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Statement of Affairs and Personal Balance Sheet
Household Information
Number of adults in household........... 1
Number of children in household.........
Number of cars owned....................
Monthly Income Details
Monthly income after tax................ 2000
Partners monthly income after tax....... 0
Benefits................................ 0
Other income............................ 0
Total monthly income.................... 2000
Monthly Expense Details
Mortgage................................ 172
Secured/HP loan repayments.............. 620
Rent.................................... 0
Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
Council tax............................. 91
Electricity............................. 63
Gas..................................... 0
Oil..................................... 0
Water rates............................. 0
Telephone (land line)................... 0
Mobile phone............................ 30
TV Licence.............................. 11.95
Satellite/Cable TV...................... 17.5
Internet Services....................... 42.43
Groceries etc. ......................... 150
Clothing................................ 25
Petrol/diesel........................... 80
Road tax................................ 17.5
Car Insurance........................... 50
Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 100
Car parking............................. 10
Other travel............................ 1
Childcare/nursery....................... 0
Other child related expenses............ 0
Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 20
Pet insurance/vet bills................. 0
Buildings insurance..................... 11.11
Contents insurance...................... 4.94
Life assurance ......................... 9.94
Other insurance......................... 1.5
Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 30
Haircuts................................ 6
Entertainment........................... 50
Holiday................................. 200
Emergency fund.......................... 100
Total monthly expenses.................. 1914.87

Assets
Cash.................................... 450
House value (Gross)..................... 100000
Shares and bonds........................ 0
Car(s).................................. 7000
Other assets............................ 0
Total Assets............................ 107450

Secured & HP Debts
Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
Mortgage...................... 24500....(172)......5
Secured Debt.................. 14800....(620)......7
Total secured & HP debts...... 39300.....-.........-
Unsecured Debts
Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
Total unsecured debts..........0.........0.........-

Monthly Budget Summary
Total monthly income.................... 2,000
Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 1,914.87
Available for debt repayments........... +85.13
Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 0
Amount short for making debt repayments. 0
Personal Balance Sheet Summary
Total assets (things you own)........... 107,450
Total HP & Secured debt................. -39,300
Total Unsecured debt.................... -0
Net Assets.............................. 68,150
Created using the SOA calculator at www.makesenseofcards.com.
Reproduced on Moneysavingexpert with permission, using IE browser.
£48515 interest £181 (2009)debt/mortgage-MFIT/T2/T3
debt/mortgage free 28/11/14
vanguard shares index isa £1000
credit union £400
emergency fund£500
#81 save 2018£4200

Comments

  • jasperconran
    jasperconran Posts: 756 Forumite
    Hi,

    just wanted to say well done for posting your SOA:T. Didnt want to just read and run!. There are loads of peeps on here who have got more experience/better advice than me, so im sure they will be along shortly to advise you. Big hugs.
    LBM: April 2009 - honest debt figure: Secured: £0.00!! (paid back april 2017) unsecured: £53117.48 (roughly):eek: back with CCCS starting again:(
  • ~Beanie~
    ~Beanie~ Posts: 3,043 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    black_taxi wrote: »
    Statement of Affairs and Personal Balance Sheet
    Household Information
    Number of adults in household........... 1
    Number of children in household.........
    Number of cars owned....................
    Monthly Income Details
    Monthly income after tax................ 2000
    Partners monthly income after tax....... 0
    Benefits................................ 0
    Other income............................ 0
    Total monthly income.................... 2000
    Monthly Expense Details
    Mortgage................................ 172
    Secured/HP loan repayments.............. 620
    Rent.................................... 0
    Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
    Council tax............................. 91
    Electricity............................. 63
    Gas..................................... 0
    Oil..................................... 0
    Water rates............................. 0
    Telephone (land line)................... 0
    Mobile phone............................ 30
    TV Licence.............................. 11.95
    Satellite/Cable TV...................... 17.5
    Internet Services....................... 42.43 - This is very high, can u get it cheaper elsewhere?
    Groceries etc. ......................... 150 - This can be cut a bit
    Clothing................................ 25
    Petrol/diesel........................... 80
    Road tax................................ 17.5
    Car Insurance........................... 50 - Quite high, can you shop around for cheaper?
    Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 100 - This seems very high?
    Car parking............................. 10
    Other travel............................ 1
    Childcare/nursery....................... 0
    Other child related expenses............ 0
    Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 20
    Pet insurance/vet bills................. 0
    Buildings insurance..................... 11.11
    Contents insurance...................... 4.94
    Life assurance ......................... 9.94
    Other insurance......................... 1.5
    Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 30
    Haircuts................................ 6
    Entertainment........................... 50
    Holiday................................. 200 - Sorry buit you can't really afford this at the moment
    Emergency fund.......................... 100 - You can cut this out for a while
    Total monthly expenses.................. 1914.87

