Sorry to hear you've been having (and probably will still have) spendy times, Puzz, but at least you're having fun and making memories. You certainly have a better, more interesting life than me


Feeling really annoyed this morning as I've had to sort out a problem with my bank's DD to Capital One. I was delighted to get this credit card and have worked so hard to use it properly, always paying the balance in full by DD every month. As a result, because I was such a good girl, they doubled my credit limit from £500 to £1000. It's not that I want or need this amount of money and certainly don't intend to spend it but I feel my rehabilitation towards financial reliability had really started after my horrendous mess-ups over credit in the past.


I decided to jump the gun at the end of April and pay the full card balance online a few days prior to the DD due date. All went well, payment confirmed etc and I had plenty of money in my current account to cover it. Fast forward to this morning when I checked my bank statement online only to see that Cap One attempted to also take the full balance by DD when I'd already paid it in full a few days previously. This resulted in the DD payment being returned and my bank account having a £56 deficit showing.


Nationwide were brilliant on the phone, said it was just a timing issue and as I had a basic account which is designed to help people with their finances there is never any fee added for this sort of mess. I quickly phoned Cap One as I didn't want any negative markers on my credit card account. The nice man immediately waived the £12 fee. I just wanted them to know that I'm a reliable borrower and have bust a gut to maintain my unblemished record with them.


I hope you have good news from AAD about your 'enforceable' debt. I still need to scan and transmit my paperwork about my old Tesco one that I had to wait 8 months to receive. What they sent looks very scant to me, I'm keeping everything crossed that it isn't compliant.


Have a lovely Bank Holiday long weekend. I'm doing a car boot sale on Sunday and Monday. I really MUST get this clutter out of my life. Any cash made from it will be nice too

Hi cbc,

Get you being over excited and paying your bill too early.. you won't do that again... !!

Enjoy your boot fair..hope you make lots of lovely money....

Puzz.x

Unfortunately AAD have come back with enforceable so looks like I will have to add this one back on.. never mind.. onwards and downwards we go....

Puzz. x

Shame. Was it a very recent debt? A lot of my really old ones from about 2001 came back as enforceable. A big disappointment to say the least. Trust me to have creditors who kept excellent records

Hi cbc,

It was a 2007 one, so I have written to them with my offer of payment. In the interim they have written again asking me to contact them, assume our mail crossed in the post..!

Puzz

Monday.. again..

But house guest gone home and dd heading back to uni tomorrow so a fortnight of just OH and me bobbing around coming up...! and he is out more than in so a little bit of peace and quiet for puzz ...

Money news..

Waiting to hear back from cabot to see if they accept my £5 a month proposal...

Surprisingly I still have some pennies in the bank despite house guest and feeding between 3-5 people most nights...

No more socials planned for ages actually.. just the way I like it.. although I may try and organise one for June we shall see..

Need to get out and do some running around over the next few weeks for work.. have dropped the overtime all bar 2 visits, as they are just so not worth my time at the rate they are paying...

Lots of expenses coming up with dd's third year abroad looming large now... flights/hotel/hairdressers/opticians/clothes/visa/health insurance etc etc.. my poor savings accounts will be depleted...

LM and LF have both successfully managed to disgrace themselves due to over indulgence of alcohol, LM even managed to end up in A & E..... parents what can you do.....

Right best get on and sort the day out before it runs away from me again...

Puzz. x

Love the idea of having disgraceful parents. I wish my Mum had been a bit more that way, she was so straight-laced. No fun at all. No wonder I left home at 18 and never went back

Hi Puzz, just catching up with some of my subs and catching up with your diary. All sounds good and going in the right direction.

Personally I have totally played the game, pay all mine £400 a month between them and just don't even think about it. I've had request after request for new statements and checks but they can all do one. Get the occasional F&F offer but they are still in the 70% range. I think I'm down to almost 60% paid and at current levels they will all be done in 4 years, just at the time I plan to take early retirement.

Life is good outside of that, we live a pretty normal existence, just without credit cards. Can pretty much do as we please.

I have thought about CCA but as the majority of my accounts where opened online there seems little point. I think I only have one pre 2007 account anyway.

