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Am I doing the right thing?

Wimbrel
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I decided to add a sig for a bit of motivation and read through my previous posts on the forum. I had planned and intended to be debt free by August 2016. I'm not .
I do have more of an emergency fund than I'd expected to have by now and I could of course clear the rest of the debt and have less of an emergency fund but
A) I really like having some savings for once in my life and
The remaining debt is at 0%
If I put my mind to it and keep going I can get to DFD by Christmas.
I'm just not sure if that's my best option or if I should clear it now then rebuild the savings.
It's been a real slog this past four years so thanks for all the advice and support on this forum, I was reading and following long before I took the plunge and joined last year.
I do have more of an emergency fund than I'd expected to have by now and I could of course clear the rest of the debt and have less of an emergency fund but
A) I really like having some savings for once in my life and

If I put my mind to it and keep going I can get to DFD by Christmas.
I'm just not sure if that's my best option or if I should clear it now then rebuild the savings.
It's been a real slog this past four years so thanks for all the advice and support on this forum, I was reading and following long before I took the plunge and joined last year.
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If the debt stays on 0% I would leave it. If the interest-free period ends I would pay it off when that happens.
Alternatively. if Christmas comes and there is still a bit left you could pay that off with savings. There is no real benefit to you but it would be a nice Christmas present to yourself and you could start the new year debt free.
Well done on getting so much of the debt paid off.Aiming to make £7,500 online in 20220 -
Thank you. It would be nice to start 2017 debt free!0
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