The Lantern Trust, Dubai
A small team supporting gambling problems and debt and money stress. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.
Tue to Sat, 10 to 6
For people buried under bills, loans or credit cards. Talk with people in United Arab Emirates who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.
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A small team supporting gambling problems and debt and money stress. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.
Tue to Sat, 10 to 6
Ask the world for money, goods, time or skills you need right now. Posting is free.
See how many days your savings cover essentials, and the gap to a 90-day cushion.
โI am not going to tell you everything happens for a reason. It doesn't. But you can get through it. I did, and I am not especially strong. Ask your bank for a payment holiday, mine agreed straight away.โ
โIf you're just starting this, the first thing I'd say is open the post. I know it's scary. I know the red letters make your stomach drop. But the not knowing is worse. Call someone, anyone: the city, a debt charity, even just a friend who can sit with you while you do it. You don't have to fix it all at once. Just start with one envelope.โ
โIf you've just found this place, I was where you are eighteen months ago. It was bailiff letters and I couldn't see past it. My kids say I'm back. The bad days get further apart.โ
โYou are going to do the math in your head at 2am and it will make you feel sick. Do it anyway in the daylight, with a pencil. The adviser did not make me feel small. Bring the letters. All of them, even the ones you hid in the drawer. You did the thing that felt shameful and you can say it out loud now, and the saying is the start. It will not be fixed next week. It will be a plan. A plan has a date.โ