Stuck in Debt, Single Mom Pays Off $25K in 5 Months by Decluttering 410 Items

Ellie Titmus with some of her Vinted stock – SWNS A British mom who racked up £23,000 in debt ($31K) has paid back $25,000 (£19,000) in just five months by decluttering and selling 410 household items on Vinted, eBay, and Facebook Marketplace. 32-year-old Ellie says her debt began to “snowball” after she became a single mom in 2022 and she took out a short-term loan of £15,000 and another loan of £8,000 to get by. Over the next four years she found herself spending on “silly things” like take-out food and online shopping—£1,000 in one month using three credit cards, for instance. Despite making some payments over the years, she’d still built up that much debt by April of this year. “I felt sick, to be honest—and embarrassed that I’d let it get to that point. “I work for a bank, so financially I’m very literate, and I understand how credit cards work, how loans work, and all of that. “But I knew I had to deal with it regardless, and worked through it.” Ellie combed through her house and sold off 410 household items, including toys, clothing, jewelry, kitchen gadgets, and room decor items online. Ellie Titmus’ shipping packaging
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