We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 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!

after some advise

dcy_2
dcy_2 Posts: 26 Forumite
hi, i recently took a loan with abbey of £5000 over 3years, with a total of £6695 to pay back. I have payment protection also. My mothly payments are £213 a month. But due to my current job going pear shape so to speak, im starting to struggle with repayments. I was wondering if there was an simple way of reducing these payments by maybe getting smaller loans, credit card etc. Im not to clued up on how these things work, so any advise would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks. Dan

Comments

  • CLAPTON
    CLAPTON Posts: 41,865 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    What does going pear shaped mean?
    if it means redundancy will the Payment Protection help you?
  • dcy_2
    dcy_2 Posts: 26 Forumite
    basically when i started the job there was plenty of work on, and over time was the norm. I would normally do 4 hours a day over time and this would cover my payments with ease. But due to the company earning enough money they have now brought new, faster machinery it has completely eliminated all the over time, and my earnings have dropped. I still have a job there, and there is no talk of them letting anyone go, but its just the lack of over time that has hit me hard.
This discussion has been closed.
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
  • 352.1K Banking & Borrowing
  • 253.5K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 454.2K Spending & Discounts
  • 245.1K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 600.7K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 177.4K Life & Family
  • 258.9K 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.