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Debt V Salary - what's yours?

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  • skintscotslass
    skintscotslass Posts: 2,860 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Aw fishface...look on the bright side. Look at how much you have decreased your debt.

    Mine is 44%. I'm horrified, didnt think it would be as much as that!!
  • doodah
    doodah Posts: 531 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    ours is 60% :eek:
    31/12/2006 £8395, 01/10/2008 £5089.73, 19/10/2010 £835.00 31/03/2011 £0.00
    Pigsback = £9.35 (£30 claimed), Quidco = £128.24 claimed
    Official DFW Nerd No. 264

    Debt-free and Proud!
  • savvykaz
    savvykaz Posts: 890 Forumite
    :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

    Without mortgage = 147%

    With our mortgage = 295%
    DMP starts June 2012, £38,180.

    Balance June 2015 £26,046 (paid off 32%)

    DMP mutual support thread no 434
  • bathgatebuyer
    bathgatebuyer Posts: 2,522 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Aw, go and ruin my figures now!

    With mortgage it's just under 300%

    Now you've all upset me!!!!
    Almost debt-free, but certainly even with the Banks!
  • Sea78
    Sea78 Posts: 6,185 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    :(

    Without mortgage - personal debt: 113% (until 3 months ago when i went full time it was 250%!!).
    With mortgage & relocation loan - but both salaries it's 286%. My God.
    CCCS DMP:Feb 07
    Total:£37,016.47 now £0 DEBT FREE FEB 14

    2022 Decluttering Campaign 49/1011
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    My debt vs salary is about 300%, which is all mortgage and student loan, but thats not counting money at risk on the markets.
  • baxgttdi
    baxgttdi Posts: 388 Forumite
    About 50% for me or there abouts.
    LBM 2 - 27.05.09. Debt was £33224 + 1100:eek: OD.
    Car - was - [STRIKE]20867[/STRIKE] - now - Gone! :T Zopa - was [STRIKE]6800[/STRIKE] -now - Gone loan - was [STRIKE]1687 [/STRIKE]- now Gone! :T Student Loan - was [STRIKE]1850 [/STRIKE] - now gone!! - Barclay Card was -[STRIKE] £2000[/STRIKE] now - Gone OD - was 1100 - now - 900 :mad:
    Total - £0 :rotfl: + OD = 100% paid!!!
  • bananakinz
    bananakinz Posts: 302 Forumite
    well just worked it out, at lbm it was 214%, now 59%
    Proud to be dealing with our debts - We WANT to be debt free DEC 09 :rolleyes:
    Grocery challenge: £230 / £230 left
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