When your savings are more than your credit card balance, can you call yourself debt free?

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  • enthusiasticsaver
    enthusiasticsaver Posts: 15,611 Ambassador
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    I think you could call yourself debt neutral when the savings equal the debt.
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  • Ogden
    Ogden Posts: 32 Forumite
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    That!!!8217;s good enough for me!
    Nearly debt free
  • MERFE
    MERFE Posts: 2,133 Forumite
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    My savings are more than my debt now. Last CC 0% at £2657, savings over £6000. I don't consider that debt free but it is a nice feeling to know it could just be all paid off. By the time it is all paid we should have saved almost enough for a house deposit.
  • Ogden
    Ogden Posts: 32 Forumite
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    That must be a nice feeling
    Nearly debt free
  • Dobbibill
    Dobbibill Posts: 4,135 Ambassador
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    I would agree if your CC balances are all at 0% and your savings exceed the amount of debt then 'Debt Neutral' covers it nicely.

    Well done.
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  • Fireflyaway
    Fireflyaway Posts: 2,766 Forumite
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    No you are not debt free. You have debt so you can't be! You have savings so why not pay off the debt then you will actually be debt free and have savings?
  • Mnd
    Mnd Posts: 1,699 Forumite
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    We are debt free.we've got about 6k on interest free cc and 83k in savings
    No loans or mortgage
    No.79 save £12k in 2020. Total end May £11610
    Annual target £24000
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