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Interest free period over but been made redundant

Darklightjulez · 2020-11-05 11:39:10

Hi all so I am with sainsburys bank for my credit card and have a £1000 balance outstanding. I was planning to pay this off and already but due to corona virus I got made redundant (was working in the place under a year so I didn't get redundancy pay) while I was also on maternity leave. I paid a good chunk off my balance…

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born_again Posts: 22,951 Forumite

6 November 2020 at 12:44PM

sourcrates said:

Are you aware of the payment breaks currently available due to covid ?
Talk to your lender.

Even ML says do not take it unless you really need to.
As you are still being charged interest on the debt.

Life in the slow lane
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