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Saving up money to get the sleeve in mexico

Ive had enough of fighting with my weight. Ive decided to have the sleeve done in Mexico. I dont have good credit due to some problems that ive had, so a loan is out of the question and i dont have anyone who will let me borrow it. so Im currently saving up my money and hope I can have the funds saved up by Oct. anyone else have/had money issues trying to get WLS done? what did you do to get the money?

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I have an account that I do not have a bank card for. Makes it harder to get the money. Then I have a direct debit from my regular bank account on each payday for about 200$ or whatever you can spare. It adds up fast when you forget about the money in the cardless account.

Lily

My cash price was 12900. Plus 250 consult and ?200 Psyc eval. I only work Jan. - April at a tax office. I saved at least 1/2 my income and 2 yrs tax returns. I just told husband since insurance wouldnt pay and he wouldn't help me get a loan that my pay check was not for bills... it is for my dream that I have had for over 10 years....I had a few $ set backs like husband getting laid off for a month and we had to use my money to live. Then when he was back working he got a loan for a $20,000 boat that he somehow forgot that he needed 1600. tax money for...guess where that came from.

RANT RANT...Anyway, you can save it...it can be done. Its your dream and you can find a way to make it happen. I think I appriciate my surgery more because I worked so hard for it. I didn't have insurance to pay my way. I PAID $12,900 CASH....:001_unsure:

:001_smile:This is what BeLiteWeight wrote me: "Unless your credit is outstanding we ask for 3,500 down for the band and 4,500 for the sleeve. Let me know if you'd like to apply."

It's in house finance for Dr. Rod and as little as $200 dollars a month for the rest of the payment. This is okay but if I save up half then I could probably get the rest from my local credit union.

hope this helps.

Having just bought a house last year and spent the better part of my salary filling it up, I didn't have any money in savings to pay out of pocket when I decided to "go for it" with VSG. I actually used Prosper.com to get a loan for 1/2 of the amount needed for surgery with Dr. Aceves on October 18, 2010. I could have waited longer and saved the money in just a few more months, but didn't want to wait.

For anyone not familiar with Prosper.com, it's a peer-to-peer lending website. It's definitely legitimate, because I have the cash sitting in my bank account as I get ready for surgery day. (And FYI, I don't work for Prosper.com LOL)

So....just one more option out there.

Annette

i recommend you check out Dr. Aceves, his prices are very reasonable and he is totally your best option.....goodluck and wish you the best.:confused1:

I got my loan thru www.surgeryloans.com, it is kind of like care credit, but carecredit does not work in Mexico. I am lookin ginto Dr. Rodriquez in Mexico.

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