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Why do people get in debt?

Gorgeous_George · 2006-08-30 20:34:26

Having read some of the posts on here, I got to wondering why/how people get in so much debt. I know there'll be 101 reasons/excuses, but if the causes of debt were talked about more openly, perhaps more people would be able to avoid it. Seeing that some people owe more than a year's salary on credit cards is really scary.…

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scheming_gypsy Posts: 18,410 Forumite

2 September 2006 at 8:47PM

Tr&#64 wrote: »

Southernscouser, if you dont mind my asking what are you doing gambling with a debt of 26 grand ? Not on betfair by any chance ?

he'll be matched betting not gambling as such. betting and laying and picking up free bets in the process along with the occasional arb

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