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The Three C's - Coffee, Clothes & Credit Cards
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Me again. So I have set up a s/o to round my mortgage payment to nearest £100, so only an extra £20 a month but calculator says it will save me £6k interest and knock off 2 years. Hoping when my mortgage renewal comes round it will go down slightly so bigger Overpayment. I'm also going to try and increase Overpayment by another £50 a month in future but need to wait and see what budget is like after annual bills increase.*Dad loan - £5300 - £7200
*Virgin Credit Card - £3552.50 - £0
*Natwest - £1828.35 -£0.00
Barclaycard - £2315.25 - £0.00
Creation Finance - £960.32 £840
*Total debt - £8040/£11641.17*
Savings
*Savings Buffer - £100/£1500
*Emergency Fund - £1500/£1500
New diary- https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6474943/the-three-cs-coffee-clothes-credit-cards/3 -
I think that’s the key, finding what works for you. I have a couple of little pots, but not got pots for everything. I’m thinking about giving that a go. It sounds like you’ve got a really good handle on things. And you’ve got a good EF too.Hope your long drive on Boxing Day goes ok and have a lovely Christmas x1
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Justcrackingonwithit said:I think that’s the key, finding what works for you. I have a couple of little pots, but not got pots for everything. I’m thinking about giving that a go. It sounds like you’ve got a really good handle on things. And you’ve got a good EF too.Hope your long drive on Boxing Day goes ok and have a lovely Christmas x
Happy Christmas to you as well*Dad loan - £5300 - £7200
*Virgin Credit Card - £3552.50 - £0
*Natwest - £1828.35 -£0.00
Barclaycard - £2315.25 - £0.00
Creation Finance - £960.32 £840
*Total debt - £8040/£11641.17*
Savings
*Savings Buffer - £100/£1500
*Emergency Fund - £1500/£1500
New diary- https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6474943/the-three-cs-coffee-clothes-credit-cards/2 -
Good luck with the pots. Hope you have a lovely Christmas x"Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee0
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Just read your diary. Hard decision to make re house but sounds like you’ve got a plan.How are the weight loss jabs going? Did they help?
LTotal Debt Dec 07 £59875.83 Overdrafts £2900,New Debt Figure ZERO !!!!!!:j 08/06/2013
Lucielle's Daring Debt Free Journey
DFD Before we Die!!!! Long Haul Supporter #1241 -
lucielle said:Just read your diary. Hard decision to make re house but sounds like you’ve got a plan.How are the weight loss jabs going? Did they help?
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I had to stop the jabs as I had too bad side effects, but they were good whilst they lasted. I'm down almost 2st so just need to keep going.*Dad loan - £5300 - £7200
*Virgin Credit Card - £3552.50 - £0
*Natwest - £1828.35 -£0.00
Barclaycard - £2315.25 - £0.00
Creation Finance - £960.32 £840
*Total debt - £8040/£11641.17*
Savings
*Savings Buffer - £100/£1500
*Emergency Fund - £1500/£1500
New diary- https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6474943/the-three-cs-coffee-clothes-credit-cards/2 -
You've done the hard bit with the weight. The next hard bit is keeping it going & not giving up or giving in. Looking at it from an MSE perspective you have got to keep going or that money for the jabs will be wasted & we can't have that!
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How long were you on them for? What were the side effects?
LTotal Debt Dec 07 £59875.83 Overdrafts £2900,New Debt Figure ZERO !!!!!!:j 08/06/2013
Lucielle's Daring Debt Free Journey
DFD Before we Die!!!! Long Haul Supporter #1241 -
Merry Christmas xxSeptember 2017 Debt = £25330
Starting afresh.
You can do anything if you put your mind to it. x1 -
badmemory said:You've done the hard bit with the weight. The next hard bit is keeping it going & not giving up or giving in. Looking at it from an MSE perspective you have got to keep going or that money for the jabs will be wasted & we can't have that!*Dad loan - £5300 - £7200
*Virgin Credit Card - £3552.50 - £0
*Natwest - £1828.35 -£0.00
Barclaycard - £2315.25 - £0.00
Creation Finance - £960.32 £840
*Total debt - £8040/£11641.17*
Savings
*Savings Buffer - £100/£1500
*Emergency Fund - £1500/£1500
New diary- https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6474943/the-three-cs-coffee-clothes-credit-cards/2
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