The Debt Collection
I Took Out a £6,000 Loan to Go on Holiday – Then I Lost My Job
When I first took the loan, I didn’t think it would be that bad..
How I Crawled Out of £30,000 of Gambling Debt at 31
I was from a middle-class family and never went without – until I became addicted to gambling.
How Burying My Head in the Sand Left Me in £5,000 of Debt
With each letter, I chose the famously terrible method of “living my life as though the debt did not exist”. Here's how I managed to crawl out.
I Partied Too Hard at 18, and It Left Me £4,000 in Debt
Fuelled by self-loathing, I spent thousands on my addiction to drugs, sex workers, booze and designer clothes.
I Was Infected with a Virus to Pay Off My Student Overdraft
For two weeks, I quarantined in a window-less hospital room and, in the process, earned £4,275.
I Lost Half a Million Pounds Trading Bitcoin
Bad trade after bad trade, all my money went down the drain.
I Lost Money to a Trading Scam That Preys on Amateur Traders
Big Pump Signal – a Telegram group with over 70,000 members – are manipulating stock markets and regular people like me.
I Lost £3,000 to an HMRC Scam – And It Could Happen to You
You think that scamming is something that never happens to you – until it does.
I Fell Into £4,500 of Debt While I Was Depressed – Here’s How I Climbed Out
Without having my fees waived, I have no doubt I would still be struggling with the debt I racked up.
I Got into £8,000 Debt Funding My Lifesaving Gender Transition
I didn't want to wait for years in a body in which I felt like an imposter.
My Obsession with Buying 'Stuff' Landed Me £7,000 in Debt
I justified my expenses with "I’m anxious and I work hard, why shouldn’t I buy myself this little thing?”
How I Got Into – and Out of – £9,000 of Debt in My Twenties
Keeping up with my peers was a struggle. Soon, I was drowning in debt.