Thanks for reply.
You ask if you should give the whole story. In my opinion I think you should. If you read my journal, I go into great detail about my life which funnily enough exactly like yours. The poor thing, the school uniforms, school holidays that even my teacher paid for once and dad give me cash to go with but when mum found out she took that money off me and I couldn’t go.
I think my childhood was 100% behind who I grew up to be. Me like you with can’t save, gotta spend it before it’s taken off me etc etc.
I also think if I had not met my partner 17 years ago I wouldn’t ever be able to break the shackles off. Not that I’m saying it worked straight away because it didn’t. Even now we both have our own money and split everything 50/50 and I still wracked up £42k debt when I was forced to retire at 41 because of the back op that went horribly wrong. But it’s taken me 41 years like I have said, were if I had not met my partner it definitely would of been for entire life.
God, I’m speaking like I’m cured here and I am only 3 weeks 4 or 5 days in, but I feel the urge because I have options which help. I still Sports bet Football and play poker. Both of those are responsible gambling which is fine to me. But ask me to drop everything, that unfortunately will never happen. Why should it, I don’t drink smoke or do drugs. I’m not religious and I do t go travelling because of my dogs and partner. So I need something at least.
Anyway I will close because partner due home soon, but tell the story on here is my advice. Peeps then know the real you and how it all started and anyone new reading it could relate to it like I have. I think that’s important. By the way, you might be in your 60’s but age is just a number right???