{"id":923,"date":"2024-06-25T14:17:22","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T12:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geldhulp.nl\/ervaring\/gerard-78-jaar\/"},"modified":"2025-01-13T16:15:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T14:15:16","slug":"gerard-78-years-old","status":"publish","type":"ervaring","link":"https:\/\/geldhulp.nl\/en\/ervaring\/gerard-78-years-old\/","title":{"rendered":"Gerard, 78 years old"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gerard had so many financial problems that he fell into a deep depression. A friend told him about Amaryllis. At Amaryllis, he received good help from his contact person. She referred him to the Budget Management department at the Kredietbank. This allowed him to start paying off his debts. Life feels a lot easier now.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gerard used to be a carpenter. He had been doing that since he was seventeen. \u201cThe hard work took its toll on my body. I eventually suffered a serious injury to my shoulder and was unable to work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since Gerard had no income, he used his savings to pay for his groceries and bills. He had previously tried to apply for benefits, but found this very complicated. Moreover, there was also a lot of time between the last time Gerard worked and the moment of the application. This made it seem as if he had been working illegally in the meantime. \u201cThat was absolutely not true. I understood the confusion, but I thought: never mind, I’ll manage on my own. That’s what I was used to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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When Gerard had used up all of his savings, he started selling his possessions. Every time he sold something, he was able to get by for a while. \u201cI even sold my late mother’s gold jewelry. I deeply regret that. However, you’ll do anything to survive in that situation.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That feeling gave way to depression and Gerard started drinking more and more. The stress became so overwhelming that he even thought about suicide at the worst moment. The bills kept piling up. This resulted in the threat of eviction. \u201cBy then it was actually already too late. I had to seek help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One day, a friend discovered his overflowing mailbox. When that friend shared his concerns with his girlfriend, she told him about Amaryllis. That was the moment I really sought help. I felt ashamed, because that wasn’t for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don’t know where I would be without Amaryllis’ help,\u201d he says. \u201cI was helped so well. I also took the ‘Dealing with money’ training course there. I saw that some people had it even harder than me and had also gotten through it. This gave me confidence that I could do this too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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