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Check please!!! Sorry...........yet another SOA

Hello everyone,
After much reaserch & tweaking I've now got my SOA together!
Im hoping that you could all run your expert eyes over it & maybe give some helpful hints or top tips............................

Statement of Affairs
Number of adults in household........... 1
Number of children in household.........
Number of cars owned.................... 1
Monthly Income Details
Monthly income after tax................ 1500
Total monthly income.................... 1500
Monthly Expense Details
Mortgage................................ 0
Secured/HP loan repayments.............. 0
Rent.................................... 530
Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
Council tax............................. 79
Electricity............................. 25
Gas..................................... 25
Oil..................................... 0
Water rates............................. 40
Telephone (land line)................... 50
Mobile phone............................ 0
TV Licence.............................. 12
Satellite/Cable TV...................... 0
Internet Services....................... 0
Groceries etc. ......................... 200
Clothing................................ 40
Petrol/diesel........................... 90
Road tax................................ 17
Car Insurance........................... 65
Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 30
Car parking............................. 0
Other travel............................ 0
Childcare/nursery....................... 0
Other child related expenses............ 0
Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 15
Pet insurance/vet bills................. 0
Buildings insurance..................... 10
Contents insurance...................... 10
Life assurance ......................... 0
Other insurance......................... 6
Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 0
Haircuts................................ 10
Entertainment........................... 0
Holiday................................. 33
Emergency fund.......................... 0
Total monthly expenses.................. 1287

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

No Secured nor Hire Purchase Debts
Unsecured Debts
Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
Total unsecured debts..........0.........0.........-

Monthly Budget Summary
Total monthly income.................... 1,500
Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 1,287
Available for debt repayments........... 213
Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 0
Amount left after debt repayments....... 213
Personal Balance Sheet Summary
Total assets (things you own)........... 0
Total HP & Secured debt................. -0
Total Unsecured debt.................... -0
Net Assets.............................. 0


Thanks in advance!

DITB

Comments

  • dojoman
    dojoman Posts: 12,027 Forumite
    Hello everyone,
    After much reaserch & tweaking I've now got my SOA together!
    Im hoping that you could all run your expert eyes over it & maybe give some helpful hints or top tips............................

    Statement of Affairs
    Number of adults in household........... 1
    Number of children in household.........
    Number of cars owned.................... 1
    Monthly Income Details
    Monthly income after tax................ 1500
    Total monthly income.................... 1500
    Monthly Expense Details
    Mortgage................................ 0
    Secured/HP loan repayments.............. 0
    Rent.................................... 530
    Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
    Council tax............................. 79
    Electricity............................. 25 (VERY LOW DOES TAKE WINTER INTO ACCOUNT?)
    Gas..................................... 25 (DITTO)
    Oil..................................... 0
    Water rates............................. 40
    Telephone (land line)................... 50
    Mobile phone............................ 0
    TV Licence.............................. 12
    Satellite/Cable TV...................... 0
    Internet Services....................... 0
    Groceries etc. ......................... 200
    Clothing................................ 40
    Petrol/diesel........................... 90
    Road tax................................ 17
    Car Insurance........................... 65
    Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 30
    Car parking............................. 0
    Other travel............................ 0
    Childcare/nursery....................... 0
    Other child related expenses............ 0
    Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 15
    Pet insurance/vet bills................. 0
    Buildings insurance..................... 10 (IF YOU ARE RENTING WHY ARE YOU PAYING THIS?)
    Contents insurance...................... 10 (DOES IT INCLUDE ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE?)
    Life assurance ......................... 0
    Other insurance......................... 6 (WHAT IS THIS?)
    Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 0
    Haircuts................................ 10
    Entertainment........................... 0
    Holiday................................. 33
    Emergency fund.......................... 0
    Total monthly expenses.................. 1287

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

    No Secured nor Hire Purchase Debts
    Unsecured Debts
    Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
    Total unsecured debts..........0.........0.........-

    Monthly Budget Summary
    Total monthly income.................... 1,500
    Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 1,287
    Available for debt repayments........... 213
    Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 0
    Amount left after debt repayments....... 213
    Personal Balance Sheet Summary
    Total assets (things you own)........... 0
    Total HP & Secured debt................. -0
    Total Unsecured debt.................... -0
    Net Assets.............................. 0


    Thanks in advance!

    DITB

    Hope this helps, have put a few comments down but apart from that it looks OK to me.
    :pB&SC No. 298
    Life`s Tragedy is that we get OLD too soon
    and WISE too late!
  • horsechestnut
    horsechestnut Posts: 1,446 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hello everyone,


    After much reaserch & tweaking I've now got my SOA together!
    Im hoping that you could all run your expert eyes over it & maybe give some helpful hints or top tips............................

