We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.
This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
SOA take a look
 
            
                
                    whitey31                
                
                    Posts: 34 Forumite                
            
                        
            
                    Number of adults in household........... 2
Number of children in household......... 1
Number of cars owned.................... 1
Monthly Income Details
Monthly income after tax................ 675
Partners monthly income after tax....... 1100
Benefits................................ 120
Other income............................ 0
Total monthly income.................... 1895
Monthly Expense Details
Mortgage................................ 545
Secured/HP loan repayments.............. 271
Rent.................................... 0
Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
Council tax............................. 98
Electricity............................. 85 fell behind on payments due to dispute
Gas..................................... 40
Oil..................................... 0
Water rates............................. 40
Telephone (land line)................... 20
Mobile phone............................ 40 for both myself and OH
TV Licence.............................. 12.99
Satellite/Cable TV...................... 65
Internet Services....................... 0
Groceries etc. ......................... 330
Clothing................................ 70
Petrol/diesel........................... 150 we commute an hour a day
Road tax................................ 10
Car Insurance........................... 45
Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 20
Car parking............................. 0
Other travel............................ 0
Childcare/nursery....................... 60
Other child related expenses............ 0
Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 14
Pet insurance/vet bills................. 0
Buildings insurance..................... 25
Contents insurance...................... 10
Life assurance ......................... 22
Other insurance......................... 0
Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 10
Haircuts................................ 23
Entertainment........................... 0
Holiday................................. 50
Emergency fund.......................... 0
Total monthly expenses.................. 2055.99
Assets
Cash.................................... 0
House value (Gross)..................... 95000
Shares and bonds........................ 0
Car(s).................................. 2000
Other assets............................ 0
Total Assets............................ 97000
Secured & HP Debts
Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
Mortgage...................... 109000...(545)......5.69
Secured Debt.................. 22000....(271)......?
Total secured & HP debts...... 131000....-.........-
Unsecured Debts
Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
cccs...........................4500......184.......0 DMP we have 10 creditors
Total unsecured debts..........4500......184.......-
Monthly Budget Summary
Total monthly income.................... 1,895
Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 2,055.99
Available for debt repayments........... -160.99
Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 184
Amount short for making debt repayments. -344.99
Personal Balance Sheet Summary
Total assets (things you own)........... 97,000
Total HP & Secured debt................. -131,000
Total Unsecured debt.................... -4,500
Net Assets.............................. -38,500
Any advice is much appreciated.
                Number of children in household......... 1
Number of cars owned.................... 1
Monthly Income Details
Monthly income after tax................ 675
Partners monthly income after tax....... 1100
Benefits................................ 120
Other income............................ 0
Total monthly income.................... 1895
Monthly Expense Details
Mortgage................................ 545
Secured/HP loan repayments.............. 271
Rent.................................... 0
Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
Council tax............................. 98
Electricity............................. 85 fell behind on payments due to dispute
Gas..................................... 40
Oil..................................... 0
Water rates............................. 40
Telephone (land line)................... 20
Mobile phone............................ 40 for both myself and OH
TV Licence.............................. 12.99
Satellite/Cable TV...................... 65
Internet Services....................... 0
Groceries etc. ......................... 330
Clothing................................ 70
Petrol/diesel........................... 150 we commute an hour a day
Road tax................................ 10
Car Insurance........................... 45
Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 20
Car parking............................. 0
Other travel............................ 0
Childcare/nursery....................... 60
Other child related expenses............ 0
Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 14
Pet insurance/vet bills................. 0
Buildings insurance..................... 25