Anyway enjoy the sunshine

Looks like things are going well for you, blisteringblue. You're paying off the debt and still having a life


I've been on a DMP since early 2013. I was with SC for about 4 and a half years and then self-managing. I've only had one offer to make a F&F in all that time, I was hoping by now they'd be coming in thick and fast. The one I had was just a solitary letter suggesting they might be amenable to an offer and for me to contact them with my proposed amount. I haven't done that yet as I'm still awaiting confirmation that this debt (my biggest) is actually enforceable. Sounds like your creditors have been more forthcoming with you.

To be honest it's only the debts that have full on been bought by a 3rd party that offer the F&Fs we have 2 of these and they send them every few months. They drop slightly each time so will eventually play ball. Those just managed on behalf of the original do nothing. Although got notification recently that PRAt Group have full on bought my Barclaycard debt (one of the bigger ones) so hopefull they will deal eventually too. But PRA at not known for good offers.

It's all a game remember DCA Bluff

It's a game I don't fully understand the rules of. Your experience is the total opposite to mine.


All but one of my debts have been sold, mainly since 2014, and it's those that never contact me with offers

The one that did suggest they might be amenable to an offer is still the original creditor, being managed by a third party but definitely not sold on as yet. I checked to make sure

Hi BB.. Lovely to hear from you with an update, you sound like your really enjoying life and its very pleasing to hear..

I see BB and CBC have been chatting away in my absence! I too have most of my debts sold on and have received letters suggesting I contact them to discuss a reduced final payment.. but although I could probably afford it with my savings in the bank.. they are all allocated and will start diminishing in the next few months as I start to pay for dd's year abroad.. ho hum..... F & F's for me will have to wait until after 2020....;/.

I have got a payrise though which is nice.... small but nice....!

Love Puzz. x

PRA Group have just written to me offering a 65% discount on a debt I have with them which I thought was pretty good. I've been paying them £5 a month for 2 years. Hopefully they'll do a good deal with you too

Puzzcat sorry for barging in here!

Oops! Sorry for hijacking


Congratulations on the pay rise. Although you say it's only small, every little helps as Mr T was always telling us

CBC, you know I am happy to be hijacked by you anytime. xx

Sunday... been up since 6.30... Although I didn't wake up until 9.30 yesterday so all fair I guess.....

Have been doing money matters this morning.. refixed our mortgage for a 2 year one.. that will coincide in theory with dd finishing uni and who knows what will be doing then.....!!!

Monthly charge goes down by £45... not over paying, I am going to save this towards dd's graduation.. that's bound to cost money.. and over 2 years that will be over £1k....

I am leaving my house insurance the same this time, although as per its gone up from last year and for all the faff of starting a new one.. the cheapest at a glance is only £12 cheaper before I start adding things to it.. so I am taking the relaxed approach on that one this year...

Still no confirmation from cabot that they want my money.. guess they will get round to it sometime soon... come on guys your missing out on my £5 payment...!!

DD nearing the end of the year now, 3 essays to be in before the bank holiday.... and yep she's in bed..... but has been visiting the library so will hopefully get it all done, then she can come home... then just the one exam mid june..

Plans for year abroad taking shape, just need exact dates please nice uni let me know....

Still doing my £1 a day pot, no longer need it for dd's buses so am now putting it towards my friends big birthday do in September then will start saving it for something else no doubt...!!!

Right sun is shining, I need to pop to the shops, just got to decide when and which one's to go to.... and try not to spend too many pennies..

Results day for LF tomorrow, strange how both my oldies go so quiet after a fortnight of my relative staying.. its as if I have fallen off the planet or flown off with her.... never mind I am sure they will be in touch when they need/want/miss ? me......

That's all folks, busy working week planned so may be quieter than usual on here...

Puzz, x

Fingers crossed for LF

From me too. Must be a worrying time for all of you. The wait is often the worst part.

Thank you to you both for your good wishes, unfortunately nothing conclusive to report more blood tests to be had.. so we wait some more.....

xx

Money Matters....

Forgot to mention that when fixing my mortgage yesterday they pay an incentive of £100 to stay with them... (like I have a choice anyway...!)

Also received a letter today about my loan that is in my dmp.. appears they did something wrong and owe me £138 which will come off my debt.. its the little things that count..!

So debt today down to...

£27269.76...

Love puzz. x