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DMP & Mutual Support Thread - Part 10

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  • Jono987 wrote: »
    I actually sent a letter with that article just last week :rotfl: not sure if they will have it or not yet. Had no phone calls but I asked that all correspondence be in writing.

    Did Robinson way stop all interest for you? My credit file says dmp on it I believe.

    They did indeedy! I bet the spokesperson for Halifax quoted in that article doesn't work there anymore!
    I actually quite like talking to my creditors on the phone nowadays! Once I got my head around the fact that I don't actually have anything of value for anyone to take and that I am paying as much as I can afford each month so the courts wouldn't do anything either, it was all so much easier! But once you like talking to them they stop calling - might give THEM a call for a chat :rotfl:
  • Triangle
    Triangle Posts: 1,044 Forumite
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    Thanks all for your messages of support, it really means a lot xx
    MFW!
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  • Growurown
    Growurown Posts: 5,498 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    I was with my bank for 25 years but when push came to shove as Ellieseleven said they didn't actually give a fig about our dire straits (all of our own making, what a bunch of numpties we were). I did feel bad at first but then I realised that the 25 years didn't mean anything to them. I paid them back every penny I owed them. I am pleased with the service we are getting from the account we hold now, but am under no illusions that they won't treat us as a number too.
    DMP Mutual Support Thread No. 421

    Debt free date 25/11/2015 - Made It!
  • Growurown
    Growurown Posts: 5,498 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Triangle wrote: »
    Bit random but I see some of you have a 'DMP Mutual Support' member number in your signatures - do these still exist?

    Tx

    This is the last post I can find with the list. As ianmak doesn't post much now, do you want to be number 435?


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    DMP Mutual Support Thread No. 421

    Debt free date 25/11/2015 - Made It!
  • GibbsRule_No3
    GibbsRule_No3 Posts: 610 Forumite
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    edited 3 June 2015 at 2:15PM
    Just realised I have been debt free for a year this month. What a difference a year has made. New home, all new furniture and fittings. No debt, all paid off with the pension lump sum and still lots left, now I don't have the monthly payments to the DMP. Two or three years more working with the added DMP and monthly pension money to build up a nest egg before the State Pension kicks in. As it worked out the DMP was the best thing for me, it meant for five years before the Private Pension kicked in I managed to pay off all my debts so that PP is now all mine and did not have to pay the debts, leaving me with nothing. It was scary for the first few months after realizing I was spending more than I earned and the Bank were not going to let me roll over another loan, so glad they did not now. I hope all your outcomes are as good as mine has worked out. Main thing it is a long haul, so don't scrimp to the bone to get it paid quicker you are more likely to fail that way. Budget to live a comfortable, but not extravagant life. Think of that DMP money that will be yours monthly after it is paid off. It is nice knowing when I buy something it is paid for, even after the year I still don't have a credit card.
    Paddle No 21 :wave:
  • Dandytf
    Dandytf Posts: 5,073 Forumite
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    Budget to live a comfortable, but not extravagant life. ..exactly :)
    Think of that DMP money that will be yours monthly after it is paid off...not yet until 2019 a wee while yet
    Replenished CRA Reports.2020 Nissan Leaf 128-149 miles top charge. Savings depleted. VM Stream tv M250 Volted to M350 then M500 since returned to 1gb
  • Karen777
    Karen777 Posts: 416 Forumite
    great post Gibbs - nice inspiration for the rest of us and glad you are doing so well.
    Debt at highest - June 2013 - 26k/ March 2018 - 2500
    Proud to be dealing with my debts
  • Sazzie23
    Sazzie23 Posts: 2,634 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Post of the Month
    Just realised I have been debt free for a year this month. What a difference a year has made. New home, all new furniture and fittings. No debt, all paid off with the pension lump sum and still lots left, now I don't have the monthly payments to the DMP. Two or three years more working with the added DMP and monthly pension money to build up a nest egg before the State Pension kicks in. As it worked out the DMP was the best thing for me, it meant for five years before the Private Pension kicked in I managed to pay off all my debts so that PP is now all mine and did not have to pay the debts, leaving me with nothing. It was scary for the first few months after realizing I was spending more than I earned and the Bank were not going to let me roll over another loan, so glad they did not now. I hope all your outcomes are as good as mine has worked out. Main thing it is a long haul, so don't scrimp to the bone to get it paid quicker you are more likely to fail that way. Budget to live a comfortable, but not extravagant life. Think of that DMP money that will be yours monthly after it is paid off. It is nice knowing when I buy something it is paid for, even after the year I still don't have a credit card.

    Hey Gibbs, nice positive post. Happy debt-free retirement:T
    Debt -it's a fight that I'm winning, dealing with debt one day at a time.
    Estimated DFD August 2018 - 2031 - now 2027 :T

    Guide dog Tess, missing Scotland 2 years

    DMP support no438.
  • Brogden
    Brogden Posts: 1,173 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Just realised I have been debt free for a year this month. What a difference a year has made. New home, all new furniture and fittings. No debt, all paid off with the pension lump sum and still lots left, now I don't have the monthly payments to the DMP. Two or three years more working with the added DMP and monthly pension money to build up a nest egg before the State Pension kicks in. As it worked out the DMP was the best thing for me, it meant for five years before the Private Pension kicked in I managed to pay off all my debts so that PP is now all mine and did not have to pay the debts, leaving me with nothing. It was scary for the first few months after realizing I was spending more than I earned and the Bank were not going to let me roll over another loan, so glad they did not now. I hope all your outcomes are as good as mine has worked out. Main thing it is a long haul, so don't scrimp to the bone to get it paid quicker you are more likely to fail that way. Budget to live a comfortable, but not extravagant life. Think of that DMP money that will be yours monthly after it is paid off. It is nice knowing when I buy something it is paid for, even after the year I still don't have a credit card.

    Fantastic post Gibbs and I am so pleased. I hope things work out just like that for me over the next decade or so :) !!

    'Comfortable but not extravagant' says it beautifully and I don't think we could be happier with any other way.

    Brogden.
  • Ellieseleven
    Ellieseleven Posts: 2,118 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Just realised I have been debt free for a year this month. What a difference a year has made. New home, all new furniture and fittings. No debt, all paid off with the pension lump sum and still lots left, now I don't have the monthly payments to the DMP. Two or three years more working with the added DMP and monthly pension money to build up a nest egg before the State Pension kicks in. As it worked out the DMP was the best thing for me, it meant for five years before the Private Pension kicked in I managed to pay off all my debts so that PP is now all mine and did not have to pay the debts, leaving me with nothing. It was scary for the first few months after realizing I was spending more than I earned and the Bank were not going to let me roll over another loan, so glad they did not now. I hope all your outcomes are as good as mine has worked out. Main thing it is a long haul, so don't scrimp to the bone to get it paid quicker you are more likely to fail that way. Budget to live a comfortable, but not extravagant life. Think of that DMP money that will be yours monthly after it is paid off. It is nice knowing when I buy something it is paid for, even after the year I still don't have a credit card.

    Good to hear from you Gibbs and how fantastic to hear that you are enjoying your debt-free life. I too will be debt-free eight years before my private pension kicks in and it is such a great feeling and a big relief that I won't be carrying all that debt into my retirement.

    Take care
    Ellie xx
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