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Went to our remortgage appointment with my bank blooming waste of time apparently we can't afford it even though we would be saving £85 a month so go figure will just let the broker deal with it at the end of March and I'll continue to get this debt down as much as possible :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
Very annoying and illogical but typical bank :mad:. Translation "It won't be profitable enough for us even though it would save you money." :mad:Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
Debt in July 2017 = £58,766 😱 DEBT FREE 31 OCTOBER 2017 :T 🎉
EMERGENCY FUND 1 = £50/£5,000. EMERGENCY FUND 2 = £10/£5,000.
CHRISTMAS SAVINGS = £0/£500. SEF = £1,400/£12,000 PREMIUM BONDS ME = £350. PREMIUM BONDS DH = £300.
HOLIDAY MONEY = £0 TIME LEFT TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE = 5 YEARS 1 MONTHS0 -
The complete lack of logic is so frustrating. Better luck with a different provider maybe?My mortgage free diary: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6498069/whoops-here-comes-the-cheese0
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Beware too many credit searches in a short period though... Did you just want to remortgage to get a lower rate? It can make such a huge difference can't it.Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality by mid 2030
1) MFW Nov 21 £201,999 with 237 payments to go - now £183,754 Equity 26.5%
2) Spend on handyman & external building works & new patio door £12.65K
3) CC £4.9K on 0% spends card but offset by £34.25K savings (part EF, part future home improvement)
4) Mortgage neutral by June 2030 AVC £9.6K/£127.5K AVC target 7.5% value at 15/4
5) FI Age 60 annual income target £13.7/30K 45.7%0 -
savingholmes wrote: »Beware too many credit searches in a short period though... Did you just want to remortgage to get a lower rate? It can make such a huge difference can't it.
Yeah we won't need to do a credit search til the end of March So hopefully it won't impact us too much
It was to remortgage and the bank said we would have saved £85 a month :T but we said we were happy to keep paying what we were which would have knocked 7 years off our mortgage and saved us over £15000 in interest yet they still said we couldnt afford it :mad: madnessNEXT TARGET: Halifax credit card DEC 22 £0 / £4499.12POAMAYC 2011 £6378.35 POAMAYC 2012 £5000.78POAMAYC 2013 £3480.04 POAMAYC 2014 £4085.14POAMAYC 2015 £7565.24 POAMAYC 2016 £8000.90 POAMAYC 2017 £7278.80 POAMAYC 2018 £13208.18POAMAYC 2019 £13309.28 POAMAYC 2020 £15026.050 -
Its all about their so called affordability checks these days.
I would most certainly get a mortgage these days based on them.I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.0 -
Have a lovely day Abba
x“Once you hit rock bottom, that's where you perfectly stand; That's your chance of restarting, but restarting the way.”0 -
Afternoon :hello:
What a morning :rotfl: started work at 8am will finish at 6pm
Sent £3 towards the Halifax card and sorted out my penny bank into coin bags........had £9 in there :T this has been taken into the bank and converted into £1 coins and it's now been put in my tin :cool:
Got the bus to toddler £4 and decided I would jump into homebargains the bank and the local gold shop as I had some broken bits of gold so thought I might see if I could get anything for them. That was until I realised I left the kids bag in the bus whichever had all the kids juice as well as well mine and my shopping bag cue mad run to the bus station only to see the bus we were on just leaving :mad: so let the station know and they phoned it in but thankfully it was handed in and we collected on the way back home........phew :rotfl:
So running with three under 5's wasn't fun :rotfl: nipped into semi chem for drinks for us so spent £2.64 in there and manage data to have Enough time to go to the bank before heading to toddlers £3
Came home and made the kids lunch and they've been dropped off to nursery but need to leave in 20 minutes as kks nursery is having a Scottish day so off to get shortbread and irn bru :j
My afternoon is off sick today poor wee should is full of the cold so her mummy kept her off today.
So I need to organise a day where I can get to the gold shop and homebargains ......just feel I don't have time during the week to do stuff now :rotfl:NEXT TARGET: Halifax credit card DEC 22 £0 / £4499.12POAMAYC 2011 £6378.35 POAMAYC 2012 £5000.78POAMAYC 2013 £3480.04 POAMAYC 2014 £4085.14POAMAYC 2015 £7565.24 POAMAYC 2016 £8000.90 POAMAYC 2017 £7278.80 POAMAYC 2018 £13208.18POAMAYC 2019 £13309.28 POAMAYC 2020 £15026.050 -
Wow busy morning!
Have fun with KK
x“Once you hit rock bottom, that's where you perfectly stand; That's your chance of restarting, but restarting the way.”0 -
Enjoy your Irn BruI am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.0 -
NEXT TARGET: Halifax credit card DEC 22 £0 / £4499.12POAMAYC 2011 £6378.35 POAMAYC 2012 £5000.78POAMAYC 2013 £3480.04 POAMAYC 2014 £4085.14POAMAYC 2015 £7565.24 POAMAYC 2016 £8000.90 POAMAYC 2017 £7278.80 POAMAYC 2018 £13208.18POAMAYC 2019 £13309.28 POAMAYC 2020 £15026.050
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