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losethedebtlou
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I think I have done everything I can to get things as low as possible but heres my SOA to see if it can be improved. Please note I am in the forces and dont pay any mortgage/rent/utilites which is why they are all 0
Statement of Affairs and Personal Balance Sheet[/b]
Household Information
Number of adults in household........... 1
Number of children in household......... 0
Number of cars owned.................... 1
Monthly Income Details
Monthly income after tax................ 1680
Partners monthly income after tax....... 0
Benefits................................ 0
Other income............................ 0
Total monthly income.................... 1680
Monthly Expense Details
Mortgage................................ 0
Secured/HP loan repayments.............. 223
Rent.................................... 0
Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
Council tax............................. 0
Electricity............................. 0
Gas..................................... 0
Oil..................................... 0
Water rates............................. 0
Telephone (land line)................... 0
Mobile phone............................ 25 (this includes phone insurance at £5)
TV Licence.............................. 0
Satellite/Cable TV...................... 0
Internet Services....................... 16
Groceries etc. ......................... 80
Clothing................................ 0
Petrol/diesel........................... 160 (unavoidable , in the forces)
Road tax................................ 20
Car Insurance........................... 40
Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 20
Car parking............................. 0
Other travel............................ 0
Childcare/nursery....................... 0
Other child related expenses............ 0
Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 10 (contact lenses)
Pet insurance/vet bills................. 0
Buildings insurance..................... 0
Contents insurance...................... 0
Life assurance ......................... 7
Other insurance......................... 15 (kit insurance for work, health ins)
Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 0
Haircuts................................ 0
Entertainment........................... 15 (mess bill for work, unavoidable)
Holiday................................. 0
Emergency fund.......................... 50 (actually extra i pay off my overdraft every month)
Total monthly expenses.................. 681[/b]
Assets
Cash.................................... 0
House value (Gross)..................... 0
Shares and bonds........................ 0
Car(s).................................. 5000
Other assets............................ 0
Total Assets............................ 5000
Secured & HP Debts
Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
Mortgage...................... 0........(0)........0
Hire Purchase (HP) debt ...... 6000.....(223)......19
Total secured & HP debts...... 6000......-.........-
Unsecured Debts
Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
Loans..........................18000.....726.......16
Overdraft......................640.......50........11
Nan Money Borrowed.............2200......50........0
Total unsecured debts..........20840.....826.......-
Monthly Budget Summary
Total monthly income.................... 1,680
Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 681
Available for debt repayments........... 999
Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 826
Amount left after debt repayments....... 173
Personal Balance Sheet Summary
Total assets (things you own)........... 5,000
Total HP & Secured debt................. -6,000
Total Unsecured debt.................... -20,840
Net Assets.............................. -21,840
Created using the SOA calculator at https://www.makesenseofcards.com.
Reproduced on Moneysavingexpert with permission, using Firefox browser.[/font]
Statement of Affairs and Personal Balance Sheet[/b]
Household Information
Number of adults in household........... 1
Number of children in household......... 0
Number of cars owned.................... 1
Monthly Income Details
Monthly income after tax................ 1680
Partners monthly income after tax....... 0
Benefits................................ 0
Other income............................ 0
Total monthly income.................... 1680
Monthly Expense Details
Mortgage................................ 0
Secured/HP loan repayments.............. 223
Rent.................................... 0
Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
Council tax............................. 0
Electricity............................. 0
Gas..................................... 0
Oil..................................... 0
Water rates............................. 0
Telephone (land line)................... 0
Mobile phone............................ 25 (this includes phone insurance at £5)
TV Licence.............................. 0
Satellite/Cable TV...................... 0
Internet Services....................... 16
Groceries etc. ......................... 80
Clothing................................ 0
Petrol/diesel........................... 160 (unavoidable , in the forces)
Road tax................................ 20
Car Insurance........................... 40
Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 20
Car parking............................. 0
Other travel............................ 0
Childcare/nursery....................... 0
Other child related expenses............ 0
Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 10 (contact lenses)
Pet insurance/vet bills................. 0
Buildings insurance..................... 0
Contents insurance...................... 0
Life assurance ......................... 7
Other insurance......................... 15 (kit insurance for work, health ins)
Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 0
Haircuts................................ 0
Entertainment........................... 15 (mess bill for work, unavoidable)
Holiday................................. 0
Emergency fund.......................... 50 (actually extra i pay off my overdraft every month)
Total monthly expenses.................. 681[/b]
Assets
Cash.................................... 0
House value (Gross)..................... 0
Shares and bonds........................ 0
Car(s).................................. 5000
Other assets............................ 0
Total Assets............................ 5000
Secured & HP Debts
Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
Mortgage...................... 0........(0)........0
Hire Purchase (HP) debt ...... 6000.....(223)......19
Total secured & HP debts...... 6000......-.........-
Unsecured Debts
Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
Loans..........................18000.....726.......16
Overdraft......................640.......50........11
Nan Money Borrowed.............2200......50........0
Total unsecured debts..........20840.....826.......-
Monthly Budget Summary
Total monthly income.................... 1,680
Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 681
Available for debt repayments........... 999
Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 826
Amount left after debt repayments....... 173
Personal Balance Sheet Summary
Total assets (things you own)........... 5,000
Total HP & Secured debt................. -6,000
Total Unsecured debt.................... -20,840
Net Assets.............................. -21,840
Created using the SOA calculator at https://www.makesenseofcards.com.
Reproduced on Moneysavingexpert with permission, using Firefox browser.[/font]
Loan - [STRIKE]10000[/STRIKE] 5686 Debt start : £18750
Cahoot Overdraft- [STRIKE]1000[/STRIKE] 970 Debt now : £9365
Credit Card [STRIKE]9000[/STRIKE] 2709
Top Shop Storecard - [STRIKE]150[/STRIKE] 0
Alliance and Leiceste Overdraft - [STRIKE]100[/STRIKE] 0:D
Cahoot Overdraft- [STRIKE]1000[/STRIKE] 970 Debt now : £9365
Credit Card [STRIKE]9000[/STRIKE] 2709
Top Shop Storecard - [STRIKE]150[/STRIKE] 0
Alliance and Leiceste Overdraft - [STRIKE]100[/STRIKE] 0:D
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Comments
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I honestly can't see any means to reduce your debt quicker, other than snowballing, so throw more money (remaining £173) at the highest rate first (the car at 19%).Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced.
There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies0
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