Please be sure that you are only submitting this information in connection with a "regular" or "short form" intake form. Without either of these other forms, we will not have any way to respond to your submission.
Please complete each section on this form. In an area which requires a dollar amount, please enter "4000" instead of $4,000.00, "100000" instead of "$100,000.00" (no dollar sign, comma or period).
If you are using the information from this form to answer questions on one of the other forms now you will have to add the items yourself to use the numbers now.
If you are submitting information for us to assemble we will make any needed calculations when the forms are printed.
The "Toaster Method" of expense evaluation.
To properly evaluate your expenses try the following steps:
1. Figure out how much you saved or spent from savings to live last month. This number should be a hard fact. Either you added to an account or needed to borrow from savings, friends or relatives to make ends meet. Write this number down put it aside. ("under the toaster")
2. Make a list of all available income for the month.
A. Use the regular net income of both spouses or others such as working children who contribute to household income on a regular basis.
B. Do not include inconsistent items such as occasional overtime, tax refunds, or gift proceeds.
3. Fill out the monthly expenses form.
4. Does the net monthly figure on the form match the number you put aside back at item #1? Probably not, this time include everything you spend. Make up categories or call items miscellaneous. Go over the expense section again and again. Self employed debtors may need to revisit the income entries. When you have a net figure matches what
really occured submit the form.