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Financial Help/Advice

Dorbs · 2017-11-07 14:01:37

I'm not very good with money. I acknowledge that, it's my biggest mistake in life, and i'm now trying to rectify it at the age of 33. If possible i'd like some guidance/advice on what to do, based on some information I can provide. My current debt is - 1 year of payments @ £197 a month left on my Audi, personal finance. 1…

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enthusiasticsaver Posts: 16,139 Ambassador

8 November 2017 at 7:19PM

As you can see when you actually look at what you are spending it is fairly obvious where you are overspending. You need to budget better and prioritise paying the cards down especially as the general view now is these long 0% deals will disappear due to interest rate rises.

Entertainment and food seem to be your problem areas.

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