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House13
House13 Posts: 45 Forumite
Fourth Anniversary 10 Posts
edited 13 October 2021 at 11:00AM in Debt free diaries

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  • Welcome @House13, good luck on your journey.
  • DrCarrie
    DrCarrie Posts: 934 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 500 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Photogenic
    Gosh...great plan. Go you! Good luck. 
    Signiture dated 23/09/2025
    3-month emergency fund (Cash ISA and PBonds): £5,382/ + £1,500 = £6,882 /£7,500 (Target 1)
    Stocks and shares ISA: £2,232.94
    Additional pension contributions £0 (target £450pcm)
    Overpayment on mortgage: 1% at a time (£1,518)
    Big Renno...and appliances. Front of the house, fridge freezer, dishwasher and washing machine)
  • Are the family in a rush to get the money back? Could you potentially reduce the repayments to them? Have you got any ways you could make extra money? Or any costs you could cut back on? 
    *Dad loan - £5300 - £7000
    *Virgin Credit Card - £3552.50 - £0
    *Natwest - £1828.35 -£0.00

    Barclaycard - £2315.25 - £0.00

    Creation Finance - £960.32 £780
    *Total debt - £7780/£11641.17*


    Savings
    *Savings Buffer - £350/£1500
    *Emergency Fund - £1500/£1500


    New diary- https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6474943/the-three-cs-coffee-clothes-credit-cards/
  • That's understandable. Good luck 
    *Dad loan - £5300 - £7000
    *Virgin Credit Card - £3552.50 - £0
    *Natwest - £1828.35 -£0.00

    Barclaycard - £2315.25 - £0.00

    Creation Finance - £960.32 £780
    *Total debt - £7780/£11641.17*


    Savings
    *Savings Buffer - £350/£1500
    *Emergency Fund - £1500/£1500


    New diary- https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6474943/the-three-cs-coffee-clothes-credit-cards/
  • doingitanyway
    doingitanyway Posts: 10,418 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Mortgage-free Glee!
    A well thought out plan. Good luck.
    If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them

    Emergency fund 3501000
    Buffer fund 0/100
    Debt Free (again) 25/072025
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 29,087 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Well done for starting. Good to see the debts reducing and will be good as you see each disappear. I've been where you are - it's a slog at times but doable
    Achieve FIRE/Mortgage Neutrality in 2030
    1) MFW Nov 21 £202K now £171.8K Equity 36.37%
    2) £2.6K Net savings after CCs 10/10/25
    3) Mortgage neutral by 06/30 (AVC £27.9K + Lump Sums DB £4.6K + (25% of SIPP 1.25K) = 34/£127.5K target 26.6% 10/10/25
    (If took bigger lump sum = 60.35K or 47.6%)
    4) FI Age 60 income target £17.1/30K 57% (if mortgage and debts repaid - need more otherwise) (If bigger lump sum £15.8/30K 52.67%)
    5) SIPP £5K updated 10/10/25
  • That's a good repayment amount your able to make each month and hopefully you'll see it come down and make you motivated to find other ways to make money 
    *Dad loan - £5300 - £7000
    *Virgin Credit Card - £3552.50 - £0
    *Natwest - £1828.35 -£0.00

    Barclaycard - £2315.25 - £0.00

    Creation Finance - £960.32 £780
    *Total debt - £7780/£11641.17*


    Savings
    *Savings Buffer - £350/£1500
    *Emergency Fund - £1500/£1500


    New diary- https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6474943/the-three-cs-coffee-clothes-credit-cards/
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