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Going to Hull and back...HBFS's debt diary!

I'd best do better with this one! No girl to distract me this time! :p

Monthly Income Details
Monthly income after tax................ 1430
Partners monthly income after tax....... 0
Benefits................................ 0
Other income............................ 300 (Flatmate's half of rent, paid as £75p/w)
Total monthly income.................... 1730

Monthly Expense Details
Mortgage................................ 0
Secured loan repayments................. 0
Rent.................................... 650
Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
Council tax............................. 140
Electricity............................. 35
Gas..................................... 35
Oil..................................... 0
Water rates............................. 35
Telephone (land line)................... 0
Mobile phone............................ 30
TV Licence.............................. 11
Satellite/Cable TV...................... 0
Internet Services....................... 20
Groceries etc. ......................... 60
Clothing................................ 12
Petrol/diesel........................... 0
Road tax................................ 0
Car Insurance........................... 0
Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 0
Car parking............................. 0
Other travel............................ 150
Childcare/nursery....................... 0
Other child related expenses............ 0
Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 0
Pet insurance/vet bills................. 0
Buildings insurance..................... 0
Contents insurance...................... 0
Life assurance ......................... 0
Other insurance......................... 0
Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 20
Haircuts................................ 15
Entertainment........................... 150
Holiday................................. 0
Emergency fund.......................... 0
Total monthly expenses.................. £1213

Assets
Cash.................................... 0
House value (Gross)..................... 0
Shares and bonds........................ 300
Car(s).................................. 250
Other assets............................ 0
Total Assets............................ 550

Secured Debts
Description....................Debt......Monthly.. .APR
0
Total secured debts........... ....-.........-

Unsecured Debts
Description....................Debt......Monthly.. .APR
Virgin CC.....................2670......100.......17.5
Barclayloan...................2400......118.88.......12.5
O2................................750........50............n/a

Total unsecured debts..........5820.....218.88.......-

Monthly Budget Summary
Total monthly income.................... 1,430
Expenses (including secured debts)....... 1,213
Available for debt repayments........... 217
Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 268
Surplus(deficit if negative)............ -49

Personal Balance Sheet Summary
Total assets (things you own)........... 550
Total Secured debt...................... 0
Total Unsecured debt.................... -5820
Net Assets.............................. -5270

The problem with this that the £75 I get per week is to get me into work if I change shifts or my lift is off or I go places.
Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.
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  • smashedbooboo
    smashedbooboo Posts: 4,558 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Well done on posting SOA, i am no good at looking at them. I have been here a long time and still not posted mine. But one of the experts will be along to give you more advice hun very soon. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Night Owl Member No 1 :rotfl: :rotfl:
    Night owl member of the threesome. Rules are for fools to follow and wise men to be guided by
    No Man is worth your tears,
    And the one who is wont make you cry !!!!!
  • chevalier
    chevalier Posts: 7,937 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    HBFS wrote: »
    I'd best do better with this one! No girl to distract me this time! :p

    Monthly Income Details
    Monthly income after tax................ 1430
    Partners monthly income after tax....... 0
    Benefits................................ 0
    Other income............................ 300 (Flatmate's half of rent, paid as £75p/w) but surely this only covers the rent, what about half the council tax, gas, electric and water
    Total monthly income.................... 1730

    Monthly Expense Details
    Mortgage................................ 0
    Secured loan repayments................. 0
    Rent.................................... 650
    Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
    Council tax............................. 140
    Electricity............................. 35
    Gas..................................... 35
    Oil..................................... 0
    Water rates............................. 35
    Telephone (land line)................... 0
    Mobile phone............................ 30
    TV Licence.............................. 11
    Satellite/Cable TV...................... 0
    Internet Services....................... 20
    Groceries etc. ......................... 60
    Clothing................................ 12
    Petrol/diesel........................... 0
    Road tax................................ 0
    Car Insurance........................... 0
    Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 0
    Car parking............................. 0
    Other travel............................ 150
    Childcare/nursery....................... 0
    Other child related expenses............ 0
    Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 0
    Pet insurance/vet bills................. 0
    Buildings insurance..................... 0
    Contents insurance...................... 0
    Life assurance ......................... 0
    Other insurance......................... 0
    Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 20
    Haircuts................................ 15
    Entertainment........................... 150 this is more than your grocery budget. I think you need to stay in more or get more creative about how you socialise.
    Holiday................................. 0
    Emergency fund.......................... 0
    Total monthly expenses.................. £1213 you appear to have a £500 surplus, do you know where this goes, it you don't then you need a spending diary to track your money

