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so today 2 more of my friends 'came out' as debt free wanabees

As I have got more into my DF journey, I have been finding it easier to be a bit more open about my debt. At the start I felt like I was the only one who was in such an awful situation ( 40K debt at start) but I have since learned that several of my friends are also in a similar situation.

Today, I found out that 2 of workmates told me about their debts. One owes 20k on a 15k salary and the other owes 35k on a similar salary to me ( 50K). I would never have thought that either of them would have been in debt!

This debt malarkey really is more common than I thought!

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  • January2015
    January2015 Posts: 2,369 Forumite
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    I think you are right. I think many people hide the level of their debt, and borrow more to cover the debt already incurred and keep living to a standard we think we need. At least, that's what I did until my LBM and DMP last year.

    I'm still not comfortable talking about my debt in the real world though.
    DFW Nerd No. 1484 LBM 07/01/15 Debt was £95k :eek: Now debt free and happy :j
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