CASHFLOWCONFESSIONS
Confessions

The story archive

A confession is a real, first-person account of living with debt: the avoidance, the shame, the relief of finally saying it out loud. Each one is also a short documentary on YouTube. New stories are published every week.

Themes in these stories
economic abusecoercive controlcoerced debtmoney and controldomestic abuse act 2021financial independencebank of mum and dadhelping adult children
Latest confession
When Your Own Wages Aren't Yours to Spend
ConfessionsEpisode 13

When Your Own Wages Aren't Yours to Spend

I had a job, a salary, a wage that landed in an account every month. And almost none of it was mine to spend. This is what it looks like to earn your own money and still have to ask permission to use it.

More stories
My Son Asked for a Loan I Didn't Have
Episode 11

My Son Asked for a Loan I Didn't Have

Episode 9

I'm 58 and Still Paying for My Twenties

Episode 7

The Work Is Real. The Pay Won't Stay Still.

£26,000 across two credit cards, an overdraft and a personal loan

How a Single Mum Ends Up £17,000 in Debt Without One Reckless Purchase
Episode 5

How a Single Mum Ends Up £17,000 in Debt Without One Reckless Purchase

£17,000 across two cards, an overdraft and a catalogue

I Thought a £15,000 Pay Rise Would Fix My Debt. It Made It Worse.
Episode 3

I Thought a £15,000 Pay Rise Would Fix My Debt. It Made It Worse.

£28,500 eighteen months after the pay rise

My Partner Hid £28,000 of Debt From Me
Episode 2

My Partner Hid £28,000 of Debt From Me

£28,000 hidden across cards, loans and overdrafts

The Balance I Stopped Checking
Episode 1

The Balance I Stopped Checking

£47,000 in credit card debt