Project: £20k
On May 5th 2014, I ended my relationship of 12 years with my partner and began to separate finances and bills. In an attempt to retain some stability for our children, I suggested that I buy my ex out of our joint mortgage to the tune of £20,000. Except… I don’t have £20,000! It’s not something that is likely to fall out of the sky into my lap, either. So, in between juggling 2 jobs, 2 kids, a small zoo of animals and all that comes with running a busy household I now have to raise twenty thousand pounds.
Here’s my progress so far:
| Date | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-25 | £862.63 | Starting amount (blog entry) |
| 2014-05-27 | £9.41 | £10 donation minus fees |
| 2014-06-02 | £537.78 | Post-bills sweep of current account |
| 2014-06-03 | £47.85 | £50 donation minus fees |
| 2014-06-03 | £9.41 | £10 donation minus fees |
| 2014-06-06 | £0.78 | Interest |
| 2014-06-17 | £96.40 | £100 donation minus fees |
| 2014-07-01 | £200.00 | Standing order auto-transfer |
| 2014-06-07 | £1.66 | Interest |
| 2014-07-10 | £2.68 | £3 donation minus fees |
| 2014-08-06 | £1.94 | Interest |
| 2014-09-05 | £100.00 | Post-bills sweep of current account |
| 2014-09-06 | £1.94 | Interest |
| 2014-09-07 | -£951.14 | Bloody great big tax bill :( |
| 2014-10-06 | £1.01 | Interest |
| 2014-10-14 | £200.00 | Post-bills sweep of current account |
| 2014-11-06 | £1.17 | Interest |
| 2014-11-14 | £275.82 | Post-bills sweep of current account |
| 2014-12-04 | £100.00 | Transfer from current account |
| 2014-12-06 | £1.41 | Interest |
| 2014-12-20 | -£995.00 | Fees for new mortgage (to secure £20k!) |
| 2015-01-06 | £1.05 | Interest |
| 2015-01-14 | -£200.00 | Part payment on solicitor transfer of equity fees |
If you’d like to support my goal to raise £20,000 you can donate directly via Paypal or support my work on gittip.
Project completed: although I wasn’t able to raise £20,000 myself, I was able to use the money raised towards solicitor & mortgage fees which allowed me to use some of the equity on my home to buy out the ex. Huzzah!