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Ccarter
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Hi all,
Please help me to get my credit card debt's paid off and budget for the future effectively. I have been lurking and occasionly posting and now only feel brave enough to post. I have adopted some of the advice from other posts but really need to get to grips with things.
I am a single parent working part time with 2 small children under 5. One of them has a disability. I receive DLA and have a car through this scheme for her. I do not have to pay any car costs apart from petrol.
I found it difficult to accurately record how much I spend on presents, days out, haircuts and the like-clearly this is where my spare money has been going. The figures below are approximates divided by 12.
I would like to be able to budget each month going forward and accurately. Please help!
Thank you in advance
Statement of Affairs and Personal Balance Sheet
Household Information
Number of adults in household........... 1
Number of children in household......... 2
Number of cars owned.................... 0 Receive DLA for daughter so car is through this. Only have to pay for petrol
Monthly Income Details
Monthly income after tax................ 800
Partners monthly income after tax....... 0
Benefits................................ 1067.19
Other income............................ 130.9 CSA
Total monthly income.................... 1998.09
Monthly Expense Details[/b]
Mortgage................................ 425.9
Secured/HP loan repayments.............. 97.36
Rent.................................... 0
Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
Council tax............................. 84
Electricity............................. 35.5
Gas..................................... 35.5
Oil..................................... 0
Water rates............................. 36.52
Telephone (land line)................... 15
Mobile phone............................ 50
TV Licence.............................. 12.12
Satellite/Cable TV...................... 13.49
Internet Services....................... 15
Groceries etc. ......................... 200
Clothing................................ 200
Petrol/diesel........................... 100
Road tax................................ 0
Car Insurance........................... 0
Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 0
Car parking............................. 0
Other travel............................ 0
Childcare/nursery....................... 80 for school holidays 13 weeks
Other child related expenses............ 37.13 Dancing and Rainbows
Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 0
Pet insurance/vet bills................. 0
Buildings insurance..................... 0
Contents insurance...................... 30.12
Life assurance ......................... 21.94
Other insurance......................... 0
Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 45
Haircuts................................ 13
Entertainment........................... 0
Holiday................................. 0
Emergency fund.......................... 0
Total monthly expenses.................. 1547.58
Assets
Cash.................................... 0
House value (Gross)..................... 111000
Shares and bonds........................ 0
Car(s).................................. 0
Other assets............................ 0
Total Assets............................ 111000
Secured & HP Debts[/b]
Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
Mortgage...................... 103700...(425.9)....4.9
Hire Purchase (HP) debt ...... 1655.12..(97.36)....? unsure
Total secured & HP debts...... 105355.1.-.........-
Unsecured Debts
Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
Mbna...........................696.15....25........5.9
Barc...........................2866.52...64.49.....0.0
Total unsecured debts..........3562.67...89.49.....
Monthly Budget Summary
Total monthly income.................... 1,998.09
Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 1,547.58
Available for debt repayments........... 450.51
Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 89.49
Amount left after debt repayments....... 361.02
Personal Balance Sheet Summary
Total assets (things you own)........... 111,000
Total HP & Secured debt................. -105,355.12
Total Unsecured debt.................... -3,562.67
Net Assets.............................. 2,082.21
Created using the SOA calculator at https://www.stoozing.com.
Reproduced on Moneysavingexpert with permission, using Firefox browser.[/font]
Please help me to get my credit card debt's paid off and budget for the future effectively. I have been lurking and occasionly posting and now only feel brave enough to post. I have adopted some of the advice from other posts but really need to get to grips with things.
I am a single parent working part time with 2 small children under 5. One of them has a disability. I receive DLA and have a car through this scheme for her. I do not have to pay any car costs apart from petrol.
I found it difficult to accurately record how much I spend on presents, days out, haircuts and the like-clearly this is where my spare money has been going. The figures below are approximates divided by 12.
I would like to be able to budget each month going forward and accurately. Please help!
