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Who knows about your debt ?

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  • Puzzcat
    Puzzcat Posts: 4,200 Forumite
    Just you guys and girls...!! My partner knows I have some level of debt but we don't speak about it... Thank goodness for mse and the wonderful folk on the dmp mutual support thread...
    Christmas 2020 £109
    I love my dmp started in Nov 13 with SC. Self Managed 2016 57% done
    £60062/25384.84 - 13222.60k UE

    MY DIARY     http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=4768685
  • SOMam
    SOMam Posts: 102 Forumite
    Puzzcat wrote: »
    Thank goodness for mse and the wonderful folk on the dmp mutual support thread...

    Although I am very much the lurker on these forums I do have to second that!
    DFD - 12/2016 with 6.7% paid as of 07/14
    £ saved = 168.16 lbs lost = 4
    Weekly Spend Challenge(7/9) £20/£0
    Sept GC - £78.11/£300 Sept NSD's = 4
    OS Weight Loss Challenge - 0lb/5lb
  • daydream_believer_2
    daydream_believer_2 Posts: 459 Forumite
    Us, and 3 REALLY good friends (but they don't know the figures), but they are fab people who get the fact we can't afford to go out, buy their kids expensive birthday/christmas prezzies etc, and their moral support is invaluable
    A Payment A Day keeps the debts at bay
     PADS 2016 = £222.57

    Frugal living challenge 2016 1129.71/3660
    = 14.86 per day/10.00 per day
  • ldhme
    ldhme Posts: 79 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Combo Breaker
    My partner was aware of the debt at every stage, from in the black to where we are now.
    Only just recently told my mum and she was quite shocked as she had no idea.
    Also told a few friends including one who recently finished a DMP and one who is considering one (although he's far too wasteful with money to stick to one).
    I don't go out of my way to tell people about my debt and newly set up DMP but if it comes up it's no secret.

    After 10 years of accumulating the debt and keeping it between me and my partner it's nice to not have to make up excuses or feel the need to keep up appearances with those closest to me.
  • FlacosFloozie
    FlacosFloozie Posts: 830 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    My husband and the good folks on MSE knew the full extent. Some close friends knew I was paying off the credit cards but not how much. I never told my parents. They would have been disapointed and bailed me out. I needed to learn how to manage money for the long term.
    MFW 2024 £27500/7500 Mortgage £129,500 Jan 22 Final payment June 38 Now £68489.08 FP May 36 Emergency Fund £20,000 100% Added to ISA 24 £8,060 Save 12k in 24 #31 £20,034.76/20,000 Debt Free 31.07.14
  • parsniphead
    parsniphead Posts: 2,897 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    Me and DFW folks
    1 debt v's 100 days chapter 34: T3sco bank CC £250/£525.24 47.59%

    [STRIKE]MBNA - [/STRIKE]GONE, [STRIKE]CAP ONE[/STRIKE] GONE, [STRIKE]YORKS BANK [/STRIKE]GONE, [STRIKE]VANQUIS[/STRIKE] GONE [STRIKE] TESCO - [/STRIKE], GONE
    TSB CARD, TSB LOAN, LLOYDS. FIVE DOWN, THREE TO GO.
  • Ellieseleven
    Ellieseleven Posts: 2,118 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Me, OH, 2 DD's and everyone on here

    I would never tell my parents as they would want to pay it back for me:o
    Debt Free 1st March 2017

    My diary: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=2599257&page=36
  • ldhme
    ldhme Posts: 79 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Combo Breaker
    Ellieseleven wrote: »
    Me, OH, 2 DD's and everyone on here

    I would never tell my parents as they would want to pay it back for me:o

    The main reason I told my mum was because she was constantly saying she could help, she was assuming my debt was a lot lower than it is.
    So I told her the full extent and what I am doing to sort it and that I don't need help with it.
    I did say that if something happens (like my car packing in for example) then I'll ask her for help then.
    Used to be too proud to accept help, especially financially, but not now lol.
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