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Male/Female - How much? TakeII

sammiboo
sammiboo Posts: 1,110 Forumite
in Debt-free wannabe
I sarted [url=http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=411459]this thread[/url] a few months ago and thought it was about time we had another!

Also would be interesting to see if anyone has moved up or down. I hope down!!!!

Male or female how much in debt are you?

Note this doesnt include mortgages
March 2006 £15,200+ in debt April £843.64 in debt - Debt Free date Sept 2009
Egg Credit Card - £843.64 5.7%

Male / Female - how much in debt are you? 113 votes

I am Female and less than 10k in debt
42% 48 votes
I am Male and less than 10k in debt
8% 10 votes
I am female and 10-20k in debt
20% 23 votes
I am Male and 10 - 20k in debt
4% 5 votes
I am Female and 20-30k in debt
11% 13 votes
I am Male and 20-30k in debt
3% 4 votes
I am Female and 30 - 40k in debt
4% 5 votes
I am male and 30 - 40k in debt
0% 1 vote
I am Female and over 40k in debt
3% 4 votes
I am male and over 40k in debt
0% 0 votes
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Comments

  • rayday2
    rayday2 Posts: 3,960 Forumite
    Our debt is as a couple 17k !
  • sammiboo
    sammiboo Posts: 1,110 Forumite
    when i first did the poll i was 10-20k in debt and now i am less than 10k :)
    March 2006 £15,200+ in debt April £843.64 in debt - Debt Free date Sept 2009
    Egg Credit Card - £843.64 5.7%
  • rayday2
    rayday2 Posts: 3,960 Forumite
    There was a news report this week and it reckoned that the average under 25 year old owed approximately 15k - which is pretty scarey!
  • Storm
    Storm Posts: 1,749 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Does this include student loans? I don't include mine in my signature & targets as it goes straight from my salary...
    Total Debt 13th Sept 2006 (exc student loan): £6240.06 :eek:
    O/D 1 [strike]£1250 [/strike]O/D 2 [strike]£100[/strike] Next a/c [strike]£313.55[/strike]@ 26.49% Mum [strike]£130[/strike] HSBC [strike]£4446.51[/strike]@15.75%[STRIKE]M&S £580.15@ 4.9%[/STRIKE]
    Total Debt 30th April 2008: £0 100% paid off!

    PROUD TO [STRIKE]BE DEALING [/STRIKE] HAVE DEALT WITH MY DEBT ;)
  • sophiesmum_2
    sophiesmum_2 Posts: 4,965 Forumite
    :rolleyes: Not sure what to vote. No choice for now debt free unless i go for 10,000 and under:o

    maybe you need to add another choice for us dfw's who have made it now:D

    sophiesmum
    Reduce,re-use, recycle.






  • betti911
    betti911 Posts: 819 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    I really hope to enter the under 10k this year but unf in the 10-20k category
    Jan 1st 07 Car loan £4830.46@12% Personal Loan £11,517@8% variable Overdraft £1500 July 2009Halifax-£0Debt free date 14th July 2009 :j
  • NekoZombie
    NekoZombie Posts: 1,664 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Looking at the poll, lots more women that men in debt. Scary though seeing as we earn less and work less due to childcare commitments.
    BCSC Member 70:j
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  • postingalwaysposting
    postingalwaysposting Posts: 13,987 Forumite
    there is nowhere on there... i am a male/female debt free? :confused:
  • Seaxwyn
    Seaxwyn Posts: 4,896 Forumite
    NekoZombie wrote: »
    Looking at the poll, lots more women that men in debt. Scary though seeing as we earn less and work less due to childcare commitments.

    I think it's just that women are more likely to use internet chat boards than men.
    Total debt: 1 January 2007 £[strike]49,387.79[/strike] 1 January 2012 £[STRIKE]19,312.85[/STRIKE] 1 August 2012 £11,517.62



  • p00pieb0tt0m
    p00pieb0tt0m Posts: 227 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    Don't think i voted on the first thread. But now I'm under 10k in debt, in fact less than 3k, down from 20k.

    I think perhaps the higher numbers of females voting could be due to the time of day or indeed the male/female split of the membership of the forum??
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