    Assets
    Cash.................................... 450
    House value (Gross)..................... 100000
    Shares and bonds........................ 0
    Car(s).................................. 7000
    Other assets............................ 0
    Total Assets............................ 107450

    Secured & HP Debts
    Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
    Mortgage...................... 24500....(172)......5
    Secured Debt.................. 14800....(620)......7
    Total secured & HP debts...... 39300.....-.........-
    Unsecured Debts
    Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
    Total unsecured debts..........0.........0.........-

    Monthly Budget Summary
    Total monthly income.................... 2,000
    Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 1,914.87
    Available for debt repayments........... +85.13
    Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 0
    Amount short for making debt repayments. 0
    Personal Balance Sheet Summary
    Total assets (things you own)........... 107,450
    Total HP & Secured debt................. -39,300
    Total Unsecured debt.................... -0
    Net Assets.............................. 68,150
    Created using the SOA calculator at www.makesenseofcards.com.
    Reproduced on Moneysavingexpert with permission, using IE browser.

    I've put a few thoughts above but am ot sure why you are asking for help? Do yoyu have any debt or have you just not listed it? If none then your SOA looks fine!
    :p
  • GeorgeUK
    GeorgeUK Posts: 7,737 Forumite
    Looks like a pretty good SOA BT.

    If you don't have that extra £85 left at the end of the month, i suggest you keep a spending diary so that you can see where the money is going and fine tune things a little more.

    Might be able to get a slightly better deal for electricity if you look at the comparison sites.

    Are the telephone and internet combined in a package?

    Groceries you can possibly save a little on - have a look at the old style board for meal plan ideas and bulk cooking.

    £200 towards the holiday and £100 towards an emergency fund every month? That builds up to quite alot over the year. You have £100 allocated towards car maintenance each month. Do you have to use alot of the emergency money for the car or other things? Have you managed to save any of this up?

    I notice you don't have any unsecured debts - no creditcards or loans. Was the secured debt a consolidation of your other debts? Usually not advised, but you got a good APR on that loan - well done.
    After falling off the gambling wagon (twice): £33,600 (24,000+ 9,600) - Original CC Debt: £7,885.91

    Dad Gift 6k ¦ Savings & Inv Tst: £2,500
    Loan 10k: £0 ¦ Dad 5.5k: £2,270 ¦ LTSB: £0 ¦ RBS: £0 ¦ Virgin £0 ¦ Egg £0

    Total Owed: £2,270 (+6k) 11/08/2011
  • black_taxi_2
    black_taxi_2 Posts: 1,816 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud! Mortgage-free Glee!
    thx for replys

    the high secured loan is car(new golf gti--made a massive mistake buying new-thats life---it will be my last car---once payments made--leaves me--with extra £600 a month

    with expensive car--expensive costs/repairs---new tyre--£150

    internet is virgin broadband

    groceries--im totaly lazy--dont cook--buy take aways--ready made meals--local shop--whats a supermarket?i can cut there


    holiday---its more for my older father than me---hes retired living modestly on a low pension--its my payback to him once a year to him for bringing me up and making sacrafices himself.im sure i can find cheaper deals somewhere,needs to be a hot climate thou.

    summer is busier season for taxis--so im going to work longer hours and hammer down my debt
    £48515 interest £181 (2009)debt/mortgage-MFIT/T2/T3
    debt/mortgage free 28/11/14
    vanguard shares index isa £1000
    credit union £400
    emergency fund£500
    #81 save 2018£4200
  • black_taxi_2
    black_taxi_2 Posts: 1,816 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud! Mortgage-free Glee!
    yes--jasper---when you write everything down---it is a shock

    guess thats why people dont write it down
    £48515 interest £181 (2009)debt/mortgage-MFIT/T2/T3
    debt/mortgage free 28/11/14
    vanguard shares index isa £1000
    credit union £400
    emergency fund£500
    #81 save 2018£4200
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