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I had £45 left. An unpaid energy bill of £540. And I was already cutting my medication in half just to make it last longer. That was the night everything changed. My name’s Alan. I’m 62. I live in the UK. I’ve worked with my hands my whole life. Construction, repairs, odd jobs — whatever I could get. Nothing fancy. Just honest work. Back then I was making around £1,200–£1,600 a month. It wasn’t much, but it was enough. Then retirement came. And everything changed. Last winter hit hard. Energy prices went up again. Food got more expensive almost every week. And my medication… What used to cost me £40–£50 suddenly jumped to nearly £100 a month. No warning. No explanation. Just… double the price. At first I tried to manage it. Turned the heating down. Started buying cheaper food. Cut out anything that wasn’t essential. Then I started skipping meals. And after that… I started spacing out my medication. Taking it every second day instead of daily. Just to make it last longer. Yeah… it got to that point. The bills kept stacking up. Energy — about £540 behind. A couple of small loans — another £200 or so. Close to £800 total. For some people that’s nothing. For me… it felt like a wall I couldn’t get past. Every morning I’d wake up with the same thought: “How am I supposed to keep going like this?” One night I couldn’t sleep. Just lying there, staring at the ceiling. Then I picked up my phone. Started scrolling. Came across a video. A man about my age. Talking about money he’d made. First thought? “Yeah… right.” Looked like one of those things you see all the time. But I checked the comments anyway. And that’s what got me. Real people. Talking about amounts. Not crazy millions… but numbers that actually made a difference. I sat there for a while thinking. Then I said to myself: “What exactly do I have left to lose?” I had £45. I put £20 in. No expectations. Honestly, I thought it was gone the moment I did it. First try — nothing
