Continue to save or pay off HP?!?!
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Squirrelz92
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I am currently sitting on my house deposit of just over £18,000. I will be able to comfortably save around £600 a month which will be added to this amount reguarly.
My query is this...
I got a hire purchase out in August 2018 and as of today I have £5491.19 left to pay. It is a 60 month lease with 53 payments of £103.23 each time. The interest rate is fixed at 8.9% which means I am paying an extra £860 give or take a few quid. Do I continue to save every month and pay the minimum amount asked of every month also, or do I take their settlement figure of £4,607.15, pay it off and be debt free, allowing me to then save £703 (£600 + £103 hp) every month thereafter?
What would you do? I am in two minds and I really cannot decide. Need some advice! :j
My query is this...
I got a hire purchase out in August 2018 and as of today I have £5491.19 left to pay. It is a 60 month lease with 53 payments of £103.23 each time. The interest rate is fixed at 8.9% which means I am paying an extra £860 give or take a few quid. Do I continue to save every month and pay the minimum amount asked of every month also, or do I take their settlement figure of £4,607.15, pay it off and be debt free, allowing me to then save £703 (£600 + £103 hp) every month thereafter?
What would you do? I am in two minds and I really cannot decide. Need some advice! :j
Debt Free Date: 24th October 2023! £7402.10 Paid Off In 6 Months!
3 Month Emergency Fund: £3500 / £3500
#60 2024 Mortgage-Free Wannabes: £200/£2500
3 Month Emergency Fund: £3500 / £3500
#60 2024 Mortgage-Free Wannabes: £200/£2500
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gemmacampbell2019 wrote: »I got a hire purchase out in August 2018 and as of today I have £5491.19 left to pay.
103.23 * 53 = £5471.19
It is a 60 month lease with 53 payments of £103.23 each time. The interest rate is fixed at 8.9% which means I am paying an extra £860 give or take a few quid. Do I continue to save every month and pay the minimum amount asked of every month also, or do I take their settlement figure of £4,607.15,
Does this include any kind of early repayment fee or suchlike?
pay it off and be debt free, allowing me to then save £703 (£600 + £103 hp) every month thereafter?
What would you do? I am in two minds and I really cannot decide. Need some advice! :j
* keeping a debt at 8.9% Vs
* paying it off and losing the (1%? 1.5%?) you are currently earning on your savings
- it's a no-brainer!0 -
Paying 8.9% would cause me to break down and cry for a few hours. My priority would be to clear that debt first.0
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If it is simply a comparison between
* keeping a debt at 8.9% Vs
* paying it off and losing the (1%? 1.5%?) you are currently earning on your savings
- it's a no-brainer!Debt Free Date: 24th October 2023! £7402.10 Paid Off In 6 Months!
3 Month Emergency Fund: £3500 / £3500
#60 2024 Mortgage-Free Wannabes: £200/£25000 -
Paying 8.9% would cause me to break down and cry for a few hours. My priority would be to clear that debt first.
Now it sounds bad!
I guess short term pain of losing £4600 in savings is really a long term gain of being debt free and being able to then save extra pennies without needing to worry about paying off anything else.Debt Free Date: 24th October 2023! £7402.10 Paid Off In 6 Months!
3 Month Emergency Fund: £3500 / £3500
#60 2024 Mortgage-Free Wannabes: £200/£25000 -
If it is simply a comparison between
* keeping a debt at 8.9% Vs
* paying it off and losing the (1%? 1.5%?) you are currently earning on your savings
- it's a no-brainer!
Dare I mention that my savings account has an interest rate of 0.6%? :rotfl:
That is also another project I am working on, maximising my savings interest!Debt Free Date: 24th October 2023! £7402.10 Paid Off In 6 Months!
3 Month Emergency Fund: £3500 / £3500
#60 2024 Mortgage-Free Wannabes: £200/£25000 -
gemmacampbell2019 wrote: »This is what I thought also. I just wanted clarification off other people who also think it's the best thing to do so I can grow big enough nuts to pay it! :rotfl:
The £2k of LISA bonuses you are now getting in your other thread will boost your deposit back up to cover some of the £4.6k you will spend getting rid of this expensive loan. You don't want this loan hanging over you when applying for a mortgage in a few years as it will affect the affordability calculations.
Alex0 -
The £2k of LISA bonuses you are now getting in your other thread will boost your deposit back up to cover some of the £4.6k you will spend getting rid of this expensive loan. You don't want this loan hanging over you when applying for a mortgage in a few years as it will affect the affordability calculations.
AlexDebt Free Date: 24th October 2023! £7402.10 Paid Off In 6 Months!
3 Month Emergency Fund: £3500 / £3500
#60 2024 Mortgage-Free Wannabes: £200/£25000 -
As above, pay off the debt ASAP!
I bet you are beginning to wish you just paid cash and saved the £330 odd you just gave to the finance company to borrow money you didn't need to borrow...!0 -
gemmacampbell2019 wrote: »Yes that is very true. I have already calculated that by removing the amount owed from the HP, if I applied for a mortgage I would be offered an additional £20k on top of the original amount which is insane! Amazing what effect a few grand of debt has on something as big as a mortgage offer.
Many lenders have primative mortgage systems that cannot account for the fact the loan will end at a certain point and so calculate the maximum mortgage loan on the basis that the monthly loan repayments will continue for the life of the mortgage.
Alex0 -
As above, pay off the debt ASAP!
I bet you are beginning to wish you just paid cash and saved the £330 odd you just gave to the finance company to borrow money you didn't need to borrow...!
Guess I am one of those who always learns the hard way!:eek:Debt Free Date: 24th October 2023! £7402.10 Paid Off In 6 Months!
3 Month Emergency Fund: £3500 / £3500
#60 2024 Mortgage-Free Wannabes: £200/£25000
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