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Newbie very first diary
Could someone talk me through how to post a debt diary? Do I just post it here or is there a special place to do it? TIA
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Done it! Grateful to so many of you who shared their own challenges. You often said what I couldn't.
Thank you. Yes you if you have posted in any way in this debt forum. The stories and the responses picked me up because I realised I wasn't alone, life could be worth living despite debt and people cared. Sourcrates stood out, the advice to so many helped me breathe when at my worst. a. The date of your lightbulb moment At…
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A year into taking control.... Now is the time to ramp things up
So, here I am. Its been a turbulent few years with one thing or another, too much to go into here. Life changing goings on; death of a parent, a family (I use the term loosely) dispute through the courts; and a house move in late March 2020 in the first week of lockdown, Just over a year ago, with cards maxed out due to…
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Getting a grip of my finances
It's time for me to properly get a grip of my debt and get rid of it. In January 2020 I had £24,600 in debt which I accumulated between 2015 and 2018. In 2015 I went self-employed, and basically used credit cards to plug the gaps in my income. I also made no provision for tax and national insurance. My finances were a…
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Gambling Recovery and COVID job loss
I've posted in a separate forum but thought it was a good idea to start a diary as my debts over the last month have racked up considerably. I lost my job due to COVID, lost my sense of purpose, and started gambling heavily. Over the course of the last 2 weeks I've lost £12,500 gambling and this has forced me to take out…
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Puzz tries again.. this time with claws... My DMP Journey. I will get debt free...
Hi, I'm Puzz, and I've been hanging around these dfw threads and diaries for a long time now... I've tried many times to sort out the money mess I have made but have now hopefully settled on a path that will lead me to where I wish to be... What I don't know is how I didnt' know about DMP's before, as I say I've been here…
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Nearly at journeys end has felt like a long drag
Started off on April 1st 2020 owing £35048, seemed like a overwhelming task. However through dogged determination and a lot of "going without" and selling unwanted or unused items as of the end of this week it will be down to £12300, used the waterfall method, paying off expensive debts first. However bad it seems it can…
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Making my mess my mission
I have been reading these diaries on/off for years but never got to the point of starting my own one. This time I feel much more determined. Don’t really know what has change. I really started by addressing my food problems and realising that I’m a sugar/processed food addict. I have been working on that for months and…
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Reality hit hard ......now i'm hitting back
Hi readers (if there are any haha) i have been reading a few diaries on here, having a nosy, taking on board advice that while not directed at me made a lot of sense. I knew vaguely that other people had money problems but was still thinking that i must be the worst person with money and the only pesron that could have…
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Finding a future after debt
I'm self-employed and have been having a tough time after a series of health scares and other issues. I'm finally in a good position to start paying off my debts. Debt Jun 2020 Current CT 5144 4959 (that includes this year's) Rent 240 164 (arrears) CCJ 445 445 (has arrangement) CCJ 543 500 (being paid back but no…
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You'd think I'd have learnt by now
Easy credit is the route of all evil for me... This time its paypal credit. Plus I have large loan on my large caravan and another for my solar panels I'll need to contact the loan companies for the amounts left but I pay 275 a month for my caravan and 160 a month for the solar panels. My paypal credit is around 950. But…
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Still trying to stay in the black
Starting a new thread for 2021. Long time reader and single mum to two little puddings. I started a diary towards the end of last year as I was constantly finding myself in my overdraft. Posting on here definitely makes me more accountable and I also like reading back to see what progress has been made. Have been missing…
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Winter is coming
Hi guys The time has come to batten down the hatches, get rid of the debt that has built up due to being on lockdown ( OH is self employed so money was tight) and renovations we did last year. Works already cutting down on hours allowed and the new scheme will be no use whatsoever to me, no boss is going to pay a third of…
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If At First You Don't Succeed
It looks like I started one of these quite some time ago but my entire life changed not long after with a surprise pregnancy. Since then my partner has stopped working due to his mental health and I've improved my earnings (a bit), but I have also discovered that he has significantly more debt than I was led to believe. So…
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Good With Money
Here’s the thing: I’m in a Debt Management Plan already. But it has been very much ‘set it and forget it’. It started in Summer 2018 and I was hyper focused on Sorting Out The Money. I figured out the options, decided on a self-managed DMP and everything was set up, running like clockwork. Easy peasy lemon squeezy. In that…
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A new chapter begins
Hi there I do have a new chapter beginning in August when my state pension starts received my invitation to apply today but I actually left work 31 Oct last year as I took voluntary redundancy I had been there 9 years so didn't get much but foolishly thought I could make it last till August,a big day NO there, so I thought…
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Not a Newbie
Hi all I've dipped in and out of the forums for many years & in the past have cleared debts successfully. I am here now because although I don't have debts, my salary has dropped massively & I am worried that if I don't keep an eye on things I will fall in to old habits. The reason my salary has dropped is simple. I was in…
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Where to begin?.......
As the title suggest I'm not entirely sure where to begin. I know the start would be good but I would be here all night long attempting that, I'd certainly be giving War and Peace a run for its money :o I will try introducing myself and my bunch. I'm in my 30's (how did that happen?!?) I'm married 10 years to my dh. We…
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You can't beat me, I will win.
Hello all who visit. Ive had my past diary for a long time and I've been neglecting it for one reason or another. Anyway I'm eager to get everything in my life sorted and feel a fresh new start will help. Anyway a bit about me.... I've been here a long time but I'm still in debt. I should have been debt free years ago but…
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Time to get a handle on this... and change my life for good!
Long time lurker here! I joined MSE last May when I thought I had my LBM, but in reality I just cried a bit over my long list of debts and how terrible the whole pandemic thing was making me feel, then went on spending every penny of my disposable income on take aways and unnecessary nonsense. I look back at all the…
