Success Stories??

mattp_3 · 9 March 2005 at 11:43AM

i have spoken to loads of people who have used this forum over the past few years (sorry not trying to steal users!) but there are some good examples of success stories in the posts:

http://www.debtquestions.co.uk

Hope everyone finds it useful
regards
Matt

Rabbit · 9 March 2005 at 7:04PM

Hi Xbigman

Best of luck for the future, may it hold lots of happiness for you and your daughter.

snaggle · 11 March 2005 at 1:34AM

Well done Xbigman, This was an Inspiring Tale of bad luck and misfortune,
And to take twenty years to pull yourself round takes some GUTS.
It just proves what Oscar Wilde said is true " we are all in the gutter, But some of us are looking at the stars." Best wishes to you and your daughter.
I want to nominate this guy for the star of the month. I dont suppose that 50 quid would go amiss after all that.

sashanut · 8 February 2006 at 9:48AM

Well done xBigman...I have read a lot of your posts over the few weeks I have been on this site & wondered what your background was. In fact I secretly hoped for a post from you (didn't happen - though I had some really good tips) to sort out my muddles as your advice seemed so great!! I'm still in the dark here - maybe you could have another career as an adviser? And what a great inspirational book the stories on here would make!

cheers
Sasha

Thefunkygibbons · 8 February 2006 at 10:45AM

Well done Xbigman

I assume you are treating the mortgage as any other debt and planning on getting rid of that as soon as possible as well

Xbigman · 8 February 2006 at 6:21PM

Yes I'm looking to pay off the mortgage ASAP. I currently have a plan to get rid of 3/4 of it over the next 7 years.
Regards

X

IN_LIKE_EVERYONE_ELSE! · 9 February 2006 at 12:54PM

Quality, thanks for turning me into a jabbering wreck! Great story.

whitewitch_2 · 9 February 2006 at 3:23PM

Hi
At my worst my partner and I owed £67,000. Its taken about 4 years but I am finally debt free as of today.

YAHOO!!!!!!

How did I manage it?

Well got on DMP with CCS which severly dented the debt. Than realised real cause of debt wasn't me it was partner so was very happy when he traded me in for the proverbial younger(and much more expensive to run!!) model.

Sold the house and ploughed profits into debt.

Still had about £6000 left of joint debt but as he had left the country I was solely responsible for it. Jointly and Severally liable etc

1 year and 1 month after that point - today - made last payment. has been pure hard slog as I have 2 kids and only work part time. We just did without any luxuries at all.

It feels a bit of an anti-climax today after all these years of thinking about nothing but debt. I have no savings or a house so suppose can concentrate energies in that direction now.

this website really helped, yes the tips were great and I saved money but the best bit has been knowing I was not alone. other people were in just the same amount of trouble that I was.

Anyway YOU will get there, you don't think you ever will but YOU WILL!!

GOOD LUCK TO ALL.

Will still be using this website just as much - now I have a house to buy

loubie_lou · 9 February 2006 at 4:16PM

Well done WhiteWitch!!

X Big Man - I remember reading your story a few months ago, it was eye watering stuff! Well done tho....you and whitewitch deserve some great happiness now.

Good luck both of you!

ILoveHenryJames · 9 February 2006 at 4:17PM

I just wanted to congratulate you Xbigman on both sorting yourself out and making such an excellent post.

All the best

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