DMP & Mutual Support Thread - Part 10

Time_to_face_the_music

Sazzie23 wrote: »

Hi everyone

I've noticed a few posts lately which make me think the average age of a DMPer is probably higher than I'd assumed, simply because we are mentioning retirement and pensions so I wondered if anyone would be willing to take part in a quick straw poll.

Here are my answers, bit of fun, but I am kinda interested ?


Age you started DMP 46
How long in years since you started DMP ? 2
How long left approx- at current rate or in your plan 15/7

Hi Sazzie

I was 55 and Mr TTFTM was 52 when we started DMP
DMP lasted 3 years, 2 months and 11 days
Ours is over, am sure we would still be the huge mess we were in if it wasn't for the predecessors to this thread. We really expected to go into retirement and beyond with the burden of our massive debt.

TTFTM x

Dandytf

Age you started DMP 40
How long in years since you started DMP ? 2
How long left approx- at current rate or in your plan 2019

Puzzcat

Sazzie23 wrote: »

Hi everyone

I've noticed a few posts lately which make me think the average age of a DMPer is probably higher than I'd assumed, simply because we are mentioning retirement and pensions so I wondered if anyone would be willing to take part in a quick straw poll.

Here are my answers, bit of fun, but I am kinda interested ?


Age you started DMP 46
How long in years since you started DMP ? 2
How long left approx- at current rate or in your plan 15/7

Age you started DMP 45
How long in years since you started 1 year 7 months
How long left 7 years but hope to shorten that!!!

Puzz.x

Almostthere78

I was 32
Started my DMP nearly five years ago
Have another 18 months (ish) left to go!

Dandytf

I'm going to see how I handle interest rate rise or rises

How long left 7 years but hope to shorten that!!!
Puzz
How do you plan to shorten your dmp

(I would like to finish my dmp prior to 2019 (maybe a year or 2 earlier) not sure if SC will accept higher payments or if the whole DMP has to be setup again?

Growurown

I was 54. Will be debt free by the end of this year, it's taken 4 and half years.

Wont_be_beaten

I was 44.

Started just over 10 years ago.

Will be debt free in 4 months.

BeingDebtFreeStartsHere

Age you started DMP - 37
How long in years since you started DMP - 9 months
How long left approx- at current rate or in your plan - 14 years :eek: but hope to bring that forward to clear the debt asap

BDFSH x

Sazzie23

Fascinating insight, thanks everyone, I know it's not scientific but I'd sort of assumed people were in late 20's early 30's, but from what I've read here it seems more likely to be mid 40's or later.

I am looking to be debt free in retirement even though that date keeps rushing away.

Karen777

hello - is interesting!

Age you started DMP - 35
How long in years since you started DMP - 2 years
How long left approx- at current rate or in your plan probably another 2 years but hoping to get there by end of 2016 so aiming for a year and a half.. depends on things like cars, vet bills and boilers though! had originally hoped to be done this year but no way sadly!