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SOA and help required

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  • Sorry also forgot to add the children's school lunches and beavers also haven't added eldest school bus travel and wife's bus pass to town for weekly shop etc
  • Have taken on board the comments and changed SOA to reflect post BR
    and remembered kids school lunches and wifes travel and eldest school pass. Can't believe how badly we budgeted and how much we really do spend no wonder we in such a mess.

    Thanks again for not judging and being helpful was expecting a good kicking, but all great thanks again

    Household Information[/b]
    Number of adults in household........... 2
    Number of children in household......... 3
    Number of cars owned.................... 1

    Monthly Income Details

    Monthly income after tax................ 2392.74
    Partners monthly income after tax....... 0
    Benefits................................ 230
    Other income............................ 0
    Total monthly income.................... 2622.74


    Monthly Expense Details

    Mortgage................................ 0
    Secured/HP loan repayments.............. 0
    Rent.................................... 725
    Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
    Council tax............................. 130
    Electricity............................. 60
    Gas..................................... 60
    Oil..................................... 0
    Water rates............................. 21
    Telephone (land line)................... 60
    Mobile phone............................ 0
    TV Licence.............................. 12.12
    Satellite/Cable TV...................... 0
    Internet Services....................... 20
    Groceries etc. ......................... 580
    Clothing................................ 140
    Petrol/diesel........................... 250
    Road tax................................ 20
    Car Insurance........................... 35.35
    Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 40
    Car parking............................. 0
    Other travel............................ 40
    Childcare/nursery....................... 0
    Other child related expenses............ 180
    Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 39.65
    Pet insurance/vet bills................. 0
    Buildings insurance..................... 0
    Contents insurance...................... 14.89
    Life assurance ......................... 17.6
    Other insurance......................... 0
    Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 0
    Haircuts................................ 35
    Entertainment........................... 0
    Holiday................................. 60
    Emergency fund.......................... 0
    Total monthly expenses.................. 2540.61



    Assets

    Cash.................................... 0
    House value (Gross)..................... 0
    Shares and bonds........................ 0
    Car(s).................................. 500
    Other assets............................ 0
    Total Assets............................ 500


    No Secured nor Hire Purchase Debts


    Unsecured Debts
    Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
    Provident......................1800......100.......0
    Payplan........................10000.....185.......0
    PayDayloan.....................1300......1300......0
    studio.........................150.......20........0
    Total unsecured debts..........13250.....1605......-



    Monthly Budget Summary

    Total monthly income.................... 2,622.74
    Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 2,540.61
    Available for debt repayments........... 82.13
    Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 1,605
    Amount short for making debt repayments. -1,522.87


    Personal Balance Sheet Summary
    Total assets (things you own)........... 500
    Total HP & Secured debt................. -0
    Total Unsecured debt.................... -13,250
    Net Assets.............................. -12,750
  • Thanks for the input etc, could someone far cleverer than I have a look at the latest SOA and tell us if it's okay

    cheers
  • JCS1
    JCS1 Posts: 5,336 Forumite
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    Have taken on board the comments and changed SOA to reflect post BR
    and remembered kids school lunches and wifes travel and eldest school pass. Can't believe how badly we budgeted and how much we really do spend no wonder we in such a mess.

    Thanks again for not judging and being helpful was expecting a good kicking, but all great thanks again

    Household Information[/b]
    Number of adults in household........... 2
    Number of children in household......... 3
    Number of cars owned.................... 1

    Monthly Income Details
    Monthly income after tax................ 2392.74
    Partners monthly income after tax....... 0
    Benefits................................ 230
    Other income............................ 0
    Total monthly income.................... 2622.74

