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Advice thoughts please

Hi all, I'm after advice please

I have £6000 in bank after divorce.
I have £3000 in a car loan at 12.7% 15 payments left of £187 pcm
I have £2000 on first direct credit card 16.9%
I have £745 left on a rescheduled loan 6.03%

Would I be best paying off all of these in one go, be debt free, or would I be best just paying off one or maybe 2 of these debts?
I would like a house of my own, but it's not essential, I'm 49, in full time employment. Houses prices near me are out of my reach.
Thanks in advice mr lucky

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  • L33bou
    L33bou Posts: 20 Forumite
    mrlucky wrote: »
    Hi all, I'm after advice please

    I have £6000 in bank after divorce.
    I have £3000 in a car loan at 12.7% 15 payments left of £187 pcm
    I have £2000 on first direct credit card 16.9%
    I have £745 left on a rescheduled loan 6.03%

    If your credit rating is good, why dont you transfer the balances onto a 0% interest cards?? Obv depending on what you are allowed to do. Many cards out there with decent amount limits For example the M n S card MSE have been raving about, i got approved and got a 3k limit straight away
  • bigadaj
    bigadaj Posts: 11,531 Forumite
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    You certainly want to get rid of the first two loans with those rates.

    If you are disciplined and can get 0% credit card deals then that would be the most profitable option, opening high interest current accounts to take the balance.
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