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Debt V Salary - what's yours?

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  • moz86
    moz86 Posts: 117 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    0.017% of my annual salary apparantly! After tax, pension and deductions, its 0.025%.

    Looking at it like that, I don't know why it stresses me!
    Working to make our future as secure and comfortable as possible.
  • Teacher2301
    Teacher2301 Posts: 407 Forumite
    Ignoring the fact that my mortgage is x6 my salary (wife gave up work to look after children - so was x3) - its about 16% - again, half of this is the wifes'
    'Proud To Be Dealing With My Debts' : Member number 632
    Nerds rule! :cool:
  • 115K
    115K Posts: 2,678 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    Ours is 12%, hmmm it doesn't sound too bad when you put it like that.:confused:
    HOUSE MOVE FUND £16,000/ £19,000
    DECLUTTERING 2015 439 ITEMS
    “Don’t let your happiness depend on something you may lose.”
  • newmum1
    newmum1 Posts: 1,341 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Mines 44% which i think is loads........
  • livinginhope
    livinginhope Posts: 1,897 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Our debts were 305% of our joint income at the start of the DMP,but are now 'only' 277% getting better,but a very long way to go.
    Now if we include the mortgage :eek: 588% :eek:
    LIH
    Debt at highest £102k :eek:
    Lightbulb moment march 2006
    Debt free october2017 :j
    Finally sleeping easy in my bed :A
  • candyblue
    candyblue Posts: 640 Forumite
    Mine was 150% when I started my DMP but is now 126%, still very very bad!!
    £23366/ £39206.92 DFD Nov 2016
  • Gemmzie
    Gemmzie Posts: 14,876 Forumite
    I think we win _pale_

    Makes me realise the pile of **** we are in
    No longer using this account for new posts from 2013
  • SarahNeedle1872
    SarahNeedle1872 Posts: 6,166 Forumite
    Gemmzie wrote: »
    I think we win _pale_

    Makes me realise the pile of **** we are in
    I think u do 'win':o
    But at least u are nearly sorted, and are actively trying to help ur parents with their debt. U clearly have ur head screwed on, and u are kind and resourceful, so u win in that department too:D

    I can't even begin to imagine where I would be now if I hadn't had my lbm...
    probably completely skint and living back with my Olds, getting red letters every day

    Sarah x
    'We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars' - Oscar Wilde
  • Determined
    Determined Posts: 97 Forumite
    127.27% ...ish....ouch!!!:eek:
  • wazza24
    wazza24 Posts: 229 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    91%..............Enough said:eek: ............bloody banks :mad:
    Norn Iron Club No:468
    Converted serious saver:D
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