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Paying off credit card/savings?

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Misophoniaistough · 04/08/2025 16:37

I owe the following: £1200 on a credit card with a £2300 limit, so just over half.

£495 on a card with a £500 limit.

£800 left on a £1500 loan I took out.

£450 on an Argos store card that has a £900 limit.

£300 overdraft.

I had another credit card which had a £200 limit and I paid that in full last week and closed the account.

I feel ashamed of this, I know the figures could be a lot worse but ideally they'd be close to zero.
My financial situation is expected to improve, I currently live alone which is expensive but I'll be moving in with my partner soon.

I earn under 30k which I know is quite low, so I'm currently applying for jobs which pay over 30 and I'm doing overtime currently.

The figures are going down and I do what i can. I shop at Heron Foods/Aldi etc. ,I stopped getting my eyebrows done and I don't get hair, nails or anything, I dye my own hair, all my clothes are second hand, I still live a bit because I'd go mad otherwise, life isn't for existing.

Any other advice? I'd love to have it paid off in a year.

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Statsquestion1 · 04/08/2025 16:40

Which ones have the highest interest rate?

Misophoniaistough · 04/08/2025 16:38

Paying off the 200 card and closing it in full felt great. I'm not saving anything atm as all my money is going into repayments, I've heard the snowball effect is a good idea so I'm trying to now repay the 500 card before tackling the larger debt.

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