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What a fudgewimple

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  • buythedip
    buythedip Posts: 104 Forumite
    Fourth Anniversary 10 Posts Name Dropper
    You!!!8217;re still quite short, as a percentage of your income, from being that close the break even. Even then it!!!8217;ll be miserable paying off minuscule amounts of the 50k living on 100 quid a month food.

    You either need to earn more (it sounds like you have enough skills to find something better paid) or sort your pet costs out. Are ther neighbours that can assist if it!!!8217;s for going to the toilet?

    Also, were these debts incurred from your current lifestyle etc?
  • Red-Squirrel_2
    Red-Squirrel_2 Posts: 4,341 Forumite
    Ok OP, you don!!!8217;t want to change your job, you can!!!8217;t/won!!!8217;t make significant reductions in your outgoings, you can!!!8217;t/won!!!8217;t go bankrupt, so how are you ever going to get rid of this debt?

    Have you put your numbers for each debt into the repayment calculator in here? How many years will it take at the current rate? Can you honestly survive for that many years living right on the edge financially with no holidays or treats for any of you, and with no wiggle room for if anything unexpected comes up?
  • laveugle
    laveugle Posts: 35 Forumite
    Did you miss the part where I’d reduced the deficit by £500? I’ll take that cant/won’t and turn it into, you just watch me!

    Jeez what I would give for a little positivity, you know “you go girl” or “you can do it”

    And the answer to your question is 9.75 years at repaying £600 a month.

    But I’m going to do it in 5, you just watch me.
    Debt: £52,071.1:eek:
    I'm totally going to pay this off within 5 years, you just watch me.
  • You can do it !!!55357;!!!56833;!!!55357;!!!56833;!!!55357;!!!56833;!!!55357;!!!56833;
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  • The smiley faces are not working :p
  • Red-Squirrel_2
    Red-Squirrel_2 Posts: 4,341 Forumite
    laveugle wrote: »
    Did you miss the part where I!!!8217;d reduced the deficit by £500? I!!!8217;ll take that cant/won!!!8217;t and turn it into, you just watch me!

    Jeez what I would give for a little positivity, you know !!!8220;you go girl!!!8221; or !!!8220;you can do it!!!8221;

    And the answer to your question is 9.75 years at repaying £600 a month.

    But I!!!8217;m going to do it in 5, you just watch me.

    Well I certainly hope you do, you still have a deficit though.

    How did you get on with the dentist?
  • laveugle
    laveugle Posts: 35 Forumite
    Well luckily the dentist still had him on file, I always assumed you get chucked off the register after a period of time. The earliest they could do was 10th July but that’s a month earlier than the 7th august. We’ve got the very last appointment so I’ll finish work early.

    Then OH and I will go when we’ve got enough in the budget. Probably October I think.

    Payday tomorrow which is stressful - going to lock myself out of my banking app so I can’t touch jt
    Debt: £52,071.1:eek:
    I'm totally going to pay this off within 5 years, you just watch me.
  • mumofthetwins
    mumofthetwins Posts: 1,111 Forumite
    Hi OP have you checked out dave ramsey yet ? .. if not google him .. hes fab x
    DFW
    January £0/£11,100

    NSD
    January 1/31
  • Pixie5740
    Pixie5740 Posts: 14,515 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Eighth Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    You might find it useful to start a Debt Free Wannabe diary to help keep you on track and chart your progress. It could be where you go when you are tempted to spend money.
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