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Soa new needs help i think

Statement of Affairs and Personal Balance Sheet
Household Information

Number of adults in household........... 2
Number of children in household......... 3
Number of cars owned.................... 2
Monthly Income Details

Monthly income after tax................ 1170
Partners monthly income after tax....... 1275
Benefits................................ 220
Other income............................ 0
Total monthly income.................... 2665

Monthly Expense Details

Mortgage................................ 532
Secured/HP loan repayments.............. 0
Rent.................................... 0
Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
Council tax............................. 118
Electricity............................. 60
Gas..................................... 40
Oil..................................... 0
Water rates............................. 20
Telephone (land line)................... 0
Mobile phone............................ 55
TV Licence.............................. 12
Satellite/Cable TV...................... 36
Internet Services....................... 0
Groceries etc. ......................... 450
Clothing................................ 50
Petrol/diesel........................... 120
Road tax................................ 20
Car Insurance........................... 90
Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 0
Car parking............................. 0
Other travel............................ 0
Childcare/nursery....................... 0
Other child related expenses............ 0
Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 0
Pet insurance/vet bills................. 0
Buildings insurance..................... 19
Contents insurance...................... 0
Life assurance ......................... 35
Other insurance......................... 20
Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 0
Haircuts................................ 7
Entertainment........................... 0
Holiday................................. 0
Emergency fund.......................... 0
Total monthly expenses.................. 1684


Assets

Cash.................................... 0
House value (Gross)..................... 145000
Shares and bonds........................ 0
Car(s).................................. 7500
Other assets............................ 3000
Total Assets............................ 155500


Secured & HP Debts

Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
Mortgage...................... 130000...(532)......4.99
Total secured & HP debts...... 130000....-.........-

Unsecured Debts
Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
CARD...........................7500......175.......24
CARD...........................9800......161.......22
LOAN...........................4000......198.......9
LOAN...........................750.......62........0
CARD...........................7500......150.......18
LOAN...........................5000......115.......8
LOAN...........................28000.....249.......8
Total unsecured debts..........62550.....1110......-


Monthly Budget Summary

Total monthly income.................... 2,665
Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 1,684
Available for debt repayments........... 981
Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 1,110
Amount short for making debt repayments. -129

Personal Balance Sheet Summary
Total assets (things you own)........... 155,500
Total HP & Secured debt................. -130,000
Total Unsecured debt.................... -62,550
Net Assets.............................. -37,050

Created using the SOA calculator at www.makesenseofcards.com.
Reproduced on Moneysavingexpert with permission, using IE browser.

Comments

  • WASHER
    WASHER Posts: 1,347 Forumite
    bobsky wrote: »
    Statement of Affairs and Personal Balance Sheet
    Household Information
    Number of adults in household........... 2
    Number of children in household......... 3
    Number of cars owned.................... 2
    Monthly Income Details
    Monthly income after tax................ 1170
    Partners monthly income after tax....... 1275
    Benefits................................ 220
    Other income............................ 0
    Total monthly income.................... 2665
    Monthly Expense Details
    Mortgage................................ 532
    Secured/HP loan repayments.............. 0
    Rent.................................... 0
    Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
    Council tax............................. 118
    Electricity............................. 60
    Gas..................................... 40
    Oil..................................... 0
    Water rates............................. 20 - THIS IS LOW, IS IT CORRECT?
    Telephone (land line)................... 0 - NO LANDLINE PHONE LINE?
    Mobile phone............................ 55 - FAR TOO HIGH
    TV Licence.............................. 12
    Satellite/Cable TV...................... 36 - YOU DO NOT NEED THIS
    Internet Services....................... 0
    Groceries etc. ......................... 450 - TOO HIGH, TRY TO REDUCE TO £400 THIS MONTH AND SEE IF YOU CAN FURTHER NEXT - OLDSTYLE BOARD WILL HELP YOU WITH THIS
    Clothing................................ 50 - I KNOW KIDS ARE EXPENSIVE, BUT TRY CHARITY SHOPS, EBAY ETC
    Petrol/diesel........................... 120
    Road tax................................ 20
    Car Insurance........................... 90:eek: THIS IS HIGH
    Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 0 - YOU MUST SET A SIDE SOMETHING HERE
    Car parking............................. 0
    Other travel............................ 0
    Childcare/nursery....................... 0
    Other child related expenses............ 0
    Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 0
    Pet insurance/vet bills................. 0
    Buildings insurance..................... 19 - DOES THIS INCLUDE CONTENTS? IF NOT, ITS EXPENSIVE, YOU SHOULD HAVE CONTENTS INSURANCE
    Contents insurance...................... 0
    Life assurance ......................... 35 - DO NOT CANCEL THIS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES - IT IS FAR MORE IMPORTANT THAN A MOBILE PHONE OR CABLE TV
    Other insurance......................... 20
    Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 0
    Haircuts................................ 7
    Entertainment........................... 0 - YOU SHOULD HAVE A DAY OUT WITH THE FAMILY
    Holiday................................. 0
    Emergency fund.......................... 0
    Total monthly expenses.................. 1684

    Assets
    Cash.................................... 0
    House value (Gross)..................... 145000
    Shares and bonds........................ 0
    Car(s).................................. 7500
    Other assets............................ 3000 - WHAT'S THIS?
    Total Assets............................ 155500

    Secured & HP Debts
    Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
    Mortgage...................... 130000...(532)......4.99
    Total secured & HP debts...... 130000....-.........-
    Unsecured Debts
    Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
    CARD...........................7500......175.......24
    CARD...........................9800......161.......22
    LOAN...........................4000......198.......9
    LOAN...........................750.......62........0
    CARD...........................7500......150.......18
    LOAN...........................5000......115.......8
    LOAN...........................28000.....249.......8
    Total unsecured debts..........62550.....1110......-

    Monthly Budget Summary
    Total monthly income.................... 2,665
    Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 1,684
    Available for debt repayments........... 981
    Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 1,110
    Amount short for making debt repayments. -129
    Personal Balance Sheet Summary
    Total assets (things you own)........... 155,500
    Total HP & Secured debt................. -130,000
    Total Unsecured debt.................... -62,550
    Net Assets.............................. -37,050
    Created using the SOA calculator at www.makesenseofcards.com.
    Reproduced on Moneysavingexpert with permission, using IE browser.


    I have added comments in above, with a little work, you could just cover your outgoings.

    What are the assets worth £3K?

    I would personally contact the CCCS for advice on a DMP, you are really really tight on the overall budget. I'm pleased to see you haven't gone down the route of equity release on your mothers property.

    Well done for posting your SOA, its never easy to see it in black and white, but as Martin Lewis himself said, he has never seen a debt problem that cannot be solved and yours is no different, its going to take time, you didn't get into debt overnight and you are certainly not going to get debt free overnight either.

    WASHER.x.
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