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  • Updated it. I appreciate your comments

    Statement of Affairs and Personal Balance Sheet
    Household Information

    Number of adults in household........... 1
    Number of children in household......... 1
    Number of cars owned.................... 1
    Monthly Income Details

    Monthly income after tax................ 1496
    Partners monthly income after tax....... 0
    Benefits................................ 120
    Other income............................ 400
    Total monthly income.................... 2016

    Monthly Expense Details

    Mortgage................................ 465
    Secured loan repayments................. 0
    Hire Purchase (HP) repayments........... 0
    Rent.................................... 0
    Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
    Council tax............................. 69
    Electricity............................. 49
    Gas..................................... 50
    Oil..................................... 0
    Water rates............................. 20
    Telephone (land line)................... 52
    Mobile phone............................ 0
    TV Licence.............................. 12
    Satellite/Cable TV...................... 0
    Internet Services....................... 0
    Groceries etc. ......................... 300
    Clothing................................ 80
    Petrol/diesel........................... 120
    Road tax................................ 10
    Car Insurance........................... 25
    Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 25
    Car parking............................. 20
    Other travel............................ 0
    Childcare/nursery....................... 0
    Other child related expenses............ 65
    Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 15
    Pet insurance/vet bills................. 20
    Buildings insurance..................... 10
    Contents insurance...................... 10
    Life assurance ......................... 0
    Other insurance......................... 26
    Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 0
    Haircuts................................ 15
    Entertainment........................... 0
    Holiday................................. 40
    Emergency fund.......................... 0
    Total monthly expenses.................. 1498


    Assets

    Cash.................................... 0
    House value (Gross)..................... 85000
    Shares and bonds........................ 0
    Car(s).................................. 1800
    Other assets............................ 0
    Total Assets............................ 86800


    Secured & HP Debts

    Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
    Mortgage...................... 94000....(465)......0
    Total secured & HP debts...... 94000.....-.........-

    Unsecured Debts
    Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
    Northern Rock loan.............15000.....273.......0
    Marks & Spencer loan...........1000......187.......0
    Marks & Spencer card...........2500......60........0
    Asda card......................1000......40........0
    Next...........................150.......30........0
    FD overdraft...................700.......50........0
    FD card........................2500......100.......0
    Barclaycard....................2500......75........0
    Virgin card....................4000......120.......0
    Total unsecured debts..........29350.....935.......-


    Monthly Budget Summary

    Total monthly income.................... 2,016
    Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 1,498
    Available for debt repayments........... 518
    Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 935
    Amount short for making debt repayments. -417

    Personal Balance Sheet Summary
    Total assets (things you own)........... 86,800
    Total HP & Secured debt................. -94,000
    Total Unsecured debt.................... -29,350
    Net Assets.............................. -36,550

    Created using the SOA calculator at www.makesenseofcards.com.
    Reproduced on Moneysavingexpert with permission.
    :o BR 12th August 2009 :o
    :T ED 11th June 2010 :T
    BSC Member 283
  • tigerfeet2006
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    It looks fine to me. Will have a think if there is any thing else to find.
    BSCno.87
    The only stupid question is an unasked one
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  • Hi Tigerfeet

    Thank you for your help.

    Also hello to everyone else.

    I think I've read on here that it's ok to go BR even if you havent defaulted on any of your debts yet, is this right?

    thanks :o
    :o BR 12th August 2009 :o
    :T ED 11th June 2010 :T
    BSC Member 283
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