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  • System
    System Posts: 178,371 Community Admin
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    sallyx wrote: »
    Len I have been in debt all my life and I've only just started to tell friends and family about it. Its only now that I have control of it and able to pay it back that I feel able to say "hey I was in huge debt, ive paid back x and im in control of it"

    Who in your family doesn't know??

    And for the record I don't own my own home, it drives me mad wasting money on rent but there are upsides to it too!
    Cheers Sall, everyone i know friends and family doesnt know, Ive been on this DMP for 3 years and thats good, my debt is going, cool but I just feel so ashamed.
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  • sammy115
    sammy115 Posts: 15,267 Forumite
    I am going running tomorrow now the snow has gone....
    Quality is doing something right when no one is looking - Henry Ford
  • sallyx
    sallyx Posts: 15,815 Forumite
    your wife knows though doesn't she?
    I'll make a wish, take a chance, make a change And breakaway. I'll take a risk, take a chance, make a change and breakaway ....
    Finally Debt Free...
  • sammy115
    sammy115 Posts: 15,267 Forumite
    lennymfo wrote: »
    Cheers Sall, everyone i know friends and family doesnt know, Ive been on this DMP for 3 years and thats good, my debt is going, cool but I just feel so ashamed.

    You should be ashamed if you hadn't done anything about it but you have, and you have worked bloody hard to get rid of it...You could have taken an easier option earlier on in your journey but you didn't......

    Len, are you having a down day....
    Quality is doing something right when no one is looking - Henry Ford
  • spud30
    spud30 Posts: 16,872 Forumite
    sammy115 wrote: »
    And me! nobody else's business....they just think I am a tight arsed accountant

    No, it isnt anybody else's business, but I sometimes feel like everyone knows, like it's obvious to them all what our situation is like :confused:
    Is it better to aim for the stars and hit a tree or aim for a tree and land in its branches :think:
    Loves being a Wonderbra friend :kisses3:
  • spud30
    spud30 Posts: 16,872 Forumite
    sammy115 wrote: »
    No its Blue WKD and port apparently...no wonder Bunny didn't feel well....

    Oh I love port :beer:
    Is it better to aim for the stars and hit a tree or aim for a tree and land in its branches :think:
    Loves being a Wonderbra friend :kisses3:
  • Snaggles
    Snaggles Posts: 19,503 Forumite
    I'm back....I'm still bored but I have at least accomplished something! :D

    I have done the first sinkful of washing up (yep there was loads because Natasha managed to get the top off a bottle of cordial and spill it in the cupboard, covering about a million plates and glasses :cool:), the first load of washing (no excuse for being so behind with that other than laziness), tidied the living room, got 2 kids to bed and flirted online with a very nice man from the west midlands (not THAT man).

    Still more washing up and washing to do, plus lunches for tomorrow (and maybe more flirting ;)), but I'm getting there.
    "I wasn't wrong, I just wasn't right enough."
    :smileyhea
    9780007258925
  • sallyx
    sallyx Posts: 15,815 Forumite
    sammy115 wrote: »
    I am going running tomorrow now the snow has gone....


    :j :j :j :j Go sammy Go sammy

    I shall do a nice gentle 8 miles tomorrow
    I'll make a wish, take a chance, make a change And breakaway. I'll take a risk, take a chance, make a change and breakaway ....
    Finally Debt Free...
  • sammy115
    sammy115 Posts: 15,267 Forumite
    spud30 wrote: »
    No, it isnt anybody else's business, but I sometimes feel like everyone knows, like it's obvious to them all what our situation is like :confused:

    Doing the job I do, I see a lot of people's finances and you would be surprised at appearances....very often its the people who have flash cars and money is no object who are in the most debt...

    My in laws are terrible...they have 'no money' - one of my in laws borrowed £100 off us a while ago cos she only had £3 in her purse...I was mightily narked to find out they then went out for a meal....we earn less than them and are actually the 'poor' relations in their eyes but in my eyes I am the best off...
    Quality is doing something right when no one is looking - Henry Ford
  • bookseller1980
    bookseller1980 Posts: 7,924 Forumite
    I have a mortgage if anyone wants it. It's crippling me.:eek:
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