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can anyone give me advice here
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reisse03
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below is my soa, and although it doesnt look too bad (ive just paid off a credit card)
i dont seem to have this much left at the end of the month.
i have been doing a spending diary every day but im finding it doesnt really deter me from actually spending the money.
i have £500 saved but i really want to go on holiday at the end of this month and need slightly more to be able to do it
any advice is appreciated
Household Information[/b]
Number of adults in household........... 1
Number of children in household......... 1
Number of cars owned.................... 1
Monthly Income Details
Monthly income after tax................ 823
Partners monthly income after tax....... 0
Benefits................................ 552.93
Other income............................ 390
Total monthly income.................... 1765.93
Monthly Expense Details
Mortgage................................ 0
Secured/HP loan repayments.............. 151.1
Rent.................................... 273.6
Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
Council tax............................. 77
Electricity............................. 43.33
Gas..................................... 43.33
Oil..................................... 0
Water rates............................. 0
Telephone (land line)................... 0
Mobile phone............................ 45
TV Licence.............................. 12
Satellite/Cable TV...................... 0
Internet Services....................... 15
Groceries etc. ......................... 160
Clothing................................ 5
Petrol/diesel........................... 195
Road tax................................ 11.5
Car Insurance........................... 42
Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 10
Car parking............................. 0
Other travel............................ 0
Childcare/nursery....................... 7
Other child related expenses............ 2.5
Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 0
Pet insurance/vet bills................. 0
Buildings insurance..................... 0
Contents insurance...................... 0
Life assurance ......................... 0
Other insurance......................... 0
Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 15
Haircuts................................ 5
Entertainment........................... 60
Holiday................................. 0
Emergency fund.......................... 0
Total monthly expenses.................. 1173.36
Assets
Cash....................................380
House value (Gross)..................... 0
Shares and bonds........................ 0
Car(s).................................. 900
Other assets............................ 0
Total Assets............................ 0
Secured & HP Debts
Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
Mortgage...................... 0........(0)........0<
legal aid......................822.5....(43.1).....0<
council tax arrears............462......(82).......0<
overdraft......................1250.....(26).......0
Total secured & HP debts...... 2534.5....-.........-
Unsecured Debts
Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
Total unsecured debts..........0.........0.........-
Monthly Budget Summary
Total monthly income.................... 1,765.93
Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 1,173.36
Available for debt repayments........... 592.57
Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 0
Amount left after debt repayments....... 592.57
Personal Balance Sheet Summary
Total assets (things you own)........... 0
Total HP & Secured debt................. -2,534.5
Total Unsecured debt.................... -0
Net Assets.............................. -2,534.5
i dont seem to have this much left at the end of the month.
i have been doing a spending diary every day but im finding it doesnt really deter me from actually spending the money.
i have £500 saved but i really want to go on holiday at the end of this month and need slightly more to be able to do it
any advice is appreciated
Household Information[/b]
Number of adults in household........... 1
Number of children in household......... 1
Number of cars owned.................... 1
Monthly Income Details
Monthly income after tax................ 823
Partners monthly income after tax....... 0
Benefits................................ 552.93
Other income............................ 390
Total monthly income.................... 1765.93
Monthly Expense Details
Mortgage................................ 0
Secured/HP loan repayments.............. 151.1
Rent.................................... 273.6
Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
Council tax............................. 77
Electricity............................. 43.33
Gas..................................... 43.33
Oil..................................... 0
Water rates............................. 0
Telephone (land line)................... 0
Mobile phone............................ 45
TV Licence.............................. 12
Satellite/Cable TV...................... 0
Internet Services....................... 15
Groceries etc. ......................... 160
Clothing................................ 5
Petrol/diesel........................... 195
Road tax................................ 11.5
Car Insurance........................... 42
Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 10
Car parking............................. 0
Other travel............................ 0
Childcare/nursery....................... 7
Other child related expenses............ 2.5
Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 0
Pet insurance/vet bills................. 0
Buildings insurance..................... 0
Contents insurance...................... 0
Life assurance ......................... 0
Other insurance......................... 0
Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 15
Haircuts................................ 5
Entertainment........................... 60
Holiday................................. 0
Emergency fund.......................... 0
Total monthly expenses.................. 1173.36
Assets
Cash....................................380
House value (Gross)..................... 0
Shares and bonds........................ 0
Car(s).................................. 900
Other assets............................ 0
Total Assets............................ 0
Secured & HP Debts
Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
Mortgage...................... 0........(0)........0<
legal aid......................822.5....(43.1).....0<
council tax arrears............462......(82).......0<
overdraft......................1250.....(26).......0
Total secured & HP debts...... 2534.5....-.........-
Unsecured Debts
Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
Total unsecured debts..........0.........0.........-
Monthly Budget Summary
Total monthly income.................... 1,765.93
Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 1,173.36
Available for debt repayments........... 592.57
Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 0
Amount left after debt repayments....... 592.57
Personal Balance Sheet Summary
Total assets (things you own)........... 0
Total HP & Secured debt................. -2,534.5
Total Unsecured debt.................... -0
Net Assets.............................. -2,534.5
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just cut down on groceries and petrol..0
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+1 to the post above. It looks quite trim to me.
What is the other income?Thinking critically since 1996....0 -
I'm seriously not being funny but you have a surplus of nearly £600 after ALL of your bills and debt payments have been made!
What on earth are you spending that on?!
After my bills are paid, I'm left with £85 a week out of which I pay for food and petrol and petrol costs £25 per week!
How long have you been keeping your spending diary? Did you enter everything you spend?
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It looks pretty good to me.
You need to focus on where that surplus is going.
You mention £500 savings but this is not listed.
If it were me, I'd pay that £500 off the council tax arrears now.
I would wait until you were debt free to go on holiday, personally. £500+ is a lot to spend on holiday when you are £2000+ in debt.
Then I would pay the surplus towards the legal aid until cleared, and then clear your overdraft.
You could clear these debts within 4-5 months.
You could also shave money off your budget: groceries, mobile phone to generate some more extra cash.Debt free as of 2 October 2009
Mortgage free as of 27 March 20240 -
thanks for all your replies. i know i should have all this left but i dont. what i spend it on is a mystery except i do my mobile bill is usually about £80 so im working to bring this down so im always within my usage.
i had been spending more on petrol by driving faster than i should, apart from that ......im ashamed to say i dont know. im a single parent and maybe spoil my son a bit too much0
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