Comments on: Meet RD: The Road To Rock Bottom (Part I) http://www.debtkid.com/meet-rd-the-road-to-rock-bottom-part-i Debt Kid - I'm Getting Out of Debt Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:13:13 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: creditcruncher http://www.debtkid.com/meet-rd-the-road-to-rock-bottom-part-i/comment-page-1#comment-19657 creditcruncher Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:10:26 +0000 http://www.debtkid.com/?p=3737#comment-19657 Hey RD....Glad to hear you were able to recognize what was going on and kick the habit. I look forward to reading more articles from ya and see how you tackle this obstacle. -CC Hey RD….Glad to hear you were able to recognize what was going on and kick the habit. I look forward to reading more articles from ya and see how you tackle this obstacle.

-CC

]]> By: The Happy Rock http://www.debtkid.com/meet-rd-the-road-to-rock-bottom-part-i/comment-page-1#comment-19654 The Happy Rock Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:19:50 +0000 http://www.debtkid.com/?p=3737#comment-19654 Welcome RD. I have been around the gambling underbelly since I has a teen. The high school hang was the pool hall, then we moved into live poker nights, and then online poker came about. I won big at the home games and never did well in my first stint at online poker. I stopped for a few years and then won a freeroll on FT for $7.75 if I remember correctly. I was able to run that into about $7k in a year or so. I was never one for big swings or huge risks. I never jumped levels until I had more than a couple 100 BBs. I was probably addicted even though I was winning. Then my boys came a long and I knew that poker wasn't a a way that I wanted to spend a lot of my time. I cashed out slowly over the few months and haven't looked back since. On to bigger and better things. The money did help us clear $70k in debt in about 3 years, so it can be done. The PF community looks forward to hearing more from you. Welcome RD.

I have been around the gambling underbelly since I has a teen. The high school hang was the pool hall, then we moved into live poker nights, and then online poker came about. I won big at the home games and never did well in my first stint at online poker. I stopped for a few years and then won a freeroll on FT for $7.75 if I remember correctly. I was able to run that into about $7k in a year or so. I was never one for big swings or huge risks. I never jumped levels until I had more than a couple 100 BBs. I was probably addicted even though I was winning. Then my boys came a long and I knew that poker wasn’t a a way that I wanted to spend a lot of my time.

I cashed out slowly over the few months and haven’t looked back since. On to bigger and better things. The money did help us clear $70k in debt in about 3 years, so it can be done.

The PF community looks forward to hearing more from you.

]]> By: MoneyEnergy http://www.debtkid.com/meet-rd-the-road-to-rock-bottom-part-i/comment-page-1#comment-19652 MoneyEnergy Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:25:39 +0000 http://www.debtkid.com/?p=3737#comment-19652 ouch.... thankfully you were able to get a decent job and a house before all of that.... congrats on kicking the habit, I look forward to hearing how you managed to do that.... your cycle of attachment rings some bells with me though not in relation to an addiction - nice to hear from you and glad it will work out! ouch…. thankfully you were able to get a decent job and a house before all of that…. congrats on kicking the habit, I look forward to hearing how you managed to do that…. your cycle of attachment rings some bells with me though not in relation to an addiction – nice to hear from you and glad it will work out!

]]> By: jessica w http://www.debtkid.com/meet-rd-the-road-to-rock-bottom-part-i/comment-page-1#comment-19647 jessica w Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:19:40 +0000 http://www.debtkid.com/?p=3737#comment-19647 RD, Congrats on kicking the habit. Some people close to me have struggled with these addictions and I know it must be terribly painful. Congrats to you for your recovery, and thank you for sharing your hopeful story--you will overcome!! Looking forward to watching you become debt free. Jess RD,

Congrats on kicking the habit. Some people close to me have struggled with these addictions and I know it must be terribly painful. Congrats to you for your recovery, and thank you for sharing your hopeful story–you will overcome!! Looking forward to watching you become debt free.

Jess

]]> By: Bible Money Matters http://www.debtkid.com/meet-rd-the-road-to-rock-bottom-part-i/comment-page-1#comment-19646 Bible Money Matters Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:26:40 +0000 http://www.debtkid.com/?p=3737#comment-19646 I'm glad you've got your problem under control for now, and we look forward to hearing about the progress that you're making! I’m glad you’ve got your problem under control for now, and we look forward to hearing about the progress that you’re making!

]]> By: rd http://www.debtkid.com/meet-rd-the-road-to-rock-bottom-part-i/comment-page-1#comment-19644 rd Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:34:54 +0000 http://www.debtkid.com/?p=3737#comment-19644 Hi Chris, Online gambling accounts for about half of the non-mortgage debt that I have. I owe my parents a personal loan of over $50k when they let me borrow the down payment on my first home. Online gambling... it is far more dangerous that casino gambling in my opinion. Too much to write here (maybe a future article, but it would be slightly off topic), but suffice it to say, there is a major disconnect while you are playing between the money you are losing at the table and the money you are losing in real life. I'm just glad that online poker is a thing of the past for me. I have much more important things to occupy my time, which you will learn more about in the second part of my introduction... ~RD Hi Chris,

Online gambling accounts for about half of the non-mortgage debt that I have. I owe my parents a personal loan of over $50k when they let me borrow the down payment on my first home.

Online gambling… it is far more dangerous that casino gambling in my opinion. Too much to write here (maybe a future article, but it would be slightly off topic), but suffice it to say, there is a major disconnect while you are playing between the money you are losing at the table and the money you are losing in real life.

I’m just glad that online poker is a thing of the past for me. I have much more important things to occupy my time, which you will learn more about in the second part of my introduction…

~RD

]]> By: Chris Roland http://www.debtkid.com/meet-rd-the-road-to-rock-bottom-part-i/comment-page-1#comment-19643 Chris Roland Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:55:54 +0000 http://www.debtkid.com/?p=3737#comment-19643 Hey RD, Wow, I didn't realize online gambling could put someone in the hole for that much. I have a very close family member who lives near a casino and there are times that person disappears for a day or so, only to find them at a table, so I understand a little bit of what you went through. I look forward your posts and hopefully they can help that person as well :) Chris Hey RD,

Wow, I didn’t realize online gambling could put someone in the hole for that much. I have a very close family member who lives near a casino and there are times that person disappears for a day or so, only to find them at a table, so I understand a little bit of what you went through.

I look forward your posts and hopefully they can help that person as well :)

Chris

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