MMR 2: The Potts Family

calleyw

I saw this programme and I was rather gobsmacked when they said that they had an income of over £50K year a £350 a month mortgage and could not afford a holiday abroad.

But it is true no matter how much money you have you can still struggle. And yes it does seem indecent but that is life.

But she said one thing during the show. And it made me realise that people no matter how much they earn will always say and use this as an excuse and I do believe it is an excuse as to why they over spend. "I work hard so deserve to treat myself"

There are lots of us that work hard everday and earn a pittance and can't afford to treat ourselves on the same grand scale as them.

yours

Calley

mike55_2

Edinburghlass wrote:

Its worthwhile having a read of the Make Me Rich page on the website which tells you that the average saving made per family is £8,700.

Mike you are quite correct with your spending wisely, the following phrase has always been on the main page of MSE and is what MSE was/is built on.

MoneySaving is about cutting bills not cutting back. It's about being a sassy consumer. Companies try to screw us for profits. MoneySaving shows you how to screw them back.

I think you will find Mike that the legalities don't permit Martin to mention MSE however, hopefully lots of people viewing the programmes will have the nous to Google for Martin Lewis and find their way here.

Hopefully a second series might evolve the way that MSE has over the years and will involve families with a lower income and possibly get into the problems that debts bring, the same way that MSE has.

The Debt Free Wanna Board is a fairly new addition to MSE and one that Martin is justifiably proud of, in particular the level of support given to the users who need it. The same on the Benefits board where amazing help and advice is given to users when they need it most.



edited to add, I just found this phrase on the ITV.com website and thought it quite amusing.

Fiscal superhero: Martin Lewis spends his days advising people how best to save money

thanks Edinburghlass. i'm still going through the tips and the book, which i bought for someone else but will keep now. i realise we're a bit like the couple on todays programme, not that we want a jag or anything, just that we're a bit too loyal.

sorry for not replying before now. i'm still subscribing and unsubscribing to some topics

i know this thread's maybe old news now, so i'll catch up on yesterdays and todays. i'm taping them all to copy for my 2 'grown up' kids. i might copy a few more and send them to people i know who are just like todays couple, too loyal. there must be thousands of us. i thought i was fairly up to date with how to spend money wisely but after seeing the programmes i realise i'm not.

i've never been to the site mentioned on the programme, but i think it's a bit 'off' not to be able to mention this one, indirectly maybe?

i've had a look at the debt free section. it makes me feel a bit helpless and that i'd like to help a few. but that's not the point of it all is it? the advice is spot on all the same but it still makes me mad how some companies treat people after letting them borrow money so easily.

thank you again and great programmes Martin. i can't tell you how much i've learnt. tesco vouchers? ours are more often than not, left till they're out of date

right, back to the tips instead of the amazon thread

JohalaReewi

Playing catch up by watching the recordings. The one in this episode I couldn't work out was the phone saving. The before figure was £280 a year and the after figure was £80 a year but the line rental is still BT at £10.50 a month (£126 a year) or was their telephone bill £280 a year on top of the line rental??

MSE_Martin

it was calls cost

joe13

Fran wrote:

I meant catching the calculator and that fire coming out of his fingers. :rudolf: :rotfl:




I found the amount of children's clothes obscene for kids of that age, no offence meant to the family, but I thought the kids are spoilt on clothes & toys. There is no need to dress kids up all the time, they only get dirty. Also personal clothes that don't get worn? (Sorry Pottses but it was an overbearing impression, I'm glad you were able to enjoy a holiday :rudolf: .)

I agree about the clothes , how many times did the couple try to justify the fact that they spoilt the children (or rather claim that they were not spoilt). And as for the amount of junk food they gave those children.