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Hello,
I would be grateful if you could offer some objective advice on our finances. Things are very tight at the moment and we have a lot of debt. I’m sure like a lot of people, up until recently we thought we were doing okay but now…well details are below:
My partner (42) and I (36) have two kids (6 and 2). I have recently gone back to work full time after a year at home with our children. We are in the early stages of a business that is growing. This has had an impact on take home pay for my partner as for the last 3 years he has taken a small enough salary (started off at €24,000). Also we had to take out a loan to fund the year I stayed at home.
His income only recently €50,000 pa
Mine €35,000 pa
Property:
3 bed - paid €365k / worth €310k / mortgage tracker rate €200,000 / monthly repayment €1,100
1 bed – paid €220k / worth €220k / mortgage tracker rate €140,000 / monthly repayment €850
Both properties rented out and we are in rented accommodation as we needed a bigger place. Tried to sell both places but no luck.
Loans:
Personal loans between us €48,000
Credit cards €9,500
Over drafts €3,000
Car loan €20,000
Incoming monthly: €2,300 + €300 C Benefit + €2,900 = €5,500
Monthly outgoings approx:
Rent €1,450
Car loan €500
Personal loans €1,000
Credit cards €400
Bills €400
Childcare €1,050
Groceries €550
Medication €100
GP’s / Hospitals €100 (on average – one of the kids has been very sick and requires a lot of meds each month)
€5550
This is obviously without buying kids clothes, shoes, going back to school stuff, swimming lessons etc.
We’re both in busy jobs, the kids are in the crèche and after school care and we’re broke 2 minutes after we get paid (plus all the guilt I feel about putting them there in the first place). Am I missing something? Could we organise ourselves better? I would love to sell both places but we have tenants covering the mortgages (just about) and the chances of selling now is remote. But I don’t even know if that’s the right thing to do.
We tried to re-mortgage the 3 bed to €250k but the computer said no so the bank gave us a seven year loan at a higher interest rate (how nice) and it’s crippling us each month. We’ve asked for a longer term loan but the computer said no to that too. We’ve both switched to 0% credit cards.
Any advice would be appreciated as we’re losing sleep. We have no savings. We don’t live a lavish lifestyle by any means. We rarely go out.
Thanks.
I would be grateful if you could offer some objective advice on our finances. Things are very tight at the moment and we have a lot of debt. I’m sure like a lot of people, up until recently we thought we were doing okay but now…well details are below:
My partner (42) and I (36) have two kids (6 and 2). I have recently gone back to work full time after a year at home with our children. We are in the early stages of a business that is growing. This has had an impact on take home pay for my partner as for the last 3 years he has taken a small enough salary (started off at €24,000). Also we had to take out a loan to fund the year I stayed at home.
His income only recently €50,000 pa
Mine €35,000 pa
Property:
3 bed - paid €365k / worth €310k / mortgage tracker rate €200,000 / monthly repayment €1,100
1 bed – paid €220k / worth €220k / mortgage tracker rate €140,000 / monthly repayment €850
Both properties rented out and we are in rented accommodation as we needed a bigger place. Tried to sell both places but no luck.
Loans:
Personal loans between us €48,000
Credit cards €9,500
Over drafts €3,000
Car loan €20,000
Incoming monthly: €2,300 + €300 C Benefit + €2,900 = €5,500
Monthly outgoings approx:
Rent €1,450
Car loan €500
Personal loans €1,000
Credit cards €400
Bills €400
Childcare €1,050
Groceries €550
Medication €100
GP’s / Hospitals €100 (on average – one of the kids has been very sick and requires a lot of meds each month)
€5550
This is obviously without buying kids clothes, shoes, going back to school stuff, swimming lessons etc.
We’re both in busy jobs, the kids are in the crèche and after school care and we’re broke 2 minutes after we get paid (plus all the guilt I feel about putting them there in the first place). Am I missing something? Could we organise ourselves better? I would love to sell both places but we have tenants covering the mortgages (just about) and the chances of selling now is remote. But I don’t even know if that’s the right thing to do.
We tried to re-mortgage the 3 bed to €250k but the computer said no so the bank gave us a seven year loan at a higher interest rate (how nice) and it’s crippling us each month. We’ve asked for a longer term loan but the computer said no to that too. We’ve both switched to 0% credit cards.
Any advice would be appreciated as we’re losing sleep. We have no savings. We don’t live a lavish lifestyle by any means. We rarely go out.
Thanks.