What have you got to show for your debt?

Jo_F

Two children that are learning the word no and a lot of grey hairs :rolleyes:

jpwhittle

you know before i met my husband i had no debt and was in full controll of my finances. then i married someone in debt who is useless with money and i cant get out of it. it just seems i start getting straight and something else comes up. dont have alot to show for it infact go without alot to try and get straight but every bit i make goes nowhere it awefull. i hate being like this we have a nice car and my little boy gets everything he needs but other than that not alot. just a tense marrage

Triker

My education, my childminding fees whilst I got educated and working, a couple of foreign family holidays that I felt we deserved as my children hadn't had a holiday.

About 6 !!!!!! cars (over the years) that were cheap to buy but expensive to repair and keep on the road.

Sorry just re read op and to show for it all......a car thats bought and paid for.

lxpeanut

For my money I have:

my education (most of the debt was spent on this)
some nice bedroom furniture
a good DVD collection (some of which is going on ebay in the near future)
a large book collection (see comment above)
my computer
a 125cc motorbike that has a good engine but needs lots of work before its roadworthy thanks to an accident
memories

Whether the above is worth 40,000 is up or debate.

Imelda

I have:

A lovely little flat that I am planning on selling to move in with OH
Some fantastic holidays (all my mates are going snowboarding next week without me for the first time in 5 years!)
Ummmm, a belly from too much eating and drinking out

GettingThingsDone

Great question!

Maybe it was something to help me forget? Whatever it was, it must have worked...

I think I'm going to have to use the DPA to get 6 years worth of credit card statements to remind me. OR do I really want to be reminded?

greytdog_2

sadly not much, as potogold says - i also have 3 kids and 5 dogs! - no house, old cars, no large tv, most of my clothes are now 8+ years old etc etc - i have had however a computer an x box and at least one foreign holiday for all of us for the last 12 years. Most of the debt was from negative equity (40,000) and bad advice that followed which has resulted in a massive snowballing

fififofum

debt is 12 years worth.......

college £1500
a 12 year old car - on its last legs. bought for £1K
3 month trip round Australia (all on a Visa card !) £4K
2 other older cars now cubed in a brokers yard somewhere £5K total
deposit for house £1K
a wardrobe full of mailorder clothes £1k
weekends away I couldnt really afford and put on overdraft/visa £?
getting my hair done at top salons every 8 weeks £100 a time
beauty products £100 a time for cleanser,toner moisturiser

I would like to say no regrets but, I have a few. I wish I had saved :money: a percentage of my money I have earned rather than just spending everything that I had and more.

livinginhope

A house in one piece

bobbadog

Mmm... my degree, a few extra inches around the waist and OH's X Box 360