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Debt V Salary - what's yours?

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  • Fenris85
    Fenris85 Posts: 2 Newbie
    Currently 133% but this is our lightbulb moment..............
  • danielleindebt
    danielleindebt Posts: 201 Forumite
    mine at the moment is 109% at the moment but was 133% when i joined. going down slowley but its going down
  • hayley11
    hayley11 Posts: 7,627 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Mine is 66% :eek::eek:

    Jointly though it's 38% which looks a little bit better.
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  • pandapaws
    pandapaws Posts: 2,119 Forumite
    Great post - very interesting!

    100%, pretty much bang on at the moment (based on joint income and all unsecured debt).

    Including the mortgage...387%!:eek:
  • CharliesAngel
    CharliesAngel Posts: 435 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    A shocking 61%.... :o

    Now 57.03% due to new job and one more card paid off...
    Proud to have dealt with with my debts
    Debt free from 18th March 2013, long may it continue!
  • irishpot
    irishpot Posts: 34 Forumite
    In April 07 it WAS 41%

    NOW 19% - thanks too this great website!

    Mortgage Now 376% - will tackle this soon!
  • roxy7699
    roxy7699 Posts: 1,067 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Mine is 193% before tax and not including the mortgage. Depressing but I like the motivation to get it down - started of at 226% at LBM
  • kathfisch
    kathfisch Posts: 3,042 Forumite
    Not including student loan: 19%
    Including student loan: 102%

    :eek: :eek: :eek:
    Don't stress, relax, let life roll off your backs. Except for death and paying taxes, everything in life is only for now... Avenue Q
    Official DFW Nerd Club - Member no. 003 :DProud to have become debt free... and striving to keep it that way
  • Homework
    Homework Posts: 349 Forumite
    410% at worst, now 140%

    We were on a low income when everything went wrong, income is increasing and we will be clear within 2 years.

    (not including mortgage which is less than 1 year annual salary for us both)
  • aah
    aah Posts: 520 Forumite
    personal debt - 66% of my own salary (gross).

    Joint mortgage debt - 200% (of both - gross - salaries) - for two mortgages.

    I guess that means that my total personal debt is around 270% of salary. (And OH's is 210% of his...)




    (runs away and buries head in the sand.....)
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