    Statement of Affairs
    Number of adults in household........... 1
    Number of children in household.........
    Number of cars owned.................... 1
    Monthly Income Details
    Monthly income after tax................ 1500
    Total monthly income.................... 1500
    Monthly Expense Details
    Mortgage................................ 0
    Secured/HP loan repayments.............. 0
    Rent.................................... 530
    Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
    Council tax............................. 79 ( Is this after single occupancy discount?)
    Electricity............................. 25
    Gas..................................... 25
    Oil..................................... 0
    Water rates............................. 40 ( This seems very high. Do you have a water meter? That should reduce it. I pay about £200 per year.)
    Telephone (land line)................... 50 ( This is high. does it include broadband? Shop around.)
    Mobile phone............................ 0
    TV Licence.............................. 12
    Satellite/Cable TV...................... 0
    Internet Services....................... 0
    Groceries etc. ......................... 200 ( See old time savings forum to reduce this, but it isn't too bad.)
    Clothing................................ 40
    Petrol/diesel........................... 90 ( Do you do a lot of driving? Get fuel from somewhere that gives you points etc. BUT ONLY IF IT IS THE CHEAPEST)
    Road tax................................ 17
    Car Insurance........................... 65 This is very high. What car do you drive? See Martin's tips on cheaper car insurance.
    Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 30
    Car parking............................. 0
    Other travel............................ 0
    Childcare/nursery....................... 0
    Other child related expenses............ 0
    Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 15
    Pet insurance/vet bills................. 0
    Buildings insurance..................... 10
    Contents insurance...................... 10
    Life assurance ......................... 0
    Other insurance......................... 6
    Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 0
    Haircuts................................ 10
    Entertainment........................... 0
    Holiday................................. 33
    Emergency fund.......................... 0
    Total monthly expenses.................. 1287

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

    No Secured nor Hire Purchase Debts
    Unsecured Debts
    Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
    Total unsecured debts..........0.........0.........-

    Monthly Budget Summary
    Total monthly income.................... 1,500
    Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 1,287
    Available for debt repayments........... 213
    Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 0
    Amount left after debt repayments....... 213
    Personal Balance Sheet Summary
    Total assets (things you own)........... 0
    Total HP & Secured debt................. -0
    Total Unsecured debt.................... -0
    Net Assets.............................. 0


    Thanks in advance!

    DITB

    Hope that helps.
  • dojoman
    dojoman Posts: 12,027 Forumite
    This is an SOA for BR, it is not about saving money!
    :pB&SC No. 298
    Life`s Tragedy is that we get OLD too soon
    and WISE too late!
  • Hello everyone,

    After much reaserch & tweaking I've now got my SOA together!
    Im hoping that you could all run your expert eyes over it & maybe give some helpful hints or top tips............................

    Statement of Affairs
    Number of adults in household........... 1
    Number of children in household.........
    Number of cars owned.................... 1
    Monthly Income Details
    Monthly income after tax................ 1500
    Total monthly income.................... 1500
    Monthly Expense Details
    Mortgage................................ 0
    Secured/HP loan repayments.............. 0
    Rent.................................... 530
    Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
    Council tax............................. 79
    Electricity............................. 25 will this cover the winter bills as well?
    Gas..................................... 25 ditto
    Oil..................................... 0
    Water rates............................. 40
    Telephone (land line)................... 50
    Mobile phone............................ 0
    TV Licence.............................. 12
    Satellite/Cable TV...................... 0
    Internet Services....................... 0
    Groceries etc. ......................... 200
    Clothing................................ 40
    Petrol/diesel........................... 90 will this cover it?
    Road tax................................ 17
    Car Insurance........................... 65
    Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 30
    Car parking............................. 0
    Other travel............................ 0
    Childcare/nursery....................... 0
    Other child related expenses............ 0
    Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 15 £20
    Pet insurance/vet bills................. 0
    Buildings insurance..................... 10 why do you have this when you are renting?
    Contents insurance...................... 10
    Life assurance ......................... 0
    Other insurance......................... 6 what is this?
    Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 0
    Haircuts................................ 10
    Entertainment........................... 0
    Holiday................................. 33 £25
    Emergency fund.......................... 0
    Total monthly expenses.................. 1287

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

    No Secured nor Hire Purchase Debts
    Unsecured Debts
    Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
    Total unsecured debts..........0.........0.........-

    Monthly Budget Summary
    Total monthly income.................... 1,500
    Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 1,287
    Available for debt repayments........... 213
    Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 0
    Amount left after debt repayments....... 213
    Personal Balance Sheet Summary
    Total assets (things you own)........... 0
    Total HP & Secured debt................. -0
    Total Unsecured debt.................... -0
    Net Assets.............................. 0


    Thanks in advance!

    DITB

    Hope that helps
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  • doginthebath
    doginthebath Posts: 20 Forumite
    Thanks very much everyone!

    In response to the items that were flagged,

    I've upped the gas & electric to £35 each to. Sound better?

    Fuel is what I use (don't ive far from work).

    Upped medical to £20.

    Knocked the buildings ins. on the head.

    £6 is for AA cover. (On reflection should be in with car costs I reckon).

    Finally, will sadly reduce my holiday to £25.

    So, that takes care of the SOA. Got my BR forms done. I'll have The money on pay day then off to court!

    Happy days! (Well.....nearly!)
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