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I had only €45 left. A €2,700 van repair. And debt collectors calling me every single day. That was the night everything changed. My name is Eloy. I’m 35 years old. I’m a bricklayer — just a regular construction worker. I’ve been doing this for about 9 years, mostly freelance through subcontractors. I was earning a decent living — between €2,400 and sometimes €2,900 a month with overtime. My partner wasn’t working. We thought we’d manage for a few months… until she could get a part-time job again. But everything fell apart. The winter of 2025/2026 was a nightmare. Constant rain. Sites shutting down one after another. The company I’d been working with for 6 months delayed my payment for almost two months. They kept talking about “cash flow problems.” In construction, that’s almost “normal”… But when you’ve got a partner and a baby at home — it’s not normal. It’s brutal. And as if that wasn’t enough — the landlord raised the rent by €150. We started cutting everything. Food. Heating. Even medication. It got that bad. And then my van finished me off. Clutch and gearbox — completely gone. Repair cost: €2,700. Without a van, you’re nobody. No contractor will take you if you can’t move your tools. I was losing money every single day while it sat in the garage. At first, I held on with my credit card and overdraft. Then I had to take out a real loan. I kept telling myself: “I’ll fix the van, get back to work, and pay everything off quickly.” But no. Interest. Bills. My son got sick. And everything started collapsing. The debts kept growing. Debt collectors were already calling. And at night, you just lie there thinking: “How did I end up here?” One night, I couldn’t sleep. I was lying in bed, scrolling through my phone. I came across a discussion about an app. People were saying they were making money from it. My first reaction: “Yeah… another scam.” But honestly? I didn’t care. When you’re at the bottom… you try anything. I had about €45 left. I de
