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  • Th1984
    Th1984 Posts: 112 Forumite
    So have had a review of circumstances and thought I w old post my updated soa, just for the mental excersise of doing it to be honest!!

    Comments welcome as always

    Statement of Affairs and Personal Balance Sheet

    Household Information

    Number of adults in household........... 2
    Number of children in household......... 1
    Number of cars owned.................... 2

    Monthly Income Details

    Monthly income after tax................ 3937
    Partners monthly income after tax....... 0
    Benefits................................ 87.97
    Other income............................ 0
    Total monthly income.................... 4024.97


    Monthly Expense Details

    Mortgage................................ 0
    Secured/HP loan repayments.............. 0
    Rent.................................... 925
    Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
    Council tax............................. 132
    Electricity............................. 60
    Gas..................................... 80
    Oil..................................... 0
    Water rates............................. 20
    Telephone (land line)................... 12.5
    Mobile phone............................ 78
    TV Licence.............................. 12
    Satellite/Cable TV...................... 36.5
    Internet Services....................... 0
    Groceries etc. ......................... 520
    Clothing................................ 100
    Petrol/diesel........................... 270
    Road tax................................ 31.5
    Car Insurance........................... 95
    Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 40
    Car parking............................. 20
    Other travel............................ 0
    Childcare/nursery....................... 0
    Other child related expenses............ 37
    Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 10
    Pet insurance/vet bills................. 45
    Buildings insurance..................... 0
    Contents insurance...................... 10
    Life assurance ......................... 16
    Other insurance......................... 0
    Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 50
    Haircuts................................ 30
    Entertainment........................... 50
    Holiday................................. 0
    Emergency fund.......................... 0
    Total monthly expenses.................. 2680.5



    Assets

    Cash.................................... 0
    House value (Gross)..................... 0
    Shares and bonds........................ 4815
    Car(s).................................. 3850
    Other assets............................ 92847
    Total Assets............................ 101512


    No Secured nor Hire Purchase Debts


    Unsecured Debts
    Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
    Virgin BT Card.................4142.06...218.......0
    Dad............................1750......250.......0
    Uncle..........................1164......150.......0
    HFC Sofa Loan..................577.......53........0
    Santander Loan.................18352.....474.......14.9
    Total unsecured debts..........25985.06..1145......- !



    Monthly Budget Summary

    Total monthly income.................... 4,024.97
    Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 2,680.5
    Available for debt repayments........... 1,344.47
    Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 1,145
    Amount left after debt repayments....... 199.47


    Personal Balance Sheet Summary
    Total assets (things you own)........... 101,512
    Total HP & Secured debt................. -0
    Total Unsecured debt.................... -25,985.06
    Net Assets.............................. 75,526.94


    Created using the SOA calculator at https://www.makesenseofcards.com.!
    Reproduced on Moneysavingexpert with permission, using other browser.
    Budgeting CC balance £0
    MBNA 0% [STRIKE]£1312.50[/STRIKE] £1212.50 1/12
    Nationwide Loan [strike]£19000[/strike] now £10114 27/51 £193.46 Overpaid
    Barclaycard 0% b.t. [STRIKE]£8966[/STRIKE] now £7928 4/30
    Hitachi capital - [STRIKE]£899[/STRIKE] 05/2013 Uncle - [STRIKE]£1145[/STRIKE] 03/2013 /Dad - [STRIKE]£3k[/STRIKE] 12/2012
    was £28,738 - now £19254 33% of the way there:j
  • Th1984
    Th1984 Posts: 112 Forumite
    Just to see where it is going i am going to compare my posted SOA to what actually happened from my spending diary, should be fun!

    Here Goes: Sept Figures in red if different,
    tatement of Affairs and Personal Balance Sheet

    Household Information
    Number of adults in household........... 2
    Number of children in household......... 1
    Number of cars owned.................... 2

    Monthly Income Details
    Monthly income after tax................ 3937 4662.71 Did a lot of overtime this month
    Partners monthly income after tax....... 0
    Benefits................................ 87.97 81.20 actual CB recieved
    Other income............................ 0
    Total monthly income.................... 4024.97 4743.91

