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Clearing debts

Jassers
Jassers Posts: 29 Forumite
Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker PPI Party Pooper
edited 9 January 2020 at 3:54PM in Debt free diaries
I have debts totalling £18k. It is a start to say it and another to be determined to clear them.
Overdraft £3k
Barclaycard 8k
MBNA 7k
I gamble. Thats the reason I am in debt.I am 70 in 4 weeks.
I am alone so I gamble on bingo sites for the company and of course I will win wont I. Haha if i win I just carry on playing and then lose it all.

9th January.
Travelling - cut down car use by using free bus pass to local town or if not cold/wet walk. 30 min walk down hill - more time to walk uphill on way back!
Check bank balance daily to keep track of direct debits etc as it costs £12 for declined DDs.
Have cut electric/gas payments by £18 per month by changing suppliers and careful usage and water by 8 per month with careful use.

Comments

  • pink68
    pink68 Posts: 333 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hi Jassers

    I don't want to judge but I fear only one person wins from gambling and that is the owner of the gambling site!

    Well done on 'fessing up and good luck for tackling those debts.
    Credit Card debt £10247.17 1/1/2020
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