Thank you in advance
Statement of Affairs and Personal Balance Sheet
Household Information
Number of adults in household........... 1
Number of children in household......... 2
Number of cars owned.................... 0 Receive DLA for daughter so car is through this. Only have to pay for petrol
Monthly Income Details
Monthly income after tax................ 800
Partners monthly income after tax....... 0
Benefits................................ 1067.19
Other income............................ 130.9 CSA
Total monthly income.................... 1998.09
Monthly Expense Details[/b]
Mortgage................................ 425.9
Secured/HP loan repayments.............. 97.36
Rent.................................... 0
Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
Council tax............................. 84
Electricity............................. 35.5
Gas..................................... 35.5
Oil..................................... 0
Water rates............................. 36.52
Telephone (land line)................... 15
Mobile phone............................ 50
TV Licence.............................. 12.12
Satellite/Cable TV...................... 13.49
Internet Services....................... 15
Groceries etc. ......................... 200
Clothing................................ 200
Petrol/diesel........................... 100
Road tax................................ 0
Car Insurance........................... 0
Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 0
Car parking............................. 0
Other travel............................ 0
Childcare/nursery....................... 80 for school holidays 13 weeks
Other child related expenses............ 37.13 Dancing and Rainbows
Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 0
Pet insurance/vet bills................. 0
Buildings insurance..................... 0
Contents insurance...................... 30.12
Life assurance ......................... 21.94
Other insurance......................... 0
Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 45
Haircuts................................ 13
Entertainment........................... 0
Holiday................................. 0
Emergency fund.......................... 0
Total monthly expenses.................. 1547.58
Assets
Cash.................................... 0
House value (Gross)..................... 111000
Shares and bonds........................ 0
Car(s).................................. 0
Other assets............................ 0
Total Assets............................ 111000
Secured & HP Debts[/b]
Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
Mortgage...................... 103700...(425.9)....4.9
Hire Purchase (HP) debt ...... 1655.12..(97.36)....? unsure
Total secured & HP debts...... 105355.1.-.........-
Unsecured Debts
Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
Mbna...........................696.15....25........5.9
Barc...........................2866.52...64.49.....0.0
Total unsecured debts..........3562.67...89.49.....
Monthly Budget Summary
Total monthly income.................... 1,998.09
Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 1,547.58
Available for debt repayments........... 450.51
Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 89.49
Amount left after debt repayments....... 361.02
Personal Balance Sheet Summary
Total assets (things you own)........... 111,000
Total HP & Secured debt................. -105,355.12
Total Unsecured debt.................... -3,562.67
Net Assets.............................. 2,082.21
Created using the SOA calculator at https://www.stoozing.com.
Reproduced on Moneysavingexpert with permission, using Firefox browser.[/font]
Debt free by XMAS 2015 #027
Barclaycard: £0.00
Divorce: £0.00 :j
Kitchen: £0.00 :j
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Comments
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Hi, I'm sure others will be along that will have better knowledge than me, but this is what I've noticed from looking at your soa:
£200 per month on clothing is a lot. I know children grow quickly (mine definitely does), but I'm thinking you could cut back easily on that.
Mobile phone - £50. Are you tied into a contract? That could easily be cut in half, if not further.
Your entertainment is 0. I'm sure you would spend something here on days out, lunch out, etc.
Emergency fund - you need something here each month.
Contents insurance - does that include building insurance? You could probably save here.
£200 on groceries is not bad at all, but with only 1 adult and 2 children, could you cut back a little, even to scrape £10 or £20 off?
Do you have £361 left each month?If not you need to work out where it goes, if you do then that could be thrown at the debts which would get them paid off within 10 months.
I hope this helps xStarting a new debt free journeyStarting Debt: £5,250Current Debt: £4,995.50Amount Paid: £254.50 Percentage Paid: 4.84%Emergency Fund: £3500 -
Statement of Affairs and Personal Balance Sheet
Household Information
Number of adults in household........... 1
Number of children in household......... 2
Number of cars owned.................... 0 Receive DLA for daughter so car is through this. Only have to pay for petrol
Monthly Income Details
Monthly income after tax................ 800
Partners monthly income after tax....... 0
Benefits................................ 1067.19
Other income............................ 130.9 CSA
Total monthly income.................... 1998.09
Monthly Expense Details[/b]
Mortgage................................ 425.9
Secured/HP loan repayments.............. 97.36
Rent.................................... 0
Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
Council tax............................. 84
Electricity............................. 35.5
Gas..................................... 35.5
Oil..................................... 0
Water rates............................. 36.52
Telephone (land line)................... 15
Mobile phone............................ 50 -This is huge for 1 phone. Go PAYG/sim only (about £10) ASAP.
