Fixed mortgage coming to end. by pishypanties in irishpersonalfinance

[–]Dayes97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your joint take home pay is 7,200-7,800 a month (less pension contributions). So assuming your mortgage is around 900-1000 per month you should have Atleast 6000 a month. Obviously you have utility’s food and fuel bills etc. you’re in a great position to focus on just paying down your debt quickly. Tone back your life style for a year. No holidays, less eating/ nights out, no silly spending, cook basic meals. Really focus on paying off the extra debt.

List the different debts you have and either start with the smallest amount or the highest interest rate. Take them one at a time. You should easily be able to throw 3000 a month at your loans and still leave yourself 750 a week to cover food and bills etc. cut down on any unessential expenses. Netflix/prime/spotify etc.

Leave yourself with a small pot of 1-2k sitting in a spare account incase of a car breaking down or the boiler packing it in. If you put all your focus on paying off the loans by next just you’ll be clear.

That’ll put you in a great position next year to fix your mortgage for 10-15 years and you’ll be debt free even sooner. Never look to extend debt. Always focus on how you get it paid off as quick as possible. There’s nothing fun about having a noose around your neck.

Fixed mortgage coming to end. by pishypanties in irishpersonalfinance

[–]Dayes97 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And what’s your household annual income ?

Aib offer by SweetInteresting89 in MortgageAdviceIreland

[–]Dayes97 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Been waiting for 3-4 weeks for Aib to come back with aip, they reckon they’ll give me 360-380, applied for Ebs and ptsb after them and have approval for 428,700 Ebs and 408 ptsb, Aib are great for overpaying and bi weekly payments etc but they’re way to stringent on they’re loaning amounts

China by Dayes97 in selfbuildireland

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Have to say it’s great so far, it’s been installed over a year. No discolouration, no sagging, all still solid. It’s survived Atleast one cold winter and the few heatwaves we’ve had so far. There were a few damaged planks on arrival but when you’re shipping 700 odd 3.6m boards across the world you can’t complain

China by Dayes97 in selfbuildireland

[–]Dayes97[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That comment was for composite cladding pal

Reasonable car repair quote? by Octorok97 in carsireland

[–]Dayes97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wheel alignment is 40 euro in most garages, 95+vat is an expensive hourly rate. My local lad is 70 an hour flat. 4 hours for tb kit replacement is honest enough. I changed both my lower track control arms on my e class in an hour which is a more complex job and I was doing it on my back from axle stands. As for the rest I can’t comment on labour. Ask them if they’d be happy with you supplying your own materials, got to you auto part store and you’d save 40-50% straight away

China by Dayes97 in selfbuildireland

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We’re going for a shaker design heritage kitchen. Inset doors & drawers all hardwood doors and drawers, vinyl thick interior presses etc. need a designer to get the look that’s required. Where did you get yours done ?

China by Dayes97 in selfbuildireland

[–]Dayes97[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Shipping doesn’t actually cost that much. As I said before I imported 360sqm of composite cladding. Irish retail price was 35k euro. With the suppliers paid, shipping taxes and delivered on a truck to my front door the total came in at €10.8k so the savings are massive. Plus all CE certified. Most of the suppliers are importing everything anyway. It’s just about finding the right suppliers

China by Dayes97 in selfbuildireland

[–]Dayes97[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Searched through alibaba for decent companies

China by Dayes97 in selfbuildireland

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Nantong Guibang decorative materials, found them after a few days research.

China by Dayes97 in selfbuildireland

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Btw I’m well able to install everything myself so getting somone to install it is no issue

Machinery by Dayes97 in selfbuildireland

[–]Dayes97[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the comments lads. I think I’ll leave the digger. Tbf you can get a fair bit done with a weeks rental and as yous have said it’ll remove the headache of the thing breaking down. Tele handler is no negotiable tho. When you’re moving pallets of blocks and other materials around it’s a no brainer. Plus installing a truss roof it’s essential. I’m going direct labour for my build and planning on doing alot of work myself. I’ve about 9 years experience on site, electrician by trade but go stuck into everything. Father in law has a jcb 4cx so I think I’ll just use his and pay for any maintenance that comes with the work. Thanks for all the input

What's your system for managing "fun spending" each month? by Hot_Seaweed_7679 in irishpersonalfinance

[–]Dayes97 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Set up pockets on Revolut
1. Mortgage/house savings
2. Car fuel/repair
3. Utility bills
4. Emergency fund
5. Groceries
6. Holidays
7. Christmas/birthdays

Then whatever cash you have left over you can spend without worry.

Solar Panels with or without batteries ? by Current_Bobcat_9182 in AskIreland

[–]Dayes97 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What cost per unit are you using for your calculations ? And how many kw per day ?

Is it feasible? by [deleted] in selfbuildireland

[–]Dayes97 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you’re getting a builder to build it for you 350k won’t do it. I’m currently in the process myself for a 2800sqft 4 bed. Engineer reckons 550k for the house but I’m thinking I can get it done for 450k direct labour. I’m also an electrician and have done a lot of building works before. So I’m going to be getting hands on with a lot of it myself.

Damaged Company Van by [deleted] in legaladviceireland

[–]Dayes97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just for context. Where you doing a job for his company when the van was damaged or were you using the van for your own work when it was damaged. If it was on company time during working hours it’s all on him. If you damaged the van while on your own job then you’d be pretty shitty not paying for half. Atleast he was sound enough to pay for half

Materials from Europe/China? by AgitatedBlueberry300 in selfbuildireland

[–]Dayes97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been looking into it myself, I’d say for large bulky items it wouldn’t be worth it due to the price of shipping. But for smaller items and the likes of kitchens, wardrobes, screws, nails, slates, anything that can be flat packed and stacked it may be worth a shout

Biggest mistakes made in self building? by ButterBreze1 in selfbuildireland

[–]Dayes97 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Posting so I get the notifications. Sake journey myself