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Hi! I am new here

November 25th, 2007 at 12:14 pm

Hi I am new here.

I am a woman 30 something with big debt( loan, credit card, car loan and family loan )

You will get to know me from time to time Smile but please excuse my english because english is not my first language.

My goal is to pay off credit card debt by Christmas 2008.

CC 1 : AM visa 887.30
CC 2 : AM master1594.09
CC 3 : MBF 2756.15

Total : 5237.54

I need some advice and motivation.

8 Responses to “Hi! I am new here”

  1. dwallyfam Says:
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    Welcome to the group.

  2. disneysteve Says:
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    Welcome! You'll find there are lots of people here willing to lend advice and support. The more info you are willing to share, the better the advice will be. At first glance, your CC debt looks pretty modest, just over 5K, but you mention several other loans (car, family, etc.) and I don't know how much you earn.

    I'll start with the standard advice and that is to make the minimum payments on everything but the loan with the highest interest rate (regardless of balance). Put all extra available funds toward that loan. Once that is paid off, move to the next highest rate and so on down the line.

    Of course, the other standard advice is to trim your living expenses as much as possible until you are debt-free. Cut back or cut out anything you possibly can so you can direct the maximum amount toward debt reduction.

    Good luck.

  3. Joan.of.the.Arch Says:
    1196004983

    Hello. Nice to have you here with us. Smile

  4. Amber Says:
    1196034012

    Welcome, you have come to the right place...good luck Smile

  5. ifeel100 Says:
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    Welcome here~ Big Grin
    Im also in a same situation here, got lots of CC debts & car loan and soon-to-be mortage loan as well.
    But we all will try our best 2 overcome it, rite?!

    Btw, english also not my 1st language.
    Im fr Asia , basically Chinese was my mother tongue, follows by Malay then only engish.

  6. baselle Says:
    1196041942

    Welcome!

    The beginning advice is very much the same as what disneysteve told you - no magic, no secrets.

    I'd add that its a good idea to track your spending for at least three months. Get an idea of what you currently spend money on, especially recurring bills. Its usually eye opening! The next step is to cut the spending on things that are less meaningful, and see if you can cut spending on meaningful things - cell phone bill is meaningful but perhaps you can look at the bill for hidden charges.

    The other thing is that you have to be willing to save money. Big Grin. I smile at that because if you do a good job at cutting costs, your first challenge is to not to treat yourself to something big, undoing all your work. A savings account, even if its just going directly to debt, is important. Seeing your savings grow is a great incentive!

    Good luck - let us know you how you are doing.

  7. Broken Arrow Says:
    1196041956

    Welcome. Smile

  8. PauletteGoddard Says:
    1196105564

    Hi and welcome! This is one of the best places for support, advice and motivation because SavingAdvice community members share through forums and blogs what they've learned as they plan and reach their goals. I hope you find what you need here.

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