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What Would You Do With £15,000 If You Weren't In Debt?

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  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
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    I would be tempted to spend a fair wedge of it on getting married :love:

    Would I have a free bar? Maybe :o Im not that generous these days LOL

    the rest Id save.
    :beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
    Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
    This Ive come to know...
    So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:
  • wyebird
    wyebird Posts: 755 Forumite
    lynzpower wrote: »
    I would be tempted to spend a fair wedge of it on getting married :love:

    Would I have a free bar? Maybe :o Im not that generous these days LOL

    the rest Id save.

    I think I would just have the bar and not the wedding.....but that's only me ;)
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,840 Forumite
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    wyebird wrote: »
    I am gonna read very carefully in future LOL If they don't have a copy of the original agreement will I be ok :confused: Is there a template?

    we'll no doubt all end up having to watch reruns of Celebrity Big Brother for ever and ever, in punishment for our sins
  • wyebird
    wyebird Posts: 755 Forumite
    cathybird wrote: »
    we'll no doubt all end up having to watch reruns of Celebrity Big Brother for ever and ever, in punishment for our sins

    On an analogue portable, of course?
  • oopalah
    oopalah Posts: 396 Forumite
    A spare £15,000?
    I'd get a horse.
    Sealed Pot challenge #59
    SPC5 total £473.60
  • Dithering_Dad
    Dithering_Dad Posts: 4,554 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    I'd put it straight onto the mortgage like a good MFiT'er...

    (right, I think the rest of the MFiT crowd have gone.. what I'd actually do is buy a Karmann Ghia convertible and get a porsche engine put into it :))
    Mortgage Free in 3 Years (Apr 2007 / Currently / Δ Difference)
    [strike]● Interest Only Pt: £36,924.12 / £ - - - - 1.00 / Δ £36,923.12[/strike] - Paid off! Yay!! :)
    ● Home Extension: £48,468.07 / £44,435.42 / Δ £4032.65
    ● Repayment Part: £64,331.11 / £59,877.15 / Δ £4453.96
    Total Mortgage Debt: £149,723.30 / £104,313.57 / Δ £45,409.73
  • Ytaya
    Ytaya Posts: 326 Forumite
    I've just hit the barrier of paying off over £15,000 of my debt now and am sat here wondering what I could of spent that money on! :think:

    So far I've come up with;

    More car mats. :rotfl:
    Prostitutes.
    Football stickers.

    £15k? I could give up being a prostitute! ;)

    I'm about to set up house (rented). I'd use it to get the bits and pieces of furniture I need and save the rest towards a mortgage deposit. After being in debt for so long, the idea of a little financial security/responsibility is very appealing.
  • catewithers
    catewithers Posts: 502 Forumite
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    Wow £15000 - well done SS - very proud of you! :kisses3:

    So - for my £15k....

    I'd set aside £5k for fertility treatment and then put the rest towards setting up my own business - Lighterlife counsellor.

    OR I'd set a bit more aside for treatment and some for my Diploma in Counselling and save the rest in a high interest savings account....

    OR I'd just blow the lot on a Harley! :T
  • judi24
    judi24 Posts: 2,272 Forumite
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    Well done SS!!

    I would take the kids on a holiday that doesn't involve canvas or tent poles!!!

    The save the rest to help them through university or set up home without too much debt. This 15k would need to be very elastic - probably need more like 50K!!!!
  • James240
    James240 Posts: 16,391 Forumite
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    mate, fantastic news of paying off £15,000 thats absolutly fantastic news :beer:

    if i had £15,000 i think i would end up saving it and putting it towards a deposit on a house or flat :)
    Savings Total so far for 2023: £8,062.58
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