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How much did you owe to go br
dawnm96700
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As the title says really, how much have you owed and decided that it was time to go br?
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Owed £11,500 retired from job on health grounds after a serious car accident....unable to work & went BR not long afterWe all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will0
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Currently owing £25k. Looking at possible £40k more landing in my lap shortly. If so, it isn't tenable.BSC No 248
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i was £20,000 in the end :SBSC: No: 1050
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Over £60k for me once personal guarantees I gave as a director of an insolvent company and cars involved in the same were included.0
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£43k for me! Just loans and credit cards! No real excuse! Just silliness!
well that and two unexpected pregnancies which cut back the hours I can work. BSC #215/No.1 Jan 09 Club0 -
£37,000 for me again just loans and credit cards.0
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My Total is around £158,000 give or take a few 1p's.
Northern Rock 136,000.00 (why is it called a shortfall? nothing short about it)
Abbey Loan 20,000
O/D 2,0000 -
£23,000 in total
When my job changed from £22K+ down to £17k+ a couple of years ago, the monthly payments of £500 became unachievable.
I don't think I lived beyond my means, just that my circumstances changed and meant I couldn't make the payments any more.:j BR on 09/12/08 :j
:T OR Interview (30 minutes!) on 19/01/09 :T
:beer: Car confirmed (in writing) as Exempt Property on 29/01/09 :beer:
:j Automatically Discharged on 09/12/09 :j0 -
40,000 due to stupidity and having to come out of work due to illness losing 6,000 a year and unable to repay the debt.:rolleyes: Money Talks ...but all mine ever says is Goodbye! :rolleyes:0
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my debt is massive in comparrison :-(0
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