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Funkygibbon's Mortgage Free Dream

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  • mummyofonechild
    mummyofonechild Posts: 1,995 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Yesterday I went to Britannia's Head Office and paid mine off :D
    Mortgage Free as of 31/5/11 :j:j:j:j:j:j:j
  • Funkygibbon
    Funkygibbon Posts: 376 Forumite
    Yesterday I went to Britannia's Head Office and paid mine off :D

    Congratulations!!!!
  • mummyofonechild
    mummyofonechild Posts: 1,995 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Congratulations!!!!

    Thank You, just waiting for the paperwork to come through now :D
    Mortgage Free as of 31/5/11 :j:j:j:j:j:j:j
  • Funkygibbon
    Funkygibbon Posts: 376 Forumite
    edited 20 June 2011 at 9:26AM
    Took inspiration from Froggy so have also posted our SOA.

    As we have only been in the house a week! A lot of these are estimates.

    Statement of Affairs and Personal Balance Sheet
    Household Information
    Number of adults in household........... 2
    Number of children in household......... 1
    Number of cars owned.................... 2
    Monthly Income Details
    Monthly income after tax................ 2067
    Partners monthly income after tax....... 557.83 - Maternity Pay
    Benefits................................ 0
    Other income............................ 0
    Total monthly income.................... 2624.83
    Monthly Expense Details
    Mortgage................................ 862.5
    Secured/HP loan repayments.............. 177
    Rent.................................... 0
    Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
    Council tax............................. 135
    Electricity............................. 40 - Estimate
    Gas..................................... 40 - Estimate
    Oil..................................... 0
    Water rates............................. 40 - Estimate
    Telephone (land line)................... 0
    Mobile phone............................ 60
    TV Licence.............................. 12
    Satellite/Cable TV...................... 51.24 - Includes Line Rental, Calls, Broadband and Sky
    Internet Services....................... 0
    Groceries etc. ......................... 250 - Estimate
    Clothing................................ 0
    Petrol/diesel........................... 200
    Road tax................................ 35
    Car Insurance........................... 90
    Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 10
    Car parking............................. 0
    Other travel............................ 0
    Childcare/nursery....................... 412.66
    Other child related expenses............ 0
    Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 0
    Pet insurance/vet bills................. 0
    Buildings insurance..................... 27 - Includes Contents Insurance
    Contents insurance...................... 0
    Life assurance ......................... 0
    Other insurance......................... 0
    Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 0
    Haircuts................................ 0
    Entertainment........................... 0
    Holiday................................. 0
    Emergency fund.......................... 0
    Total monthly expenses.................. 2442.4

    Assets
    Cash.................................... 0
    House value (Gross)..................... 145000
    Shares and bonds........................ 0
    Car(s).................................. 0
    Other assets............................ 0
    Total Assets............................ 145000

    Secured & HP Debts
    Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
    Mortgage...................... 131495...(862.5)....6.19
    Hire Purchase (HP) debt ...... 8000......(177)......0
    Total secured & HP debts...... 132295....-.........-
    Unsecured Debts
    Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
    Total unsecured debts..........0.........0.........-

    Monthly Budget Summary
    Total monthly income.................... 2,624.83
    Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 2,442.4
    Available for debt repayments........... 182.43
    Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 0
    Amount left after debt repayments....... 182.43
    Personal Balance Sheet Summary
    Total assets (things you own)........... 145,000
    Total HP & Secured debt................. -132,295
    Total Unsecured debt.................... -0
    Net Assets.............................. 12,705
  • Froggy-G
    Froggy-G Posts: 2,145 Forumite
    Hi funky!

    Hope you're ok? How is your fiancee? Wasn't she due last Thursday?

    Great SOA, well done.. Will you put the £177 you pay on debt repayment (loan, CC??) as OP once paid off? Water rates seems a bit high, but assume this is an estimate?

    Keep going, those OP's make a massive difference, however small or big!

    Cheers
    Froggy :cool:

    ps: just spotted you added the estimates mentions..
    Froggy's New Lillypad Fund
    Total so far: £ 10,009.77
  • Funkygibbon
    Funkygibbon Posts: 376 Forumite
    Froggy-G wrote: »
    Hi funky!

    Hope you're ok? How is your fiancee? Wasn't she due last Thursday?

    Great SOA, well done.. Will you put the £177 you pay on debt repayment (loan, CC??) as OP once paid off? Water rates seems a bit high, but assume this is an estimate?

    Keep going, those OP's make a massive difference, however small or big!

    Cheers
    Froggy :cool:

    ps: just spotted you added the estimates mentions..

    Yeah that's right she was due last Thursday! No sign yet though!!
    The £177 is for her car so has about 4 years left. Will hopefully start off with about a £50 overpayment but would like to make £150 will see how it goes!!
  • Funkygibbon
    Funkygibbon Posts: 376 Forumite
    Our beautiful baby girl was born on the 8th June, weighing 8lbs 5ozs!
  • yukkibear
    yukkibear Posts: 5,556 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Congratulations on your baby girl :D
  • kingster2069
    kingster2069 Posts: 105 Forumite
    A big congratulations on the birth of your baby girl and a belated welcome to the MFW forum.
    I have a couple of questions on your SOA, it looks like your HP is only £800 did you mean £8000? Also you have nursery costs, are these cost incurred now or later on, if so maybe you could use some of this money? I didn't read if you have an emergency fund, if not I would try to start build this up, maybe is a cash ISA. I think Santander offer 2.8% above BoE Base Rate.
    I hope your enjoying your little girl and looking after mum :D
    Mortgage Free Date
    [STRIKE]Original: Jun 2041[/STRIKE], Current:Nov 2022, Target: Oct 2020
    Debts
    [STRIKE]2010/02 £14,500[/STRIKE], 2011/02 £13,000, Target 2012/01 £0K
    11k in 2011 challenge #32 4.8%
  • Ayeshalush
    Ayeshalush Posts: 636 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts
    Our beautiful baby girl was born on the 8th June, weighing 8lbs 5ozs!


    Congratulations!:T:T

    I hope both mum and baby are well!

    A
    xx
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