I work in warehouse and logistics coordination in the aviation industry earning almost Dh9,000. I have seven credit cards, which have been maxed out, and a personal loan. In total my liabilities are Dh170,000. I first moved here from the Philippines in 2011 and brought my family here in 2014. I started taking on credit when I first arrived, applying for a loan to settle a debt in my home country and to cover expenses here. But because of carelessness I started spending heavily on my credit card and took out more cards. I used the new cards to pay the minimum off the other cards. Then some friends borrowed money and promised to pay us back but they never did, so now we have no money to pay off our debts. I have visited my bank to apply fo…
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