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Scared & unsure

Hello,

So I've got to a point where I just cannot continue the way I am but I'm really unsure about what my next step should be.

I Currently get paid £1400 per month (I was promised a rise in Sept, back in March but haven't heard anything from by boss about that since) 

I have the following debts:

Natwest cc £3690
Natwest od £250
Nationwide cc £957
Nationwide od £650
Nationwide loan £5800
Mbna cc £750
Halifax cc £750
Fluid cc £615

Total
£13,957

I'm currently paying £500 a month towards these debts but with interest charges it's not really making a dent at all and I feel like I'm throwing money away and getting nowhere at all.

Mortgage with my partner £72000

Last week I applied for breathing space on all my accounts,  through stepchange, without really realising what I was doing, just going through the stepchange process as it appeared on the website. 

A DMP seems like the most sensible plan for me but I'm honestly terrified of having to deal with another barrage of letters like with the breathing space.



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