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sassman
sassman Posts: 32 Forumite
Ninth Anniversary 10 Posts Combo Breaker
edited 5 May 2021 at 10:23AM in Debt-free wannabe
Hi All, 
I think I posted in the Autumn of 2020 so thought it was time I recorded my progress:
My credit card debt is now £9.2K across 2 interest free cards; it was £29K at the start of 2020.

I was planning for July-2021 for the final card payment but a purchase a £5K computer has put me back a few months.

So hopefully September-2021 I'll be debt free. 

I also have approx. £2K in savings which I'm hanging on to.

Happy days.

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  • fatbelly
    fatbelly Posts: 23,618 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Cashback Cashier
    Well done!
  • Wow that’s amazing progress, well done. 
    4 months to debt freedom ...
  • sassman
    sassman Posts: 32 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 10 Posts Combo Breaker
    With all this news of Barclays reducing credit limits, Virgin Money raised mine from £8K to £13K; as result my balance to limit ratio across all my cards has dropped to 17.5%

    All 4 cards are on a 0% deal and all scheduled to be paid off way ahead of time in Sept-2021.

    My plan then is to use the cards for day-to-day spending and settled each month until the new mortgage deal is set up in June-2022.

    Got to keep a credit history rolling lol!
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