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ambrose77 wallington 11 Jul 19 1.38pm | |
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Just looking for some advice from those with more experience/smarter then me, currently paying off our mortgage on our one bedroom flat with our first baby on the way in 7 weeks! Me and my wife have some savings and I was wondering if we should look to pay off some more of our mortgage ( we can pay up to 5k extra a year) or if we should keep our savings with our baby on the way or keep saving the money to look to buy a house that we will need in the future? Overall is it better to pay off the mortgage quicker or keep the money in the bank? Thank you for any feedback in advance.
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Badger11 Beckenham 11 Jul 19 1.51pm | |
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I would pay off any credit card debts, loans and then the mortgage in that order. Paying off your mortgage early will give you more monthly disposal income but you need to ensure you don't blow that if you are in savings mode. It also shows your mortgage lender you are a responsible borrower so hopefully that will count in your favour later if you need a bigger place. If for some reason you need money at a later date and you have spare equity in your home you can always increase the mortgage so never a bad thing to pay off your mortgage early. Right now savings returns are poor so it's mainly dead money. I know we have at least 1 Financial Advisor on HOL if he responds I would follow his advice.
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YT Oxford 11 Jul 19 5.26pm | |
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May I ask what your mortgage interest rate is?
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ambrose77 wallington 11 Jul 19 5.43pm | |
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Originally posted by YT
May I ask what your mortgage interest rate is? 2.99% we are 3 years into a 5 year fixed term rate.
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.TUX. 11 Jul 19 5.53pm | |
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Originally posted by Badger11
I would pay off any credit card debts, loans and then the mortgage in that order. Paying off your mortgage early will give you more monthly disposal income but you need to ensure you don't blow that if you are in savings mode. It also shows your mortgage lender you are a responsible borrower so hopefully that will count in your favour later if you need a bigger place. If for some reason you need money at a later date and you have spare equity in your home you can always increase the mortgage so never a bad thing to pay off your mortgage early. Right now savings returns are poor so it's mainly dead money. I know we have at least 1 Financial Advisor on HOL if he responds I would follow his advice. This. PS Good luck with the baby (thumbs-up).
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Tom-the-eagle Croydon 11 Jul 19 5.56pm | |
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Originally posted by ambrose77
Just looking for some advice from those with more experience/smarter then me, currently paying off our mortgage on our one bedroom flat with our first baby on the way in 7 weeks! Me and my wife have some savings and I was wondering if we should look to pay off some more of our mortgage ( we can pay up to 5k extra a year) or if we should keep our savings with our baby on the way or keep saving the money to look to buy a house that we will need in the future? Overall is it better to pay off the mortgage quicker or keep the money in the bank? Thank you for any feedback in advance. Hand over your savings to TUX who will stick the whole lot on litecoin.. Failing that I would pay off any other debts you may have (which will all have higher interest than your mortgage) if you have no other debts then personally I would start looking at setting up some sort of tax efficient investment vehicle which would outperform bank interest. Much of this stuff though depends on how risk adverse you are? If you want to be a steady Eddie than pay off your mortgage, if you want financial freedom then invest it.
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YT Oxford 11 Jul 19 5.59pm | |
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Originally posted by ambrose77
2.99% we are 3 years into a 5 year fixed term rate. I therefore concur with the advice of Badger and TUX. Keep the mortgage going, but try to pay off any debts (if you have any) that attract higher interest rates. As you suggest, keep any remaining savings for a rainy day.
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ambrose77 wallington 11 Jul 19 6.01pm | |
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We have no other debts or loans of any kind, so other then the mortgage no major expense going out. I honestly have no real idea when it comes to investing so it would probaby be a risk that would backfire. I’ve had people say to me to pay off bits here and there when you can on the mortgage but that will obviously cut into my savings which feels like my safety net in case anything goes wrong.
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eagleman13 On The Road To Hell & Alicante 11 Jul 19 6.13pm | |
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Don't forget to save some for the baby. He/she will drain your savings very quickly. Surprised no-one has even factored a baby in to their 'advice'.
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.TUX. 11 Jul 19 6.14pm | |
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Originally posted by Tom-the-eagle
Hand over your savings to TUX who will stick the whole lot on litecoin.. Failing that I would pay off any other debts you may have (which will all have higher interest than your mortgage) if you have no other debts then personally I would start looking at setting up some sort of tax efficient investment vehicle which would outperform bank interest. Much of this stuff though depends on how risk adverse you are? If you want to be a steady Eddie than pay off your mortgage, if you want financial freedom then invest it. You have noooooooo blooooody idea how much i was tempted bud That said, due to the ever increasing institutional investment we're seeing, then yes i'd certainly say buy some Bitcoin.
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ambrose77 wallington 11 Jul 19 6.26pm | |
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Originally posted by eagleman13
Don't forget to save some for the baby. He/she will drain your savings very quickly. Surprised no-one has even factored a baby in to their 'advice'. This was also part of my thinking! I’ve heard these little things can be quite expensive...
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cryrst The garden of England 11 Jul 19 6.45pm | |
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One thing which may seem strange is to get another line of credit going; be it a card or a loan.
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