Contents insurance...................... 10
Life assurance ......................... 22
Other insurance......................... 0
Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 10
Haircuts................................ 23
Entertainment........................... 0
Holiday................................. 50
Emergency fund.......................... 0
Total monthly expenses.................. 2055.99
Assets
Cash.................................... 0
House value (Gross)..................... 95000
Shares and bonds........................ 0
Car(s).................................. 2000
Other assets............................ 0
Total Assets............................ 97000
Secured & HP Debts
Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
Mortgage...................... 109000...(545)......5.69
Secured Debt.................. 22000....(271)......?
Total secured & HP debts...... 131000....-.........-
Unsecured Debts
Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
cccs...........................4500......184.......0 DMP we have 10 creditors
Total unsecured debts..........4500......184.......-
Monthly Budget Summary
Total monthly income.................... 1,895
Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 2,055.99
Available for debt repayments........... -160.99
Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 184
Amount short for making debt repayments. -344.99
Personal Balance Sheet Summary
Total assets (things you own)........... 97,000
Total HP & Secured debt................. -131,000
Total Unsecured debt.................... -4,500
Net Assets.............................. -38,500
Any advice is much appreciated.
0        
            Comments
- 
            Your expenditure exceeds your income which is not a long term viable proposition You probably owe money on credit cards because you are living off them reather than your wages which means that you get deeper in debt every month. Something has to change, you either have to reduce expenditure or increase income
 You really only have two choices. Either walk away from the house throw in the towel and go bankrupt or think about how you are going to get solvent and start paying off the debt.
 If the latter hten you need to look at all of your lifestyle and what yo can change. Could you increase your salary? Get a job closer to home, share petrol costs with a colleague?
 You will need to cut everything to the bone, no holiday, sky etc but the starting point is making the monthly account at least balance0
- 
            Number of adults in household........... 2
 Number of children in household......... 1
 Number of cars owned.................... 1
 Monthly Income Details
 Monthly income after tax................ 675
 Partners monthly income after tax....... 1100
 Benefits................................ 120
 Other income............................ 0
 Total monthly income.................... 1895
 Monthly Expense Details
 Mortgage................................ 545 Is this interest only - if not consider this for a small amount of time.
 Secured/HP loan repayments.............. 271
 Rent.................................... 0
 Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
 Council tax............................. 98
 Electricity............................. 85 fell behind on payments due to dispute
 Gas..................................... 40
 Oil..................................... 0
 Water rates............................. 40
 Telephone (land line)................... 20
 Mobile phone............................ 40 for both myself and OH
 TV Licence.............................. 12.99
 Satellite/Cable TV...................... 65 Are you watching all of what you are paying for - can you lower your package or change provider? I pay virgin £35.00 per month for all three of my services, tv, phone and internet.
 Internet Services....................... 0
 Groceries etc. ......................... 330
 Clothing................................ 70
 Petrol/diesel........................... 150 we commute an hour a day
 Road tax................................ 10
 Car Insurance........................... 45
 Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 20
 Car parking............................. 0
 Other travel............................ 0
 Childcare/nursery....................... 60
 Other child related expenses............ 0
 Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 14
 Pet insurance/vet bills................. 0
 Buildings insurance..................... 25 Can you not have policy that includes both buildings and contents? I pay esure £10.65 per month for a combined policy.
 Contents insurance...................... 10
 Life assurance ......................... 22
 Other insurance......................... 0
 Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 10
 Haircuts................................ 23
 Entertainment........................... 0
 Holiday................................. 50
 Emergency fund.......................... 0
 Total monthly expenses.................. 2055.99
 Assets
 Cash.................................... 0
 House value (Gross)..................... 95000
 Shares and bonds........................ 0
 Car(s).................................. 2000
 Other assets............................ 0
 Total Assets............................ 97000
 Secured & HP Debts
 Description....................Debt......Monthly.. .APR
