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Fresh Diary for 2025! & Carrying on for 2026

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  • I'd also get rid of the higher one first.
    Debt Free - 4th June 2025
  • BlueJ94
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    jokono said:
    Agree, I think it's a good idea to move to 0%. Make sure you close Zable after transferring to remove the temptation to use it again.
    Yes ill be closing the credit cards due to the APR being so high!
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    Savings goal £91.50/£1000
  • BlueJ94
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    Morning all! 

    Not much going on, im patiently awaiting my new CC so I can transfer the balance, I have no patience so I hope its here soon :lol: In the meantime im going to try and work out the best solution for my other CC as thats still sitting at 37% 
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    Debt owed;

    Admiral - £0/£8000

    DFW Challenges! 

    PAD #
    365 Day 1p Challenge 2026 #8 £31.65
    Pay off all your debts by Christmas 2026! #14 £74.77/£8000
    Make £2026 in 2026! £390.05/£2026

    Savings goal £91.50/£1000
  • MFWannabe
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    Absolutely the right thing to do as the current cards are such high interest 
    Remember though if the credit limit is £1200 on new card you will only be able to transfer 90% of that limit including an6 transfer fee I.e £1k So I personally would transfer Jaja and close it and pay any remaining allowance on new card off Zable 
    Then I would chuck as much as I could at Zable to pay off the remaining balance as quickl6 as possible while paying just above minimum on new card 
    Then when the 6 months is up on new card hopefully you’ll either be able to pay it off or transfer to another new card 

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  • dawnybabes
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    Was just coming on to say you can’t normally transfer the full amount.

    id clear Jaja and the remaining bit Zable then set up minimum payments to new card and throw everything you have at the Zable one 
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  • Cute puppers! Was that down the Gower?
    Hope work's going ok - mine has changed massively in the last 6 months and I'm not sure on future plans.
  • BlueJ94
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    Cute puppers! Was that down the Gower?
    Hope work's going ok - mine has changed massively in the last 6 months and I'm not sure on future plans.
    Thanks! Yes it was. Oh really how so?
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    Debt owed;

    Admiral - £0/£8000

    DFW Challenges! 

    PAD #
    365 Day 1p Challenge 2026 #8 £31.65
    Pay off all your debts by Christmas 2026! #14 £74.77/£8000
    Make £2026 in 2026! £390.05/£2026

    Savings goal £91.50/£1000
  • I'm now commuting from Cardiff to Port Talbot (35 miles each way instead of 1 mile after we bought the new house!) Grrr! So it's a lot, makes the days even longer and was already doing compressed hours for 4 days. It's grim in this weather :(
  • BlueJ94
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    I'm now commuting from Cardiff to Port Talbot (35 miles each way instead of 1 mile after we bought the new house!) Grrr! So it's a lot, makes the days even longer and was already doing compressed hours for 4 days. It's grim in this weather :(
    Wow that is far! Port talbot is 40 minutes from my current work! Oh yes i bet, especially when everyone crashes in this weather too!
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    Debt owed;

    Admiral - £0/£8000

    DFW Challenges! 

    PAD #
    365 Day 1p Challenge 2026 #8 £31.65
    Pay off all your debts by Christmas 2026! #14 £74.77/£8000
    Make £2026 in 2026! £390.05/£2026

    Savings goal £91.50/£1000
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