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Dave – finding hope again
"There is still a fair way to go. I am not jumping over fences with enthusiasm or anything like that, but my optimism is certainly rising"
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Stories
stories
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Amanda – with money issues, education is key
“It felt like you were in an endless spiral of going nowhere.”
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Sharyn – no longer trapped in a crippling debt spiral
“I never knew there was anything out there that could help me. It was such a relief. I didn’t believe I could actually get some help.”
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Dan – the importance of maintaining a good credit rating
“I learned my lesson the hard way”
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At one time he had to borrow food to eat – Steve’s story of perseverance
“We were in a no-win situation; we were going bankrupt. Now, everyone gets quite a good outcome out of this.”
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Peter on feeling heard again and having a positive outlook
“My outlook is a lot better…. I have something for my kids, I’ll have something to give back to them”
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James once had to ration food to manage his debt repayments
“I never thought I would be rationing toast”