Problems with online gambling

lee3276 · 28 February 2005 at 11:30PM

I have been reading the threads from this site for the last 2 months, And it really helps, its like 1 big therpy session, I have a debt of £5057 I know its not a lot compared with other peoples but i got mine though pure stupidness playing poker online, I know i'm bloody stupid, maybe there are other people out there as well that are playing online and not thinking how much they are spending. Trouble is you don't see it as money. Cut a long story short I downloaded GamBlock and it blocks all access to gambling sites it costs around £20 for a year but I think its worth it. Now I'm going through the process of paying the debt off. Hope it help anybody that are doing the same

Debt_Free_Chick · 1 March 2005 at 10:18AM

Good stuff Lee.

Hope you can hooked on Money Saving instead. Have a good look through all the other Boards to give you Money Saving tips. Use the savings to pay off your debt and be debt-free as soon as you can.

Keep going and post back if you'd like any suggestions

loan8r · 1 March 2005 at 1:58PM

Well done Lee keep at it.
You know it never ceases to amaze me the different ways that these companys find to rob / milk us of our hard earned cash, credit cards, loans, mortgages, and now online robbery

whoops I mean gambling.

Cheers M.

NigeWick · 1 March 2005 at 2:17PM

lee3276 wrote:

i got mine though pure stupidness playing poker online

It takes a big person to admit something like that, especially publicly as you have. Well done. I was cured of gambling at a very early age. I used to spend some holidays with an Aunt & Uncle in Norfolk. One summer I mucked out horses for 2/- 6d per week. I blew a whole week's wages on Lester Piggot on the favourite. Blighter came in last...............

This site appears to be all about saving money, and I think that it's a good idea to have money in my savings, rather than in a company profits ledger.

Have you thought about learning how to earn/save/invest more money so that you can become financially independent? There are web sites that can give advice on that subject as well.

Nigel.

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