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For once in our lives...we've come into cash!!! £30,000!! AIBU to ask WWYD?

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Stripedmum · 24/08/2013 12:07

Well it's only gone and happened - we have money! Yippee!

We are now thinking of extending. What would you do with the cash?

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Stripedmum · 26/08/2013 20:36

Sounds like a good plan! Now just need to convince DH. Treats are banned but I just don't think it'd be doing the right thing - and tbh it would be treat enough to have exciting things fine to the house. Maybe some more premium binds for DS and start an account for new DD.

Yes we grew up in a traditional semi and it was a lot bigger than this. Huge garden too. I'm always drawn to them as they're so solid and just lovely family homes. Quite right re. shoehomes and their 'tricks' if putting no furniture in the rooms. Have also seen so called 'detached' houses with literally one INCH between them! You can't even get a person between them!

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Stripedmum · 26/08/2013 20:36
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Stripedmum · 26/08/2013 20:37

Oh God - really should have read that post through. Apologies.

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SeaSickSal · 26/08/2013 20:39

If I had £30k I would use it to buy into a shared ownership scheme hopefully.

Anything left over would be for my son.

I stand to inherit around £75k when a relative dies and she is in her mid 80s now.

I won't be able to afford a house outright with it and might struggle getting a mortgage even with that as a deposit as I only work part time. So hopefully then I will be able to get into shared ownership and put at least £30k away for my son so when he is older he will be able to by his own house, I don't want him to be unable to do it like I am.

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Stripedmum · 26/08/2013 20:41

That's lovely Seasick. Perhaps we should be thinking more about DCs than ourselves too.

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BlehPukeVomit · 26/08/2013 20:42

Isn't this a nice helpful thread. Smile. I think the OP has been given lots of good advice.

crushedintherush · 26/08/2013 21:37

Congrats op, really happy for you Smile Wine Wine Wine

I'll echo what other posters have said, that you've been given great advice, so no point in me saying the same.

Ooh I've had time to think and with dh and I, it would be:

£15,000 towards the pension pot, via high interest accounts/premium bonds isas etc

£10,000 on home improvements.

£3000 on a holiday, aaaaand...

£2000: £1000 each for dh and I, to treat ourselves.

BewitchedBotheredandBewildered · 26/08/2013 22:04

Stripedmum, a fantastic opportunity for you all, congratulations!

Some of the best news is that you haven't actually got your mitts on this money yet! The givers are not only generous but also very, very wise.

I think you should read this thread through very calmly and make notes. And research everything carefully, as the gorgeous Stoic said, (in among the rest of the sparks and rockets!) this is a good opportunity to learn how to not be shite with money.

It really isn't a huge amount but it could make a big difference to your lives for a long time to come. So plan really carefully.

The only idea i will throw in that I don't think any one has suggested is that, if you need more space, now or in a couple of years, I think some of the stand-alone garden rooms are cheaper than an extension.
Yet more for you to research!
Have fun planning.
And don't have rows about it!

BewitchedBotheredandBewildered · 26/08/2013 22:06

Stoic lovely to see you on form Smile
xxx

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Stripedmum · 27/08/2013 07:10

Thank you Bewitched! The kind wishes of everyone has been lovely.

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Stripedmum · 08/09/2013 14:13

Hello everyone. I thought people may be interested to know what we've decided to do with our lovely pot of money: nothing!

The gift givers are keeping hold of it for about a year until we decide what we really want as we don't 'need' anything right now and are happy. The thinking is though that we will then decide if if it's a good time just to pay it off the mortgage.

Feels good to be sensible for a change.

Hope you all land a pot of gold soon.

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stopprocrastinating · 08/09/2013 15:44

Having experienced a redundancy, and been terrifically grateful to rainy day money and family help, I think you are doing the right thing.

ChippingInNeedsSleepAndCoffee · 09/09/2013 00:18

It sounds like a good decision :)

In the meantime you can enjoy 'spending it' 200 times over Grin

Oriunda · 09/09/2013 08:46

Pay off whatever you are paying highest rate of interest on (prob loan). Then pay down 10k off mortgage. Save 10k .... Either fixed rate or stick in into a stocks/shares isa if you want potential higher returns and are happy with more risk. There are currently no high interest rate savings accounts over 2% so with a 10yr outlook you could consider equity. Remainder on extension.

ModeratelyObvious · 09/09/2013 08:51

You may want them to gift you both the gift aid limit in this tax year (£3k I think) and put it somewhere inaccessible.

Oriunda · 09/09/2013 08:56

If you put money into pension pot, do it in a tax advantageous way via a SIPP for eg whereby you only pay 80% of the total and the government puts in the remaining 20%. So you pay in 8k and the govt puts in 2k (assuming you are basic rate tax payer).

Oriunda · 09/09/2013 09:00

Moderately makes good point .... How old are they? If getting on in years and there's a chance they may not survive 7 years, they would be better off gifting 3k each (they are a couple?) to you this year, putting it into a fixed rate 1-2yr bond, then doing the same next year. Other suggestion would be to save whole amount in a fixed rate a/c in your names now. Lovely gift, but it's not yours until the funds are in an a/c in your names.

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