article_snippet: A mother racked up £45,000 in debt and maxed out five credit cards after becoming addicted to online bingo while A mother .
article_snippet: A mother and A mother boyfriend had saved up together.
article_snippet: I'd been to bingo with friends in the past but not spent more than about £20.
article_snippet: In just over six months, I was £10,000 in debt.'
article_snippet: For the first two years I put everything on credit cards.
article_snippet: The mother took out more credit cards, arranged more overdrafts on The mother bank account and began to dip into the family's savings. '
article_snippet: I've ended up with five credit cards in total - one for £10,000 and the others all have around £5,000 on the others all,' The mother said. '
article_snippet: I'd maxed them all out by the end of 2013 and then until the middle of 2014 I was using any cash I could get my hands on. '
article_snippet: I managed to get a £1,600 overdraft on one of my accounts
article_snippet: and I just spent it. '
article_snippet: My partner and I were saving around £500 a month
article_snippet: and I would just access the accounts and spend what I could.
article_snippet: Now My partner and I're left without any savings at all.'