<prompt> Human: I need your help, advice, anything. I have a problem I know that now and Ive resolved never to gamble again, but I recently went to vegas, and have ended up 7,000 in debt. I dont know what to do, and I cant see a way out of this hole. I dont have enough income at the moment to dig my way out and I have no idea what to do. Im worried I will never get out of this, or it will ruin my financial future. Ive been pulling my hair out trying to figure out what to do, please any advice anyone can give me would be greatly appreciated.  <response>: No, you have not ruined your life!Follow the advice in this thread to minimize the interest on this debt, and then have a good look at the links in the sidebar, all the essentials are there. If you need more specific advice, youll have to provide a lot more details on your personal and financial situation. 