    Monthly Expense Details
    Mortgage................................ 0
    Secured/HP loan repayments.............. 0
    Rent.................................... 925
    Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
    Council tax............................. 132 167 had a 'garden waste' collection charge to pay, 1 yrs service
    Electricity............................. 60
    Gas..................................... 80
    Oil..................................... 0
    Water rates............................. 20
    Telephone (land line)................... 12.5
    Mobile phone............................ 78 will get out when i can
    TV Licence.............................. 12
    Satellite/Cable TV...................... 36.5
    Internet Services....................... 0
    Groceries etc. ......................... 520 339.91 done well here!
    Off License.......................38 down compared to any other month but i never put it in soa
    snacks.............................98.21 food at work & when out and about and we arent prepared, needs cutting!
    Clothing................................ 100 115 preparing for new arrival..... :)
    Petrol/diesel........................... 270 321.33 needed the extra fuel for the overtime
    Road tax................................ 31.5 296 both due at once, hadnt saved for it so luckily fell at the same time as extra cash
    Car Insurance........................... 95 saved for renewals
    Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 40 someone stole part of my wifes car so had to spend this replacing it
    Car parking............................. 20 55 :mad: parking ticket
    Other travel............................ 0
    Childcare/nursery....................... 0
    Other child related expenses............ 37 24.99
    Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 10 352 Dentistry, 2 fillings each for the adults, not sure how much will be paid back from insurance so have paid it all out, will see what i get back in oct!
    Pet insurance/vet bills................. 45
    Buildings insurance..................... 0
    Contents insurance...................... 10
    Life assurance ......................... 16
    Other insurance......................... 0
    Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 50
    Haircuts................................ 30
    Entertainment........................... 50 259.16 so this seems to include, cigarettes @40, dining out/take away 125 (knew i had the extra coming), a birthday party 45, and the rest on family days out
    Holiday................................. 0
    Emergency fund.......................... 0 50 This had to b started
    Replacing Broken Laptop.........278.10 my DS decided that the old one might need a drink....
    Total monthly expenses.................. 2680.5 ... £3904.1


    Assets
    Cash....................................50
    House value (Gross)..................... 0
    Shares and bonds........................ 4815
    Car(s).................................. 3850
    Other assets............................ 92847
    Total Assets............................ 101512

    No Secured nor Hire Purchase Debts

    Unsecured Debts
    Description....................Debt......Monthly.. .APR
    Virgin BT Card.................3688.03...218 118.01.......0
    Dad............................750......250...... .0
    Uncle..........................864......150100...... .0
    HFC Sofa Loan..................420.......53........0
    Nationwide Loan.................19000.....437.......7.9
    Total unsecured debts..........24722.03..1108...958.01......- ! underpaid on these to make sure i had the cash upfront for the dentist, hopefully will recover them next month when insurance company cheque clears


    Monthly Budget Summary
    Total monthly income.................... 4,024.97 4743.91
    Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 2,680.5 3904.10
    Available for debt repayments........... 1,344.47 839.81
    Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 1,145 958.01
    Amount left after debt repayments....... 199.47 -118.20

    Personal Balance Sheet Summary
    Total assets (things you own)........... 101,512
    Total HP & Secured debt................. -0
    Total Unsecured debt.................... -25,985.06
    Net Assets.............................. 75,526.94
    Budgeting CC balance £0
    MBNA 0% [STRIKE]£1312.50[/STRIKE] £1212.50 1/12
    Nationwide Loan [strike]£19000[/strike] now £10114 27/51 £193.46 Overpaid
    Barclaycard 0% b.t. [STRIKE]£8966[/STRIKE] now £7928 4/30
    Hitachi capital - [STRIKE]£899[/STRIKE] 05/2013 Uncle - [STRIKE]£1145[/STRIKE] 03/2013 /Dad - [STRIKE]£3k[/STRIKE] 12/2012
    was £28,738 - now £19254 33% of the way there:j
  • Th1984
    Th1984 Posts: 112 Forumite
    2 Years since my original steps on my SOA.

    Time to reflect and think about the year ahead, will start with a new SOA

    Statement of Affairs and Personal Balance Sheet

    Household Information

    Number of adults in household........... 2
    Number of children in household......... 2
    Number of cars owned.................... 2

    Monthly Income Details

    Monthly income after tax................ 4420
    Partners monthly income after tax....... 0
    Benefits................................ 0
    Other income............................ 61.36 (Loan Repayment From SIL)
    Total monthly income.................... 4481.36


