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Soon to go on maternity leave - smp only - large halifax mortgage and stressing out

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  • kazwookie
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    Can your husband increase his pay at all?

    or he stays at home with the baby and you go straight back to work, and have more money
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  • foreversummer
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    edited 14 July 2012 at 9:54AM
    I know the shortfall looks enormous but you really do need to save 'those few hundred here and there' as you put it because although a few hundred seems insignificant to you at present, those few hundred can make a real difference. That's a few hundred you can use to make a payment to your mortgage company!

    I will be honest and say that I think you are looking for a quick, simple solution but I do think you need to look very closely at your financial situation going forward. A SOA would be a good start.
  • begbeer
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    If you have already saved £700, that is almost two months mortgage extra (paying £1100 want to pay £700) which gives you two more months to save some more. possible?
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