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i need help

my mum and dad put £3000 in my bank for safe keeping and i got sucked into an online casino and i lost it thay dont no yet but i need to make the money back before thay find out
i cant get a loan as i already have 1 for my moped
i cant afford to save it from my wages as i have other bills to pay
i have around 9 months to make £3000 can any 1 help because im all out i feel like ive tryed everything even looking for another job that pays more but there is nothing about
im not asking for money i just need a way to get to my £3000 target
asap its making me ill thinking about it

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  • Why did they give the money to you for safe keeping? Are they hiding it from the authorities?
  • stebiz
    stebiz Posts: 6,592 Forumite
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    edited 14 September 2009 at 8:40PM
    my mum and dad put £3000 in my bank for safe keeping and i got sucked into an online casino and i lost it thay dont no yet but i need to make the money back before thay find out
    i cant get a loan as i already have 1 for my moped
    i cant afford to save it from my wages as i have other bills to pay
    i have around 9 months to make £3000 can any 1 help because im all out i feel like ive tryed everything even looking for another job that pays more but there is nothing about
    im not asking for money i just need a way to get to my £3000 target
    asap its making me ill thinking about it

    Firstly before you do anything you need to make sure you are free of the 'gambling bug'. I say that with some experience. Fortunately my income has allowed me to 'gamble' to an extent, but you will always lose. Until you have, you will always fall back into the same trouble. You need to make sure damn sure that you have got rid of the habit. There would be nothing worse than saving a thousand pound only to be sucked in again and gamble this. I don't believe £3,000 is an impossible amount to find over 9 months.

    I would say a good idea would be to keep an online diary. Therefore if your parents did find out you could show them how sorry you were and how you were trying desperately to sort the problem out.

    It could be something like

    14th Sept Made £5 Daily Clicks
    15th Sept Made £5 Daily Clicks and £1 on Surveys
    16th Sept Made £5 Daily Clicks and £1 on Surveys and £1 on Reviews

    You could do this on the debt free forum and you'll get loads of support I promise you.Tha last thing you should do is panic. You've done a very stupid thing, but we all make mistakes. You need to learn by them. I know how it can make you feel. You can feel sick to the pit of your stomach. I know, I've lost a thousand in a night. But I learnt, and fortunately I had resources to fall back on.

    Make a post now or spread sheet. Kick your 'rse into gear and work damn hard to sort it. If I found out my son had done the same and he showed me how he had learnt and was trying to sort it out, I'd change from being disappointed to very proud. Start tonight. Read the different posts on here. Dooyoo can earn well. Daily clicks can earn well. Surveys can pay.............there are lots of others too.

    Good Luck

    Stebiz
    Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no lies
  • There are many ways to get more income over the Internet.
    Eventhough, I think you should tell your parents first. If you show them that you are really sorry, I think they'll understand. Ask them to support you so you can the money back. It's harder to get money when you are under so much pression. If you get along well with them, you should tell them what you have done.

    Good luck and let us know what happened!
  • truly1
    truly1 Posts: 514 Forumite
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    Get an extra, part time job? Work night and day if necessary.

    Tell your parents before the deadline, hopefully you will have earned some of the amount back again but do not leave it to the last minute. Your parents don't need that kind of disappointment.
    1373/10000
  • Part time job you hardly going to make that money on daily clicks and surveys

    Either that or own up. Even if you made some money at least you taken responsibility now even though you were foolish and we all make silly mistakes.
  • stebiz
    stebiz Posts: 6,592 Forumite
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    Part time job you hardly going to make that money on daily clicks and surveys

    Either that or own up. Even if you made some money at least you taken responsibility now even though you were foolish and we all make silly mistakes.

    Well I know people who are netting at least £100 a month on clicks. Add to that surveys and other online money makers such as free scratchcards, dooyoo, ciao. It is achievable. Hard work but achievable.

    Stebiz
    Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no lies
  • LJC89
    LJC89 Posts: 60 Forumite
    Have you tried dooyoo? You wont make £3000 from it but every little helps. I've been on it since July and have made over £150 so far.
    Good Luck
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