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  • suse*
    suse* Posts: 303 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Have a look on the debt free wannabe section as people post their soa for ideas. Do yourself a spending diary, I have started using ynab software this year, and it has saved me a fortune on impulse purchases of a tenner here or there then you wonder where all your money went.

    Once you know your impulse areas eg food or clothes or games you then start budgeting more for that so you enjoy those purchases more as you've "earned" them. Check out the other boards for more tips and start making your money work better for you.
    [STRIKE]Original Mortgage 07/07 £160000 LTV 100% [/STRIKE]Remortgaged 10/13 £118000 LTV 84%
    Outstanding 02/12/14 £107652.40
    LTV 76%
  • getmore4less
    getmore4less Posts: 46,882 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've helped Parliament
    £35k net is £48k for a single earner close assuming you save.

    £34500 net is £21kpp if split equally, £42k heading towards the

    Do your numbers in SOA format and you will get better idea of the sort of split you need to do for people to compare against.

    http://www.stoozing.com/calculator/soa.php
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