pay day loans

[bigmac]

It's easy to dismiss pay day loans--and other high interest loan shark-type operations--what happened to provident ?-----if you have a good steady income--money in the bank etc.

I do

But--not always so. I remember being down to my last £1 coin--waiting for my wife's salary to go in.

But--it wasn't reckless spending--far from it. back in the day--I--along with 1,000's of others--had to resort to self-employed commission-only work--or the dole queue.

No steady salary--just endless waiting for a dribble of commission to filter through--sometimes not enough to pay my petrol. Welcome to my world

[Terpe]

...had to resort to self-employed commission-only work....
no steady salary--just endless waiting for a dribble of commission to filter through--sometimes not enough to pay my petrol. welcome to my world..

That's been the case for me these past 2 years now.
Though to be honest the pressure is as great as the one you describe as at least I have a couple of pensions each month.

I had no idea just what a tough environment that can be.....personally I've not found it getting easier despite the positive economic media reports.....in fact it feels the opposite.

Whether I'd succumb to the temptation of Pay-Days or not I couldn't promise.
I very much doubt it as I've been vehemently opposed to credit for years......I'm old enough to say never-say-never though.