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  • EssexHebridean
    EssexHebridean Posts: 24,719 Forumite
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    Hope  you are soon feeling better BRB - take it easy while you recover fully. 

    Definitely start to get a grip/focus on the spending and drilling down into the accuracy of the SOA as well.
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    Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 Balance as at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
    Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 Balance as at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
    Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00
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  • Vinknut
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    If the SOA is accurate then you're actually in a very good position to be able to clear down the debt.

    Some assumptions;
    1. You're not using the credit cards any more
    2. Minimum unsecured payments are interest + 1% of balance

    If you assume that you clear down 1% of your balance a month, that's £739 a month cleared just by making min. payments

    Add to that the £1,820 from the SOA and that's £2,559 a month cleared off of the debts.

    That's "just" 29 months to completely clear the debt.

    You would be able to clear down the most expensive debt (aqua) in just 3 months.

    If the SOA is accurate...
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