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Helpneeded4now Diary

Hello everyone... here it is my diary... Me and my partner were made redundant about 8 months ago. He manage to find a job but i strogle for months on end and the money wasn't enough to pay all the bills. But now i'm working and we are managing to pay some things back.

Wages:
My salary - £1.000
My partner - 1.600

Monthly Outgoings:

Rent - £420
Food - £100
Mobile - £10
Water - £50
Council - £89
Solicitors - £20
Eletricity - £80
Sky - £37
Internet - £30

Sub Total: £836

Left for debt £416.40

Total: £1,764.00

Debts as of today are:

i will put the rest in a minute.

Comments

  • joeblack066
    joeblack066 Posts: 1,757 Forumite
    Hi, sorry but am confused by your figures?? Can you clarify a bit? Thanks! Oh, and well done for getting yourselves both into work, and for reducing your debt by £550!!
  • art_student
    art_student Posts: 141 Forumite
    Congratulations on the new job.
    Your internet, electricity and sky all strike me as being high. You can get broadband free with sky (if you are ok with a limited download limit otherwise you can pay more but it'll still be cheaper than what you have now - see sky website) What sky package do you have? It's quite pricey. Could you cut down on the channels you have. I have the basic package for £18 per month. Check on a comparison website for the best electricity deal. I would read Martin's article on finding the cheapest supplier. This will tell you the best website to use.
    Good luck!
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