    Monthly Expense Details

    Mortgage................................ 0
    Secured/HP loan repayments.............. 0
    Rent.................................... 950
    Management charge (leasehold property).. 0
    Council tax............................. 139
    Electricity............................. 130
    Gas..................................... 20
    Oil..................................... 0
    Water rates............................. 26
    Telephone (land line)................... 15
    Mobile phone............................ 80
    TV Licence.............................. 13
    Satellite/Cable TV...................... 54
    Internet Services....................... 7.5
    Groceries etc. ......................... 433
    Clothing................................ 100
    Petrol/diesel........................... 300
    Road tax................................ 33
    Car Insurance........................... 67
    Car maintenance (including MOT)......... 75
    Car parking............................. 0
    Other travel............................ 0
    Childcare/nursery....................... 0
    Other child related expenses............ 95
    Medical (prescriptions, dentist etc).... 0
    Pet insurance/vet bills................. 45
    Buildings insurance..................... 0
    Contents insurance...................... 10
    Life assurance ......................... 17
    Other insurance......................... 0
    Presents (birthday, christmas etc)...... 75
    Haircuts................................ 35
    Entertainment........................... 100
    Holiday................................. 200
    Emergency fund.......................... 105
    (Unnamed monthly expense)............... 0
    Nursery Top Up.......................... 100
    Gym..................................... 126
    Union Subs.............................. 17
    Window Cleaner.......................... 20
    Startup Funding......................... 75 (Wife is starting WAHM business, this is my budget for her extra expenses)
    Incidental Cash......................... 175
    Savings................................. 75
    Pet Food................................ 35
    Total monthly expenses.................. 3747.5



    Assets

    Cash.................................... 1650
    House value (Gross)..................... 0
    Shares and bonds........................ 5200
    Car(s).................................. 2000
    Pension............................ 115000
    Total Assets............................ 123850


    No Secured nor Hire Purchase Debts


    Unsecured Debts
    Description....................Debt......Monthly...APR
    Fluid 0% BT Card...............4396.4....230.......0
    Loan...........................13779.5...437.......6.9
    Virgin BT .....................940.85....61.36.....0
    Total unsecured debts..........19116.75..728.36....-



    Monthly Budget Summary

    Total monthly income.................... 4,481.36
    Expenses (including HP & secured debts). 3,747.5
    Available for debt repayments........... 733.86
    Monthly UNsecured debt repayments....... 728.36
    Amount left after debt repayments....... 5.5


    Personal Balance Sheet Summary
    Total assets (things you own)........... 123,850
    Total HP & Secured debt................. -0
    Total Unsecured debt.................... -19,116.75
    Net Assets.............................. 104,733.25


    Created using the SOA calculator at https://www.stoozing.com.
    Reproduced on Moneysavingexpert with permission, using other browser.
    Budgeting CC balance £0
    MBNA 0% [STRIKE]£1312.50[/STRIKE] £1212.50 1/12
    Nationwide Loan [strike]£19000[/strike] now £10114 27/51 £193.46 Overpaid
    Barclaycard 0% b.t. [STRIKE]£8966[/STRIKE] now £7928 4/30
    Hitachi capital - [STRIKE]£899[/STRIKE] 05/2013 Uncle - [STRIKE]£1145[/STRIKE] 03/2013 /Dad - [STRIKE]£3k[/STRIKE] 12/2012
    was £28,738 - now £19254 33% of the way there:j
  • Th1984
    Th1984 Posts: 112 Forumite
    So whilst i am not doing badly and things are in the right direction they are also not moving very quickly.

    2 Years ago i started stalking these boards and in that time i have only improved my situation by £10k, i was hoping to be much further along and it is all a bit depressing really at how long it takes to move on.

    The one thing i will never let my kids do is what i did when i was 18 and just get a credit card and start spunking the cash up the wall, if i hadnt accrued that first debt then i would have had cash to cover the things i later borrowed more for.....

    downward spiral!

    anyways i think i have another 2.5 years to go and i will keep plugging away and carrying on, feedback as always is expected and welcomed.
    Budgeting CC balance £0
    MBNA 0% [STRIKE]£1312.50[/STRIKE] £1212.50 1/12
    Nationwide Loan [strike]£19000[/strike] now £10114 27/51 £193.46 Overpaid
    Barclaycard 0% b.t. [STRIKE]£8966[/STRIKE] now £7928 4/30
    Hitachi capital - [STRIKE]£899[/STRIKE] 05/2013 Uncle - [STRIKE]£1145[/STRIKE] 03/2013 /Dad - [STRIKE]£3k[/STRIKE] 12/2012
    was £28,738 - now £19254 33% of the way there:j
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