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Debt Advice
betterfinancialfuture
Posts: 3 Newbie
I am currently carrying a fair bit of debt and looking for a bit of advice.
- I have credit card debt which I am currently paying the minimum
- Some default credit card debt which i am paying off
- I have some arrears on car finance
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I suspect folks may require significantly more information. The devil is in the detail !DEBT FREE - Feb '21& Mortgage Free Nov '24
Now, let's look at FIRE0 -
1. The credit card debt: £5800
2. Default Crediit Cards with debt management companies: £8000
3. Outstanding car finance: £1600 - i paid that off just today actually0 -
Hi and welcome to MSE.In order to advise on this, we need to know your outstanding debt totals, who owns them, and how much money you have available to make settlement offers with.Its best to list this all first, so we don`t have to keep drip feeding information from you, that way we can help you better.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Debt free wannabe, Credit file and ratings, and Bankruptcy and living with it boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.For free non-judgemental debt advice, contact either Stepchange, National Debtline, or CitizensAdviceBureaux.Link to SOA Calculator- https://www.stoozing.com/soa.php The "provit letter" is here-https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2607247/letter-when-you-know-nothing-about-about-the-debt-aka-prove-it-letter0
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Sourcrates, thanks for getting back to me, but i think ultimately what i wanted to know is:
1. shall i pay off my expensive debt? credit card debt is obviously accumulating interest
2. pay off the debt with the management companies, no interest is accruing there
my initial plan was to split my monthly payments 75% to debt management and the remaining 25% to top-up the existing minimum payments i pay on my credit cards0 -
Interest bearing debt first would be the sencible choice, yes.
I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Debt free wannabe, Credit file and ratings, and Bankruptcy and living with it boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.For free non-judgemental debt advice, contact either Stepchange, National Debtline, or CitizensAdviceBureaux.Link to SOA Calculator- https://www.stoozing.com/soa.php The "provit letter" is here-https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2607247/letter-when-you-know-nothing-about-about-the-debt-aka-prove-it-letter1
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