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A sad situation

Teepdhink
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In the early part of 2013 my relationship with my partner of 8 years ended. We have a house together which we are going to rent out this month as neither of use are living their anymore.
I owe £1,700 on my overdraft and another £1,500 on a credit card 0%. We also have a loan for the house and a mortgage but I'll not include that as that is taken care of.
I'm struggling making a dent on my two personal debts as my spending hasn't really altered. I'm just posting on here to try to give me some motivation so I can pay them off and move on with my life.
It's taken me 5 months to be able to get the house in a state that is ready to rent. Saving whilst still going through heart break isn't the best.
I managed to pay off £300 off the credit card this month, but its going to be a skint month.
Matt
I owe £1,700 on my overdraft and another £1,500 on a credit card 0%. We also have a loan for the house and a mortgage but I'll not include that as that is taken care of.
I'm struggling making a dent on my two personal debts as my spending hasn't really altered. I'm just posting on here to try to give me some motivation so I can pay them off and move on with my life.
It's taken me 5 months to be able to get the house in a state that is ready to rent. Saving whilst still going through heart break isn't the best.
I managed to pay off £300 off the credit card this month, but its going to be a skint month.
Matt
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Hi Matt
Sorry to hear of your troubles. Really is rough going through a break up. Why don't you post your soa and we can see if there's anyway you can cut back xDF as at 30/12/16
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Grocery spend challenge March £253.38/£285 £20/£70 Eating out
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I managed to pay off £300 off the credit card this month, but its going to be a skint month.You might as well ask the Wizard of Oz to give you a big number as pay a Credit Referencing Agency for a so-called 'credit-score'0
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