📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

Advice please

Good morning. I wonder if I could ask for help please. I have a loan outstanding for just over £3K to pay it off will cost me £20 should I bother paying it off in full or just leave until payments end (nov  2022) I just don’t know what to do.

I have savings hence I can pay it off if I wanted to . Any help would be very appreciated thanks again xx 

Comments

  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 35,242 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    edited 17 May 2021 at 12:23PM
    If you're paying interest on it, pay it off.

    If you want your credit files to look better, pay it off.

    If neither of the above apply, you may as well leave it.
  • Hi yes I would like my credit files to look better xx 
  • ZaSa1418
    ZaSa1418 Posts: 651 Forumite
    500 Posts Third Anniversary Name Dropper
    Pay it off 
    LBM Debt Total : £48,326.50

    Pay All Your Debt Off By Xmas 2023 - #50  £1,495.29 / £12,000.00
    Saving For Christmas 2023 - £1 a day challenge - #6 £100/£1095.00
  • If your paying interest on it - over 3 k that would amount to much more than £20. Work it out based on the interest you have already paid then I would seriously think about paying it off if you have the means too 
  • Sncjw
    Sncjw Posts: 3,567 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    I would pay it off. It will be less stress in the future if your financial circumstances change. You won't having that hanging over your head and finding the money to pay for it. 
    Mortgage free wannabe 

    Actual mortgage stating amount £75,150

    Overpayment paused to pay off cc 

    Starting balance £66,565.45

    Current balance £58,108

    Cc around 8k. 

  • Paddington75
    Paddington75 Posts: 108 Forumite
    100 Posts Name Dropper
    If you have the means to pay it off I would do that, especially if you're paying interest on it.
    Tesco CC - £269.00.00/£750 
    Virgin CC - £1,050.00/£2570.00 
    MBNA CC - £825.00/£3360.00 
    Emergency/Home improvements Fund - £0.00/£1000.00
    Pay All Your Debt By Xmas 2021 Number 60 - £2144.00/£6680.00

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6233334/paddingtons-debt-free-journey#latest
  • Supertryer
    Supertryer Posts: 55 Forumite
    10 Posts First Anniversary
    Definitely pay it off!
    Savings will soon rebuild again 😉
    Savings - Emergency fund £600.17/5000
    Debt free January 2021! (Was savingmummy)
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 351.7K Banking & Borrowing
  • 253.4K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 454K Spending & Discounts
  • 244.6K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 600K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 177.3K Life & Family
  • 258.3K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.2K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.6K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.