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Should I ring my cardand loan companies?

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  • tobyd10
    tobyd10 Posts: 12 Forumite
    Statement of Affairs and Personal Balance Sheet

    Household Information

    Number of adults in household........... 2
    Number of children in household.........
    Number of cars owned.................... 1

    Monthly Income Details

    Monthly income after tax................ 800
    Partners monthly income after tax....... 0
    Benefits................................ 0
    Other income............................ 0
    Total monthly income.................... 800


    Monthly Expense Details

    Mortgage................................ 330
    Secured/HP loan repayments.............. 0
    Rent.................................... 0
    Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
    Council tax............................. 70
    Electricity............................. 20
    Gas..................................... 35
    Oil..................................... 0
    Water rates............................. 25
    Telephone (land line)................... 24
    Mobile phone............................ 20
    TV Licence.............................. 6
    Satellite/Cable TV...................... 16
    Internet Services....................... 0
    Groceries etc. ......................... 0
    Clothing................................ 0
    Petrol/diesel........................... 150
    Road tax................................ 18
    Car Insurance........................... 45
    Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 30
    Car parking............................. 10
    Other travel............................ 0
    Childcare/nursery....................... 0
    Other child related expenses............ 0
    Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 0
    Pet insurance/vet bills................. 55
    Buildings insurance..................... 25
    Contents insurance...................... 10
    Life assurance ......................... 30
    Other insurance......................... 0
    Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 0
    Haircuts................................ 0
    Entertainment........................... 0
    Holiday................................. 0
    Emergency fund.......................... 0
    Total monthly expenses.................. 919



    Assets

    Cash.................................... 0
    House value (Gross)..................... 160000
    Shares and bonds........................ 0
    Car(s).................................. 1000
    Other assets............................ 0
    Total Assets............................ 161000



    Secured & HP Debts

    Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
    Mortgage...................... 137000...(330)......6
    Total secured & HP debts...... 137000....-.........-


    Unsecured Debts
    Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
    halifax card...................11500.....130.......0
    mbna...........................8000......160.......0
    Barclaycard....................4500......100.......0
    Egg............................7700......227.......0
    Virgin.........................5000......100.......0
    Capital One....................1900......55........0
    Paypal card....................1900......55........0
    Total unsecured debts..........40500.....827.......-



    Monthly Budget Summary

    Total monthly income.................... 800
    Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 919
    Available for debt repayments........... -119
    Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 827
    Amount short for making debt repayments. -946


    Personal Balance Sheet Summary
    Total assets (things you own)........... 161,000
    Total HP & Secured debt................. -137,000
    Total Unsecured debt.................... -40,500
    Net Assets.............................. -16,500


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  • Gemmzie
    Gemmzie Posts: 14,876 Forumite
    tobyd10 wrote: »
    I have direct debits paying the minimum on credit cards what should I do about them?
    Thanks vvv much

    Do you online bank? If so, you should be able to find out the sortcode and account number (your reference number is your plastic card's number - the long one). Then you can cancel the direct debits and set up standing orders for £1 each.
    Will save you on postage and the postal orders too :)
    No longer using this account for new posts from 2013
  • tobyd10
    tobyd10 Posts: 12 Forumite
    Is it important to pay the £1?
    thanks
  • tobyd10
    tobyd10 Posts: 12 Forumite
    Should I send the income/expenditure details at this stage or will that just scare them into doing something rash?
    Thanks
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