 Mortgage...................... 109000...(545)......5.69
 Secured Debt.................. 22000....(271)......?
 Total secured & HP debts...... 131000....-.........-
 Unsecured Debts
 Description....................Debt......Monthly.. .APR
 cccs...........................4500......184...... .0 DMP we have 10 creditors
 Total unsecured debts..........4500......184.......-
 Monthly Budget Summary
 Total monthly income.................... 1,895
 Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 2,055.99
 Available for debt repayments........... -160.99
 Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 184
 Amount short for making debt repayments. -344.99
 Personal Balance Sheet Summary
 Total assets (things you own)........... 97,000
 Total HP & Secured debt................. -131,000
 Total Unsecured debt.................... -4,500
 Net Assets.............................. -38,500
 Any advice is much appreciated.
 I totally agree you must at least get your income and expenditure to balance first. If you are seriously considering the bankrupty route - you need to show that you can live within your income. Hope that is useful.BSC # 308I should really rename myself mummytothree!!! Child no3 born 14/09/10ED 12/01/110
- 
            Number of adults in household........... 2
 Number of children in household......... 1
 Number of cars owned.................... 1
 Monthly Income Details
 Monthly income after tax................ 675
 Partners monthly income after tax....... 1100
 Benefits................................ 120
 Other income............................ 0
 Total monthly income.................... 1895
 Monthly Expense Details
 Mortgage................................ 545
 Secured/HP loan repayments.............. 271
 Rent.................................... 0
 Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
 Council tax............................. 98
 Electricity............................. 85 fell behind on payments due to dispute
 Gas..................................... 40
 Oil..................................... 0
 Water rates............................. 40
 Telephone (land line)................... 20
 Mobile phone............................ 40 for both myself and OH (INCLUDE IN LAND LINE)
 TV Licence.............................. 12.99
 Satellite/Cable TV...................... 65 (NOT ALLOWED IN BR, WOULD HAVE TO COME OUT OF SURPLUS IF THERE IS ANY?
 Internet Services....................... 0
 Groceries etc. ......................... 330
 Clothing................................ 70
 Petrol/diesel........................... 150 we commute an hour a day
 Road tax................................ 10
 Car Insurance........................... 45
 Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 20
 Car parking............................. 0
 Other travel............................ 0
 Childcare/nursery....................... 60
 Other child related expenses............ 0
 Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 14
 Pet insurance/vet bills................. 0
 Buildings insurance..................... 25
 Contents insurance...................... 10
 Life assurance ......................... 22
 Other insurance......................... 0
 Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 10
 Haircuts................................ 23
 Entertainment........................... 0
 Holiday................................. 50
 Emergency fund.......................... 0
 Total monthly expenses.................. 2055.99
 Assets
 Cash.................................... 0
 House value (Gross)..................... 95000
 Shares and bonds........................ 0
 Car(s).................................. 2000
 Other assets............................ 0
 Total Assets............................ 97000
 Secured & HP Debts
 Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
 Mortgage...................... 109000...(545)......5.69
 Secured Debt.................. 22000....(271)......?
 Total secured & HP debts...... 131000....-.........-
 Unsecured Debts
 Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
 cccs...........................4500......184.......0 DMP we have 10 creditors
 Total unsecured debts..........4500......184.......-
 Monthly Budget Summary
 Total monthly income.................... 1,895
 Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 2,055.99
 Available for debt repayments........... -160.99
 Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 184
 Amount short for making debt repayments. -344.99
 Personal Balance Sheet Summary
 Total assets (things you own)........... 97,000
 Total HP & Secured debt................. -131,000
 Total Unsecured debt.................... -4,500
 Net Assets.............................. -38,500
 Any advice is much appreciated.
 Hope this helps?:pB&SC No. 298
 Life`s Tragedy is that we get OLD too soon
 and WISE too late!0
This discussion has been closed.
            Confirm your email address to Create Threads and Reply
 
Categories
- All Categories
- 352.2K Banking & Borrowing
- 253.6K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
- 454.3K Spending & Discounts
- 245.3K Work, Benefits & Business
- 601K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
- 177.5K Life & Family
- 259.1K Travel & Transport
- 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
- 16K Discuss & Feedback
- 37.7K Read-Only Boards