    Monthly Expense Details
    Mortgage................................ 0
    Secured/HP loan repayments.............. 0
    Rent.................................... 725
    Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
    Council tax............................. 130
    Electricity............................. 60
    Gas..................................... 60
    Oil..................................... 0
    Water rates............................. 21
    Telephone (land line)................... 60
    Mobile phone............................ 0
    TV Licence.............................. 12.12
    Satellite/Cable TV...................... 0
    Internet Services....................... 20
    Groceries etc. ......................... 580
    Clothing................................ 140
    Petrol/diesel........................... 250 Keep receipts to prove this as it's high
    Road tax................................ 20
    Car Insurance........................... 35.35
    Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 40
    Car parking............................. 0
    Other travel............................ 40
    Childcare/nursery....................... 0
    Other child related expenses............ 180 You might need to break this down, normally allowed is one after school activity per child.
    Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 39.65 Might be a bit high, how is this split between prescriptions, dental, opticiains, etc
    Pet insurance/vet bills................. 0
    Buildings insurance..................... 0
    Contents insurance...................... 14.89
    Life assurance ......................... 17.6 OR will have an interest in this
    Other insurance......................... 0
    Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 0
    Haircuts................................ 35
    Entertainment........................... 0
    Holiday................................. 60
    Emergency fund.......................... 0
    Total monthly expenses.................. 2540.61


    Assets
    Cash.................................... 0
    House value (Gross)..................... 0
    Shares and bonds........................ 0
    Car(s).................................. 500
    Other assets............................ 0
    Total Assets............................ 500

    No Secured nor Hire Purchase Debts

    Unsecured Debts
    Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
    Provident......................1800......100.......0
    Payplan........................10000.....185.......0
    PayDayloan.....................1300......1300......0
    studio.........................150.......20........0
    Total unsecured debts..........13250.....1605......-


    Monthly Budget Summary
    Total monthly income.................... 2,622.74
    Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 2,540.61
    Available for debt repayments........... 82.13
    Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 1,605
    Amount short for making debt repayments. -1,522.87

    Personal Balance Sheet Summary
    Total assets (things you own)........... 500
    Total HP & Secured debt................. -0
    Total Unsecured debt.................... -13,250
    Net Assets.............................. -12,750

    Few comments, but more that some of the figures seem high without knowing what they are made up of.
  • Hi thanks again the child costs are made up of school lunches, and beavers once a week.

    The prescription cost is made up of HSA to cover all dental, optical etc for family of 5 and wife's PPC

    Also why would OR be interested in life cover as only pays out if either die.

    cheers again
  • confused76
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    i *think* that the school lunches come out of the groceries budget so don't get listed separately and not in addition
  • Thanks, so they better swap to pack lunches I guess as this is made up of £2 a day per child. Guess it's sandwiches etc. from now on for them
  • JCS1
    JCS1 Posts: 5,336 Forumite
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    Hi thanks again the child costs are made up of school lunches, and beavers once a week.

    The prescription cost is made up of HSA to cover all dental, optical etc for family of 5 and wife's PPC

    Also why would OR be interested in life cover as only pays out if either die.

    cheers again

    Life assurance is an asset in Bankruptcy and the policy will vest in the OR.

    Options are:
    • keep paying and when something happens even in many years time the money goes to the OR
    • Let the policy lapse and take out a new one (preferably after discharge)
    • Buy the OR's interest for a one off charge of £50
  • tigerfeet2006
    tigerfeet2006 Posts: 14,030 Forumite
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    confused76 wrote: »
    i *think* that the school lunches come out of the groceries budget so don't get listed separately and not in addition

    No it doesn't Confused. Usually allowed £2 per day per child primary and £3 for secondary.
    Thanks, so they better swap to pack lunches I guess as this is made up of £2 a day per child. Guess it's sandwiches etc. from now on for them

    See my comments above.
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  • Thanks again for some seriously good advice and on a sunday!! does the rest look okay then Tiger, this is how we see it after BR as we are in so much robbing peter to pay paul type stuff.

    just have to find 1200 pounds now!!!, going to talk to CCCS tommorow as well
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