James & Shells Debt Challenge With SOA

James&Shell

Just logged on to our account on BT.com and found that it let me reduce the amount that we pay each month to £27

Thats £13 Less than we were before.

Another £13 in the debt pot

Added to the £32 earlier makes £45 saved just from the advice on this forum.

Im not stopping yet m on a roll!

Any further suggstions please let me know

pk2007_2

is the council tax bill £1300 per year (25/wk for 52 wks)? are you eligible for any discounts?

James&Shell

pk2007 wrote:

is the council tax bill £1300 per year (25/wk for 52 wks)? are you eligible for any discounts?

Hi,

The council tax bill is £1100 per year but we got in to a muddle at the start of the year so we are now playing catch up.

I ran the council this morning and we owe £225 the payment tomorrow will take it to £200 and then it will go down rapidly in the next month or so.

irnbru_2

James&Shell wrote:

The council tax bill is £1100 per year but we got in to a muddle at the start of the year so we are now playing catch up.

Council Tax benefit

James&Shell

irnbru wrote:

Council Tax benefit

Thanks Irnbru for the link.

I went on the entitled to website on friday and it said that we are entitled to Ctax and Housing Benifit.
So i have down loaded the forms and i will post them tomorrow.

I rang the council last summer about this and they said because of our income we would et anything i should have checked further.

Aj_eye

Hi,

A way of increasing your household income is to sell other peoples junk..

Use sites like https://www.freecycle.co.uk click onto the 'freebee' icon ....you'll see loads of stuff people are giving away big and small......

You will need to arrange pick up, but if you have a car are are willing to do the leg work then all you have to do is list the items on ebay once yo get them and that it.....

remember you don't have to take the items, so if you go and see something and its not as described just walk away.... In my exprience people tend to only give away stuff thats worth something ...but they haven't got the time to go the listing etc...give it a try....you never know ..

James&Shell

Aj_eye wrote:

Hi,

A way of increasing your household income is to sell other peoples junk..

Use sites like https://www.freecycle.co.uk click onto the 'freebee' icon ....you'll see loads of stuff people are giving away big and small......

You will need to arrange pick up, but if you have a car are are willing to do the leg work then all you have to do is list the items on ebay once yo get them and that it.....

remember you don't have to take the items, so if you go and see something and its not as described just walk away.... In my exprience people tend to only give away stuff thats worth something ...but they haven't got the time to go the listing etc...give it a try....you never know ..

What A fab idea.

I have jioned up to freecycle but i never though of selling some of the stuff.

Ill have a look on it and see what is around the area.

Thats just reminded me of the baby walker thats cluttering up the loft.

The free ads here it comes!!

bandraoi

I think if you're going to ebay freecycle stuff then it's only fair to be up front about it. Give the item a chance to go for free and then ebaying it is fair enough.

James&Shell

bandraoi wrote:

I think if you're going to ebay freecycle stuff then it's only fair to be up front about it. Give the item a chance to go for free and then ebaying it is fair enough.

Thats True,

After posting last i thought about the idea and that the idea of freecycle is o help other people for free and not to profit from other peoples items.

They could help someone who is desperate and in need instead of someone trying to make a quick buck

irnbru_2

James&Shell wrote:

After posting last i thought about the idea and that the idea of freecycle is o help other people for free and not to profit from other peoples items.

The idea of freecycle is to prevent landfill.

If you sell it, so be it.