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Here's my SOA- All help appreciated

Hello all,
been reading the site for ages and finally took the plunge and have registered...dunno why it took soooooo long! heres my SOA,

total earnings £2,600.00
rent -£865.00
council tax -£130.00
loan -£350.00
CC 1 -£100.00
CC2 -£60.00
Utilities -£100.00
travel -£170.00
Food -£200.00
petrol -£50.00
mobiles -£60.00
clothes -£100.00
TV Licence -£11.00
Misc Spending -£100

the above is all monthly. the earnings are for my wife and i, just started renting so most of our money goes on buying the new things for our flat. the food bill includes items for our 1 year old baby (looked after by her grandma, so no childcare costs!). the clothes are for all of us..we have 2 mobiles but no house phone.can anyone suggest anything that i have left out?

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