorry layout wasn't that understandable before

    What are the aprs for these cards?
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