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The Lovers, The Dreamers, and MJ

Dukeblue1016

Dukeblue1016

New Member
rlaeromech said:
I learned my later, while married, and it it was tough, by the grace of God, we got out of it and now only use CC for convience and Free Air Miles.
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It really is a great lesson to be taught; lucky me (NOW... not lucky me then) my lesson extended far beyond the CC... I was (and I really hope no one has a bad impression of me when I say this or think really poorly of me... or think that I'm a monster... because it wasn't as bad as what you see on TV, but it was a problem) using my CC for online gambling only... and I maxed out my CC (luckily i didn't have that high of a limit) and when I had I realized the damage... went to my parents; told them I had a gambling problem... they helped me... everyone helped me... I spent about 9 months in debt doing everything possible to pay it off... the Disney trip I took with my gf last summer was basically the only spending money I had all summer... and I took the trip because we had talked about it and I didn't wanna let her down...


How different my life is now is beyond anything I could have imagined... I'm smarter with money, I'm stronger in life, I'm more mature... and I'm so much happier...



I've also been "sober" (haven't gambled) in 13 months...
 
Nemo14

Nemo14

Well-Known Member
Dukeblue1016 said:
It really is a great lesson to be taught; lucky me (NOW... not lucky me then) my lesson extended far beyond the CC... I was (and I really hope no one has a bad impression of me when I say this or think really poorly of me... or think that I'm a monster... because it wasn't as bad as what you see on TV, but it was a problem) using my CC for online gambling only... and I maxed out my CC (luckily i didn't have that high of a limit) and when I had I realized the damage... went to my parents; told them I had a gambling problem... they helped me... everyone helped me... I spent about 9 months in debt doing everything possible to pay it off... the Disney trip I took with my gf last summer was basically the only spending money I had all summer... and I took the trip because we had talked about it and I didn't wanna let her down...


How different my life is now is beyond anything I could have imagined... I'm smarter with money, I'm stronger in life, I'm more mature... and I'm so much happier...



I've also been "sober" (haven't gambled) in 13 months...
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:sohappy: :sohappy: We're proud of you Joe!
 
mpoppins76

mpoppins76

Well-Known Member
rlaeromech said:
Bye:wave:

See ya:wave:

You hang up first!!
No, you hang up first. Alright, 1..2..3...
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:lol:

Dukeblue1016 said:
It really is a great lesson to be taught; lucky me (NOW... not lucky me then) my lesson extended far beyond the CC... I was (and I really hope no one has a bad impression of me when I say this or think really poorly of me... or think that I'm a monster... because it wasn't as bad as what you see on TV, but it was a problem) using my CC for online gambling only... and I maxed out my CC (luckily i didn't have that high of a limit) and when I had I realized the damage... went to my parents; told them I had a gambling problem... they helped me... everyone helped me... I spent about 9 months in debt doing everything possible to pay it off... the Disney trip I took with my gf last summer was basically the only spending money I had all summer... and I took the trip because we had talked about it and I didn't wanna let her down...


How different my life is now is beyond anything I could have imagined... I'm smarter with money, I'm stronger in life, I'm more mature... and I'm so much happier...



I've also been "sober" (haven't gambled) in 13 months...
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:sohappy: Yay, Joe!
 
DisneyBunny

DisneyBunny

Active Member
Original Poster
Dukeblue1016 said:
It really is a great lesson to be taught; lucky me (NOW... not lucky me then) my lesson extended far beyond the CC... I was (and I really hope no one has a bad impression of me when I say this or think really poorly of me... or think that I'm a monster... because it wasn't as bad as what you see on TV, but it was a problem) using my CC for online gambling only... and I maxed out my CC (luckily i didn't have that high of a limit) and when I had I realized the damage... went to my parents; told them I had a gambling problem... they helped me... everyone helped me... I spent about 9 months in debt doing everything possible to pay it off... the Disney trip I took with my gf last summer was basically the only spending money I had all summer... and I took the trip because we had talked about it and I didn't wanna let her down...


How different my life is now is beyond anything I could have imagined... I'm smarter with money, I'm stronger in life, I'm more mature... and I'm so much happier...



I've also been "sober" (haven't gambled) in 13 months...
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That's a long time...keep it up Joe!
 
Dukeblue1016

Dukeblue1016

New Member
Thanks guy... It's amazing how comfortable you can come to feel with people you don't actually know in person.

I haven't talked about this with anyone in a long time... and only my parents, girlfriend, and a few very very close friends knew about it... everyone though knew this past summer there was something wrong... people kept telling my mom I seemed different... people on here might have noticed I seemed different...


but I just haven't talked about it and I just felt like putting it out there because... well I really don't know... its just nice to be able to trust people with so much and know they'll be helpful and kind... not that I need the help anymore; I'm finally there and I think I'm just thrilled to be making money I can spend...

I appreciate you guys' support though very much! And being there to listen! :)
 
Nemo14

Nemo14

Well-Known Member
Dukeblue1016 said:
Thanks guy... It's amazing how comfortable you can come to feel with people you don't actually know in person.

I haven't talked about this with anyone in a long time... and only my parents, girlfriend, and a few very very close friends knew about it... everyone though knew this past summer there was something wrong... people kept telling my mom I seemed different... people on here might have noticed I seemed different...


but I just haven't talked about it and I just felt like putting it out there because... well I really don't know... its just nice to be able to trust people with so much and know they'll be helpful and kind... not that I need the help anymore; I'm finally there and I think I'm just thrilled to be making money I can spend...

I appreciate you guys' support though very much! And there to listen! :)
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That's us!
((group hug))
 
Uponastar

Uponastar

Well-Known Member
Dukeblue1016 said:
It really is a great lesson to be taught; lucky me (NOW... not lucky me then) my lesson extended far beyond the CC... I was (and I really hope no one has a bad impression of me when I say this or think really poorly of me... or think that I'm a monster... because it wasn't as bad as what you see on TV, but it was a problem) using my CC for online gambling only... and I maxed out my CC (luckily i didn't have that high of a limit) and when I had I realized the damage... went to my parents; told them I had a gambling problem... they helped me... everyone helped me... I spent about 9 months in debt doing everything possible to pay it off... the Disney trip I took with my gf last summer was basically the only spending money I had all summer... and I took the trip because we had talked about it and I didn't wanna let her down...


How different my life is now is beyond anything I could have imagined... I'm smarter with money, I'm stronger in life, I'm more mature... and I'm so much happier...



I've also been "sober" (haven't gambled) in 13 months...
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Congratulations Joe! :sohappy:
You are a work in progress. . . and I think you are progressing beautifully!
I'm glad you feel comfortable enough to talk so openly with us.
I'm sure it helps, and we really do care.
Keep up the good work!
 
Dukeblue1016

Dukeblue1016

New Member
Good Morning Dot and Good morning Bunny! I missed ya coming in! I'm sorry you were up all last night... glad to hear you're feeling a little better though!
 

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