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The 'We're saving for a deposit' thread

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  • Squish_21
    Squish_21 Posts: 676 Forumite
    Dinah93 wrote: »
    Well, all our savings are gone now. We complete on Friday. And then the terrifying morgage phase starts!

    Congrats on your purchase!:T
    Squish
  • hostie1985
    hostie1985 Posts: 220 Forumite
    Congratulations!
    Saving for a deposit for a place of my own.....
    :jSavings so far £29,450/£40,000:j 73.6% SAVED!!!
    1poll £23.90/£40.00 (claimed 1x£40)
    No Monthly Car Payments left! Paid off on the 5/11/10!
  • tara747
    tara747 Posts: 10,238 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Yay Dinah!!!!!!!!!!!! :beer: :beer:
    Get to 119lbs! 1/2/09: 135.6lbs 1/5/11: 145.8lbs 30/3/13 150lbs 22/2/14 137lbs 2/6/14 128lbs 29/8/14 124lbs 2/6/17 126lbs
    Save £180,000 by 31 Dec 2020! 2011: £54,342 * 2012: £62,200 * 2013: £74,127 * 2014: £84,839 * 2015: £95,207 * 2016: £109,122 * 2017: £121,733 * 2018: £136,565 * 2019: £161,957 * 2020: £197,685
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  • purplevamp
    purplevamp Posts: 10,683 Forumite
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    Dinah93 wrote: »
    Well, all our savings are gone now. We complete on Friday. And then the terrifying morgage phase starts!

    :j Congratulations Dinah :j Another one on the road to homeownership!! Hope you have fun in your new home!
    Mortgage: Was: £154,495 Oct 2039 Now: £82,340.34 May 2037
    Swagbucks ~ £130 (2024 ~ £395)
    Surveys ~ £141.14 (2024 ~ £280.14)
    Make £2025 in 2025 #5 ~ £964.62 ~ (2024 ~ £2,561.04)
  • Squish_21
    Squish_21 Posts: 676 Forumite
    Payday!! Have now reached 96%.

    Current home is on the market as of today.
    Squish
  • tara747
    tara747 Posts: 10,238 Forumite
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    edited 28 May 2010 at 10:59AM
    Well done Squish_21!!! Good luck with the sale!

    Dinah, how are you getting on?

    I've managed to save £1,600 this month so have updated my sig. :beer: I'll probably get to £42,000 by the end of 2010, which is brilliant. I'm even going to revise my target in my sig. Can't imagine my savings pot ever reducing to £0 but I guess it must someday!
    Get to 119lbs! 1/2/09: 135.6lbs 1/5/11: 145.8lbs 30/3/13 150lbs 22/2/14 137lbs 2/6/14 128lbs 29/8/14 124lbs 2/6/17 126lbs
    Save £180,000 by 31 Dec 2020! 2011: £54,342 * 2012: £62,200 * 2013: £74,127 * 2014: £84,839 * 2015: £95,207 * 2016: £109,122 * 2017: £121,733 * 2018: £136,565 * 2019: £161,957 * 2020: £197,685
    eBay sales - £4,559.89 Cashback - £2,309.73
  • Dinah93
    Dinah93 Posts: 11,466 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Bake Off Boss!
    Aww it's nice to be asked, I feel a fraud still following the thread given I'm not saving anymore! Got some photos here if anyone wants a nosey. The house has some undiscovered damp problems which seem to be from poor ventillation, and the quality of decoration is shocking - who paints around a bed rather than move it?! But it's all good, we're having a painting party type thing next weekend, try to get our mates over to help us strip the walls, throw a bbq and lay on some drinks, then my dad and fiance can start to actually redecorate and make it more homey. Still waiting on a quote off our builder friend on how much it would be for him to put a bathroom in upstairs. Really excited now we have it though, and I'm loving the planning process to decorate it to make it ours, just one problem really, I'm already mentally planning the next one!
    Debt January 1st 2018 £96,999.81
    Debt September 20th 2022 £2991.68- 96.92% paid off
    Met NIM 23/06/2008
  • Sylvia1982
    Sylvia1982 Posts: 193 Forumite
    Hello everyone and congratulations on the amount that have been saved.

    It has been a while since I've been on this. I have managed to save £1,000 this month towards my deposit. My car has been very exspensive after having to renew my Insurance and fork out £350 for the gasket... :-(.
    Signiture already updated.

    Sylvia
    Must save to live, not just live to save!!! :think:
    Challenge Save 12k in 2019 #141 £6,143.34/£6k
    Deposit £82,317.88/£120K :jFees/ect £12K/£12K:jEmergency fund £1K/£1K
    :A
    :A'Saving again after parting with a lot of money enjoying life:rotfl::A
  • oldMcDonald
    oldMcDonald Posts: 1,945 Forumite
    Dinah93 wrote: »
    Aww it's nice to be asked, I feel a fraud still following the thread given I'm not saving anymore! Got some photos here if anyone wants a nosey. The house has some undiscovered damp problems which seem to be from poor ventillation, and the quality of decoration is shocking - who paints around a bed rather than move it?! But it's all good, we're having a painting party type thing next weekend, try to get our mates over to help us strip the walls, throw a bbq and lay on some drinks, then my dad and fiance can start to actually redecorate and make it more homey. Still waiting on a quote off our builder friend on how much it would be for him to put a bathroom in upstairs. Really excited now we have it though, and I'm loving the planning process to decorate it to make it ours, just one problem really, I'm already mentally planning the next one!

    Had to be nosey and go take a look at your link :)

    It's a lovely home - it's the kind of place we are after.

    I'm in love with the huge lightshade in the room with the patio doors / stairs :D
  • Dinah93
    Dinah93 Posts: 11,466 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Bake Off Boss!
    Lol that's come down, everytime we walked across the room one of us clocked our head!
    Debt January 1st 2018 £96,999.81
    Debt September 20th 2022 £2991.68- 96.92% paid off
    Met NIM 23/06/2008
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