    Assets
    Cash.................................... 0
    House value (Gross)..................... 0
    Shares and bonds........................ 300
    Car(s).................................. 250
    Other assets............................ 0
    Total Assets............................ 550

    Secured Debts
    Description....................Debt......Monthly.. .APR
    0
    Total secured debts........... ....-.........-

    Unsecured Debts
    Description....................Debt......Monthly.. .APR
    Virgin CC.....................2670......100.......17.5
    Barclayloan...................2400......118.88.......12.5
    O2................................750........50............n/a

    Total unsecured debts..........5820.....218.88.......-

    Monthly Budget Summary
    Total monthly income.................... 1,430
    Expenses (including secured debts)....... 1,213
    Available for debt repayments........... 217
    Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 268
    Surplus(deficit if negative)............ -49

    Personal Balance Sheet Summary
    Total assets (things you own)........... 550
    Total Secured debt...................... 0
    Total Unsecured debt.................... -5820
    Net Assets.............................. -5270

    The problem with this that the £75 I get per week is to get me into work if I change shifts or my lift is off or I go places.

    hope this is of some help
    chev
    I want a job that is less than an hour driving away from my house! Are you listening universe?
  • HBFS
    HBFS Posts: 1,285 Forumite
    chevalier wrote: »
    hope this is of some help
    chev

    Unfortunately, the £500 goes into paying off bills and getting into work on various occasions when I cannot get a lift, as detailed below.

    I agree the entertainment bill is rather high, however all my friends live in London, so it's for travel and such. Plus we go to watch a cricket game or something usually once a month. I tried giving it all up, but ended up going stir-crazy within four walls.

    And my flatmate doesn't earn that much, so we have decided that she only pays rent, but cleans the flat as well.
    Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.
  • HBFS
    HBFS Posts: 1,285 Forumite
    Morning all. Today will be spending £1.67 on a salad at the work canteen. I will be taking apples in with me for snacks.
    Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.
  • HBFS
    HBFS Posts: 1,285 Forumite
    It was even cheaper in the end! £1.53! That and two apples got me through the day.

    Was severely tempted to blow off work and go to the Oval for the last day of the Test with some friends, but decided against it!
    Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.
  • hypno06
    hypno06 Posts: 32,296 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Ooh - new avatar :T

    Well done on the low-spend day!
    Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)
    Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)
  • HBFS
    HBFS Posts: 1,285 Forumite
    hypno06 wrote: »
    Ooh - new avatar :T

    Well done on the low-spend day!

    Well, yeah... The last one wasn't so appropriate any more ;)
    Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.
  • HBFS
    HBFS Posts: 1,285 Forumite
    Morning all! Just did a quick workout and s tarting work a little earlier this morning, so no time to go to Tescos to pick up stuff, so today should be an NSD, as one of my colleagues owes me lunch!
    Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.
  • HBFS
    HBFS Posts: 1,285 Forumite
    Today was indeed an NSD. Plus Southern Electric came round and fitted a pre-pay meter so we won't be tempted to leave lights on every second!

    Spent a rainshower, stood outside, singing (very badly) at the top of my voice. Lovely! :D
    Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.
  • HBFS
    HBFS Posts: 1,285 Forumite
    So I've majorly !!!!ed up.

    My flatmate has discovered that a few months back, I didn't pay the bills and we had a visit today from British Gas. She's now moving out... I'm beyond annoyed with myself.
    Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.
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