TV Licence.............................. 12.12
Satellite/Cable TV...................... 13.49
Internet Services....................... 15
Groceries etc. ......................... 200
Clothing................................ 200 - This is £2,400 per year. :eek: Is there a reason for it to be so high?
Petrol/diesel........................... 100
Road tax................................ 0
Car Insurance........................... 0
Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 0
Car parking............................. 0
Other travel............................ 0
Childcare/nursery....................... 80 for school holidays 13 weeks
Other child related expenses............ 37.13 Dancing and Rainbows
Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 0 - Never?
Pet insurance/vet bills................. 0
Buildings insurance..................... 0 - Is this included in Contents Insurance? If not, you need it, Indeed, it's probably obligatory under the conditions of your mortgage.
Contents insurance...................... 30.12
Life assurance ......................... 21.94
Other insurance......................... 0
Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 45
Haircuts................................ 13
Entertainment........................... 0 - Nothing ever?
Holiday................................. 0 - Not even days out?
Emergency fund.......................... 0 - You need something in here, and doubly so with you being a house owner.
Total monthly expenses.................. 1547.58
Assets
Cash.................................... 0
House value (Gross)..................... 111000
Shares and bonds........................ 0
Car(s).................................. 0
Other assets............................ 0
Total Assets............................ 111000
Secured & HP Debts[/b]
Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
Mortgage...................... 103700...(425.9)....4.9
Hire Purchase (HP) debt ...... 1655.12..(97.36)....? unsure
Total secured & HP debts...... 105355.1.-.........-
Unsecured Debts
Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
Mbna...........................696.15....25........5.9
Barc...........................2866.52...64.49.....0.0
Total unsecured debts..........3562.67...89.49.....
Monthly Budget Summary
Total monthly income.................... 1,998.09
Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 1,547.58
Available for debt repayments........... 450.51
Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 89.49
Amount left after debt repayments....... 361.02
Personal Balance Sheet Summary
Total assets (things you own)........... 111,000
Total HP & Secured debt................. -105,355.12
Total Unsecured debt.................... -3,562.67
Net Assets.............................. 2,082.21
Created using the SOA calculator at https://www.stoozing.com.
Reproduced on Moneysavingexpert with permission, using Firefox browser.[/font]
If I were you, I'd have a couple of lean months, and pay off the MBNA Card double quick.
I know £696 isn't a huge balance but, at £25 per month, it's going to take 2.5 years to clear it.
If you got shut of it now, and put the £25 toward the (I presume) Barclaycard, you would have that one cleared in around 33 months, instead of the current 45 months.
Surely it's worth a couple of lean months, to bring your DFD forward by a year?0 -
Thank you both for your replies-they are very helpful.
No there is no real reason why clothing is so high, i've been careless and greedy. I have had to buy ballet and rainbows outfits but not anything near the amount I have been. Champagne lifestyle on a lemonade budget clearly!
My phone is in contract until May-it was 24 months :0(
Bedsit Bob-
I live in Wales so I have free prescriptions. I am unsure about the buildings I must check my paperwork.
I will definately have a few lean months now to concentrate on the Mbna card, thank you.
:-)Debt free by XMAS 2015 #027Barclaycard: £0.00Divorce: £0.00 :jKitchen: £0.00 :j0 -
Yes a few things pop out.
Clothes definitely - kids don't user that much and mine often had hand me downs or nice charity shop stuff - it doesn't mean its rubbish.
Sat TV - not necessary.
House insurance - go to a comparison site and get it much cheaper - plus often with contents combined - ours for a 3 bedroom is under £9 a month for both.
Haircuts - what are you doing? Kids just need a dry trim every few months and you could be the same.
Food - if you did an online shop with Tesco you would know what the total was and also not buying extras.Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day. -- Sally Koch0
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