Redemption - The journey of a recovering gambling addict.

Lonelygambler

Update - bought myself a few new suits on Vinted. 

£10 each - M&S. 

£27 all in - bargin and a bit of cheer for Mr LG

KeepOnKnitting

Love it. Thrifty, useful, eco-friendly, and makes you feel better dressed. Winner!

Lonelygambler

I love M&S suits the best on the retail market for a taller gentleman. Quality is decent and the fit is pretty good. 

I wear shirt and tie every day and like to have a range of suits. 

~FlowerPot~

Absolute bargain! 
Nice to have a few new things. 
I do like vinted too

Lonelygambler

Not having a great few days. Emotion is very raw with Mother’s Day tomorrow. Good activities planned and today was good with the boys. However the emotion is very intense at home. 

If you’re thinking what is he talking about, on Mother’s Day last year I told my wife I was compulsive gambler and spender with well over 20k gambling debts. 

Now sitting at just under 10k debt in total (Excluding car)

LG

Purplelady65

I can understand your apprehension about tomorrow. Just try and focus on the progress you have made in the last year - no gambling and over £10k paid off from your debts. That is amazing! If you’ve got lots of activities planned hopefully you can all make your wife feel special and appreciated and enjoy a lovely day. 

Spendless

Make new memories today, Fortunately with mother's day the date changes each year. If that helps think of it that way and its not an anniversary which has already passed. 

I always compare making a new more positive memory over an unhappy one to how a dog wees over a patch of grass/up a tree to mark the area as 'theirs' and covers up the previous scent.

I hope you build lots of happy memories today. 

KeepOnKnitting

I hope you and your wife have a fantastic Mother's Day today. Yes it was traumatic a year ago, but look at the growth you have shown since. Show her how much you appreciate everything she does for you and your children. As Spendless says, wee all over last year.

Lonelygambler

Mother’s Day was a success we had a good day and my wife thanked me for the surprises and trip out. 

So that is great news. 

Money wise not such great news on the debt, so just sticking to minimums this month as we have a few things planned our holiday in Easter 

LG

Lonelygambler

So the weekend is over and it’s been my birthday. I haven’t gambled in over a year now. 

Finances are looking ok - A few trips with the boys over the holidays but aiming to really try and save to clear off credit card debt. 

Have to wait and see though. 

LG