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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.

OP posts:
PeonyPatch · 05/08/2025 21:57

jbm16 · 04/08/2025 23:59

Would suggest you consolidate to one card if possible, loads of 0% percent cards for 6 months etc. and try to pay as much as you can afford each month.

Depends if they will get accepted for further credit at this stage, and enough credit to cover all the remaining balances.

Youdontseehow · 05/08/2025 22:05

@Misophoniaistough be brutally honest with us - are you a spendaholic? Did you run these debts up on stuff you didn’t really need? If so - don’t do a consolidation debt cos you’ll just run more debt up again.

If your debt is “circumstantial” and you can control your spending otherwise - yes, consolidate/swap to a 0% interest credit card.

good luck

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