Was ВЈ50k, now £14k in debt May 1st 2015 day one

DAY 279 done

No urges so all good. Since what has happened over this weekend it makes you think how lucky we all are to be alive. I live very close to the terrible accident on the M5 and drive that part of the motorway at least 3 times a week, a very close friend of mine works at the local fire station and worked all night at the sceane, he told me it is the worst thing he has ever faced. So when you put everything together, your life can end in a blink of an eye, why waste our time gambling ?

RIP all those who have lost their lives

Day 282

Still no gambling, and still going strong.

Dave

Thanks for the post mate. Well done on day 282. Awesome achievement.

day 283

All good on the none gambling front, but work for me and my wife is bad at present. I am having to reply for my position, and my wife has come home today in tears as she has been told she is underperforming. I can see she is, but I cannot approach her about the way she works,, as she will just go mentle at me and blame me for the fact she has to work due toour debts, any ideas guys on how to approach the subject ??

Hiya Dave,

Well done on day 283 and brilliant acheivement.

How to approach the subject...think I would go along the lines of..giving your wife a big hug...and say something like..that's all you need to hear..the feckers. Be on her side.

You could treat her to a nice dinner..if you can't go out..you cook and could say ...look think about what they have said.. and ask her if she can come up with any changes that would make them change their view of her work so as to get them off her back and if she wants bounce the ideas off you ... your their to help and discuss with her.

Hope there is something there that might give you an idea.

Best Wishes Del

Day 287

Had a good weekend, played vets footy and won, watched my sat footy team win, but didnt play, watched england win, had two partys so I am now at work relaxing!!

Still not buckled, and will not buckle, I feel so in control now compared to when I started back on Feb 1st 2011. I remember sitting in a car park, phoning gamcare thinking there was no way out, its amazing that if you focus, get yourself away from situations and have a goal (mine was to be debt free) it can be done. We controll our minds, and our habits it just took me a while to see that it was me that was causing my problem, and no one else. It is just a shame it took me 20 years to get here

Keep going guys, it is possible

Day 289

Still going strong on the non Gambling front!!

Just now waiting to hear about my job, still no further forward with it, it seems to be taking ages and I really need to know what is happening.

Take care guys, and rememeber there is only one winner, and thats you if you dont gamble

You are so right.

Gamblers can NEVER be winners. ANy rare 'wins' are only temporary.

GT

Day 290

Thanks for post GT, sometimes you forget that your post get read!! I hope you are well.

Only 10 days now from the BIG 300 days, then not long for the year!!!!! WHEN I reach the year mark (1st Feb 2012) I will be having a massive celebration drink, but it will be on my own as no one knows i had a problem, apart from my wife, but she thinks I have not gambled for 2 years, so whe would not understand my happiness at 1 year!!!!!

Gambling and lies are always side by side, and even now I am clean I cannot tell my wife the truth, how sad am I!!!

Hi Dave,

Just read the last couple of posts on your diary and i#d just like to congratulate you on your progress so far. Just seeing the amount of days you've racked up so far is truly amazing. Still struggling to believe i'm not up there with you as i decided to be selfish and delve back into gambling even though i knew it was completely wrong. You're doing just great mate and keep it going!!

Keith

day 291

Thanks for post Keith.

Another day completed with ease, no urges at all.

I keep saying it, and I know I should not wish my life away, but I sooo cant wait to get my annual bonus in January, finally then I will be a big step further to being debt free. Its strange I never gave a toss about debt or money and now I am the complete opposite, I worry about every penny and worry even more about my debts, which are half of what they were 291 days ago!! I just want to be debt free, this is all i can think about everyday, once the debt is gone this will be the start of my real life, treating my family to holidays new stuff, nights out , but it just seems to good o be real!!!!!!!!!

Take care all and have a happy non gambling weekend

You ARE getting there!

So am I!

Together, we WILL get there!

GT

Day 295

Fell out with my wife again last night, as she just cannot control her temper, I swear she has anger issues. I ended up in bed at 8pm last night just to escape her moaning ans shouting, the worse thing is she does it front of my kids which I hate. We hardly said two words this morning, but I am getting to the point were if she does not change I am not sure how much longer i can take it. I know in the past it was a trigger for me to go and escape to the bookies/Casino but now I just tend to find a dark room to hide in!! She knows that it triggered me in the past as I had told her, but once the red mst decends upon her there is no stopping her.

Enough of my boring love life, still not ambled and looking forward to Sunday as this will be 300 days hit, I plan to play football (If my back is better in time!!!) then celebrate with 2 or 3 nice beers. I will then be setting my sights on hitting the one year mark, 1st Feb 2012 this should also be the day I get my annual bonus, which I am hoping will nearly put my unsecured debts to ZERO!!! If this is the case I would have paid off 24,000 pounds worth of debt in 12 months, I know I shouldnt but imagine if I never gambled I would now live in a mansion and drive a sports car andmaybe have a happy wife!!!!!!!!!

Take care all and keep focused

Day 296

I have had to apoligise to my wife today (Not sure what I have done!!) but just to try and get the place feeling normal again, I just wish I knew why she is so unappy all the time ?? I have asked loads of times but she will not tell me.

Only 4 days now till 300 days, I feel like a kid counting down the sleeps to christmas!!

so proud of myself its unreal

And so you should be!

That's brilliant news about it being not that long until you are debt free. I can only wish that I was in your position but hey, it's only a year after you for me.

Anyway, about having a Porsche and a great big mansion, just think of all the problems that will have gone with them. One being the cost of petrol and the more chance of it being tampered with with regards to the Porsche. With the mansion, what about the upkeep? Would it be as cosy as where you are living right now.

And all that's in the PAST. What really matters is your FUTURE!

And it's looking bright. Perhaps your other half is just feeling frustrated about the past as you?

GT