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Patrick Foster

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Making Money
Ex-Cricketer: I Lost £2 Million Gambling

and this is what I want to do.

Making Money
Ex-Cricketer: I Lost £2 Million Gambling

So can we come to some sort of arrangement?

Making Money
Ex-Cricketer: I Lost £2 Million Gambling

And people in the large part were incredible.

Making Money
Ex-Cricketer: I Lost £2 Million Gambling

They understood I had a problem.

Making Money
Ex-Cricketer: I Lost £2 Million Gambling

They were glad I was still here.

Making Money
Ex-Cricketer: I Lost £2 Million Gambling

But they also recognized that I was trying to do the right thing.

Making Money
Ex-Cricketer: I Lost £2 Million Gambling

And we came to these agreements.

Making Money
Ex-Cricketer: I Lost £2 Million Gambling

There were some people that

Making Money
Ex-Cricketer: I Lost £2 Million Gambling

weren't as understanding, which they had a right to be, and I had to respect that.

Making Money
Ex-Cricketer: I Lost £2 Million Gambling

And I was able to get some support from the charity connected to the Professional Cricketers Association.

Making Money
Ex-Cricketer: I Lost £2 Million Gambling

My parents were able to help me out a bit.

Making Money
Ex-Cricketer: I Lost £2 Million Gambling

I used Step Change Debt Charity, which I didn't even know existed.

Making Money
Ex-Cricketer: I Lost £2 Million Gambling

And basically found a solution and a way forward.

Making Money
Ex-Cricketer: I Lost £2 Million Gambling

And that still exists now.

Making Money
Ex-Cricketer: I Lost £2 Million Gambling

And it will take me a long time to be debt free, but I will be at some point.

Making Money
Ex-Cricketer: I Lost £2 Million Gambling

And yeah.

Making Money
Ex-Cricketer: I Lost £2 Million Gambling

it's also an important part of my recovery because it's the right thing to do and it's added accountability and motivation.

Making Money
Ex-Cricketer: I Lost £2 Million Gambling

So you're like a debt management plan kind of thing?

Making Money
Ex-Cricketer: I Lost £2 Million Gambling

Yeah, I mean, my kind of financial... The debt management plan is now finished to sort of institutional...

Making Money
Ex-Cricketer: I Lost £2 Million Gambling

Yeah, the traditional lending.