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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:08 PM
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Default DEBT--How much debt are you in?

I think this could be a very interesting topic

Excluding mortgages (unless some was taken out to do house maintenance/car buying etc, then say)

I'll start, I currently owe about £650 on my car I bought, and that is it!

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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:09 PM
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I personally wouldnt advise posting debts outstanding on a public forum.

I am sure many will though.
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:10 PM
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nothing
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:10 PM
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Leaving my mortgage out not a fucking penny i own the lot

Because i have worked my arse off for it
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:11 PM
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Good to hear guys
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:11 PM
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excluding my mortgage? too much :S lol
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:12 PM
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nothing not a thing
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:13 PM
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i owe my old man money and i also owe the sandwich man at work 1,50 for a roll,,,, that i threw away as hes rolls are shite but at the time i was SOOO hungry
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:15 PM
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Most people owe me money! Wish they would cough up.....tho its my fault for lending it in the first place....
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:16 PM
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was in alot of debt to much when you look at it and nothing to show for it
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:16 PM
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£0 yay
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:17 PM
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luckily i have no debt, not even a credit card and i like it being that way.



oh actually, i do owe my mate a £5 as he bought me lunch the other day at work.
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:21 PM
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debt is all relative. numerical amounts mean very little unless compared as a percentage to your earnings. everyone would love to be debt free obviously but in todays world that can be very difficult to achieve as lives can change at the drop of a hat. debt is only a problem once it becomes unmanageable.
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:27 PM
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not all debt is bad debt - only if it's at a higher rate than inflation
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:27 PM
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no debts other than the mortgage
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:29 PM
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Not a bean of debt

My fleet of vehicles is mine all paid for ................fucking hate paying up for summit that if you really work hard you should be able to save up for it anyway.
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:30 PM
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mortage debt is good debt and me debt is about 3 1/4 of a mill
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:38 PM
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ive never had a credit card....id be fookin dangerous....

my house is worth 130k more than my mortgage, and ive only lived in it 3 months after we built it

but i never have much money in my bank....as soon as it goes in the cossie eats it 10k this year already and it doesnt even run yet

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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:44 PM
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PS thats 3 houses though, 2 rented
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:46 PM
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yeah,thats the best way mate!....

we built 3 houses, then sold two off to pay for the one we live in...hence hardly any mortgage
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:48 PM
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TENS of thousands (well me and partner included), stuff like windows/doors, and OLD loans.

Hard to pay off as well, never again!
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:50 PM
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i will not sell off yet mate looking to buy again, but buy to let mortgages are hard to find but the houses are not
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:51 PM
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nothin! house is payed for and we just ( well her) just bought a flat to rent out, bought outright)

still skint tho
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:52 PM
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I've never really had Debts. Mainly because I've never been one to like maintaining payments or having the responsibility so just go without or save up. Shame as there's a few things I would like and I know I could afford the payments but I won't.

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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:55 PM
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yeah, not much money in the bank it all goes every month, but due to taking some money out the other houses we have spend load on ours
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:55 PM
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Wish peoplewould pay up there fucking debts to me!
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:55 PM
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most people on here will be debt free and have thousands in the bank been the internet and all that

i owe my boss £38

my mother £130
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:56 PM
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got a new bubble bath in the garden for partys
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnnyB
got a new bubble bath in the garden for partys

Ha ha you dirty dog
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 07:02 PM
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I've got about £300 on my credit card but only cos I've just come back from my holiday. No other debts and no mortgage, own my house outright.
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 07:11 PM
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no debts. got just over 1K saved outright and i live week to week on my wages.

it suits me
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by danneth
most people on here will be debt free and have thousands in the bank been the internet and all that

i owe my boss £38

my mother £130
not me ive got few pounds in the bank

and only reason im debt free is cause i had to go bankrupt to give my daughter a better life after my personal life changed
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 07:17 PM
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only about 80 quid on my tool account for 17k's worth of kit...apart from that and the mortgage, nothing else
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 07:45 PM
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the taxman owes me money

and most of us are in credit with lots of things like tv licence, car tax, insurance etc that are paid a year in advance
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 07:53 PM
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feckin tooo mucccchhhhh
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 07:58 PM
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No debt at all, never have been and hopefully apart from a mortgage in the future never will be!
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 08:17 PM
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around 3.7 on credit cards which includes 1500 for a car when the old one died and i needed a new one sharpish, couple of trips to usa to see family, couple of insurance policies on cars. all of which ive vowed to pay off straight away but havnt. shit myself when i realised how much interest i was paying on it the other day! gonna do some jigling about and try and get the interest down a bit at least! i owe a couple of k left on a loan i got to set myself up with tools and a vehicle about 18 months ago to go self employed.

im happy to say my car (the fiesta project car) has all been paid for and none of it put on credit. not to bad really i dont think, i couldve kept it down a bit and gone without stuff but i havnt taken the piss and dont struggle with repayments so fuck it i say. i want it all gone by the end of the year though.
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 08:27 PM
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there is a credit card that has a low 'fixed for life' interest rate that may be worth transferring to. don't know which, just heard www.moneysavingexpert.com talking about it on the radio the other day
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 08:40 PM
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A lot less than 2 and a half years ago I finally decided to sort things out with my finance at that time, get everything worked out and have not been better off than I am now
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