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Generous people help with debts?

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  • pineapple
    pineapple Posts: 6,934 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Many years ago it used to be said that you could place an ad somewhere like Private Eye ie 'desperate mum with 2 children' and a stranger might send you money.
    If one looks on it like paying for a lottery ticket - it might just be worth a shot.
  • sweetimes7
    sweetimes7 Posts: 5 Forumite
    Yes, I heard that private eye one too. Any way you guys have been great it setting me straight. Appreciate your honesty.
  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    aah bless, good luck to you, hope we made you smile at times.

    Annie
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
  • chewmylegoff
    chewmylegoff Posts: 11,469 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    pineapple wrote: »
    Many years ago it used to be said that you could place an ad somewhere like Private Eye ie 'desperate mum with 2 children' and a stranger might send you money.
    If one looks on it like paying for a lottery ticket - it might just be worth a shot.

    good for private eye's advertising revenue, bad for your bottom line.
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