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how do I? SOA please take a look

this is in the wrong place, should be in bankruptcy and living with it. please move.


I have filled my soa in on the website cardsense but cant get my head round how I have been living and paying debt free £298 when it leaves me with less than I need basic.
Please take a look at it for a joint SOA. meaning all our money together paying all bills as Clanbailey did with her OR, I will then rejig it all to do seperate ones for our forms.

Statement of Affairs and Personal Balance Sheet
Household Information
Number of adults in household........... 2
Number of children in household......... 2
Number of cars owned.................... 1
Monthly Income Details
Monthly income after tax................ 0
Partners monthly income after tax....... 800
Benefits......child tax , inc, child b..... 773
Other income............................ 0
Total monthly income.................... 1573
Monthly Expense Details
Mortgage................................ 0
Secured loan repayments.....car............ 203
Hire Purchase (HP) repayments........... 0
Rent.................................... 256
Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
Council tax............................. 82
Electricity............................. 60
Gas..................................... 60
Oil..................................... 0
Water rates............................. 38
Telephone (land line)................... 60
Mobile phone............................ 0
TV Licence.............................. 13
Satellite/Cable TV...................... 0
Internet Services....................... 0
Groceries etc. ......................... 500
Clothing................................ 50
Petrol/diesel........................... 80
Road tax................................ 14
Car Insurance........................... 40
Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 20
Car parking............................. 0
Other travel............................ 0
Childcare/nursery....................... 0
Other child related expenses.....school dinners....... 80
Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 18
Pet insurance/vet bills................. 0
Buildings insurance..................... 0
Contents insurance...................... 18
Life assurance ......................... 5
Other insurance......................... 0
Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 15
Haircuts................................ 30
Entertainment........................... 20
Holiday................................. 60
Emergency fund.......................... 0
Total monthly expenses.................. 1722

Assets
Cash.................................... 0
House value (Gross)..................... 0
Shares and bonds........................ 0
Car(s).................................. 6500
Other assets............................ 0
Total Assets............................ 6500

Secured & HP Debts
Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
Mortgage...................... 0........(0)........0
Secured Debt.................. 6500.....(203)......9.9
Total secured & HP debts...... 6500......-.........-
Unsecured Debts
Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
debts..........................46000.....298.......0
Total unsecured debts..........46000.....298.......-

Monthly Budget Summary
Total monthly income.................... 1,573
Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 1,722
Available for debt repayments........... -149
Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 298
Amount short for making debt repayments. -447
Personal Balance Sheet Summary
Total assets (things you own)........... 6,500
Total HP & Secured debt................. -6,500
Total Unsecured debt.................... -46,000
Net Assets.............................. -46,000
Created using the SOA calculator at www.makesenseofcards.com.
Reproduced on Moneysavingexpert with permission.
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  • MrsTinks
    MrsTinks Posts: 15,238 Forumite
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    Statement of Affairs and Personal Balance Sheet
    Household Information
    Number of adults in household........... 2
    Number of children in household......... 2
    Number of cars owned.................... 1
    Monthly Income Details
    Monthly income after tax................ 0
    Partners monthly income after tax....... 800
    Benefits......child tax , inc, child b..... 773
    Other income............................ 0
    Total monthly income.................... 1573
    Monthly Expense Details
    Mortgage................................ 0
    Secured loan repayments.....car............ 203
    Hire Purchase (HP) repayments........... 0
    Rent.................................... 256
    Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
    Council tax............................. 82
    Electricity............................. 60 This is high - can you swap to a better deal?
    Gas..................................... 60 This is high - can you swap to a better deal?
    Oil..................................... 0
    Water rates............................. 38 Are you on a meter? This looks high too!
    Telephone (land line)................... 60 does this include phone, TV and BB? If not then it needs to come down!
    Mobile phone............................ 0
    TV Licence.............................. 13
    Satellite/Cable TV...................... 0
    Internet Services....................... 0
    Groceries etc. ......................... 500 HOW much??? Seriously you can get this down to £200 - you could get it lower but that will take time.
    Clothing................................ 50 Sorry gotta go - £15 a month and get cheap clothes through Ebay or even better Freecycle!
    Petrol/diesel........................... 80
    Road tax................................ 14
    Car Insurance........................... 40 Have you shopped around lately?
    Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 20
    Car parking............................. 0
    Other travel............................ 0
    Childcare/nursery....................... 0
    Other child related expenses.....school dinners....... 80 You could save on this if you gave them packed lunches.
    Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 18
    Pet insurance/vet bills................. 0
    Buildings insurance..................... 0
    Contents insurance...................... 18
    Life assurance ......................... 5
    Other insurance......................... 0
    Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 15
    Haircuts................................ 30
    Entertainment........................... 20
    Holiday................................. 60 You can't afford a holiday right now so drop this I'm afraid...
    Emergency fund.......................... 0
    Total monthly expenses.................. 1722

    Assets
    Cash.................................... 0
    House value (Gross)..................... 0
    Shares and bonds........................ 0
    Car(s).................................. 6500
    Other assets............................ 0
    Total Assets............................ 6500

    Secured & HP Debts
    Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
    Mortgage...................... 0........(0)........0
    Secured Debt.................. 6500.....(203)......9.9
    Total secured & HP debts...... 6500......-.........-
    Unsecured Debts
    Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
    debts..........................46000.....298.......0
    Total unsecured debts..........46000.....298.......-

    Monthly Budget Summary
    Total monthly income.................... 1,573
    Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 1,722
    Available for debt repayments........... -149
    Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 298
    Amount short for making debt repayments. -447
    Personal Balance Sheet Summary
    Total assets (things you own)........... 6,500
    Total HP & Secured debt................. -6,500
    Total Unsecured debt.................... -46,000
    Net Assets.............................. -46,000
    Created using the SOA calculator at www.makesenseofcards.com.
    Reproduced on Moneysavingexpert with permission.

    Looking at what I have written then there is £400 found easily - with some more tweaking you should be able to find the deficit of £447 and break even. Can either of you increase your income at all?
    DFW Nerd #025
    DFW no more! Officially debt free 2017 - now joining the MFW's! :)

    My DFW Diary - blah- mildly funny stuff about my journey
  • MrsTinks
    MrsTinks Posts: 15,238 Forumite
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    Hang on are you looking at figures for going BR? SOAs for BR are different which is why they need to be on the BR forum...
    And obviously by going BR you'd loose the car...
    DFW Nerd #025
    DFW no more! Officially debt free 2017 - now joining the MFW's! :)

    My DFW Diary - blah- mildly funny stuff about my journey
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