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Martin..america Needs Ya Big Time!
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I have just watched a tv program on sky called Till Debt us do Part.
its about couples who have got into big debt and this woman comes along and tells then ideas etc to get out of it..we have similar programmes here too i know..
EXCEPT that this woman (cant recall her name) says if they do some cutting down in various areas she will give them £5000 as a treat,if they fail at certain issues it becomes less.So she is really just saying, do this for the program and ill pay off a chunk of your debts,which wont teach anyone anything.Then she makes people have savings,saying "if you have accident tomorrow you have nothing put by" ok i can see this,but she wants people to have savings of £000s when they have serious £00000s of debt AAARRGGHH:eek: ...then the best bit..when she gives the money she doesnt say "ok go and give this to the uncle you owe £2000 to(as one couple did owe uncle).She gets an interior designer in to do the basement up,or suggests a holiday!!!!!
PERHAPS YOU SHOULD GO OVER MARTIN AND KICK SOME USA !!!!!!:T
its about couples who have got into big debt and this woman comes along and tells then ideas etc to get out of it..we have similar programmes here too i know..
EXCEPT that this woman (cant recall her name) says if they do some cutting down in various areas she will give them £5000 as a treat,if they fail at certain issues it becomes less.So she is really just saying, do this for the program and ill pay off a chunk of your debts,which wont teach anyone anything.Then she makes people have savings,saying "if you have accident tomorrow you have nothing put by" ok i can see this,but she wants people to have savings of £000s when they have serious £00000s of debt AAARRGGHH:eek: ...then the best bit..when she gives the money she doesnt say "ok go and give this to the uncle you owe £2000 to(as one couple did owe uncle).She gets an interior designer in to do the basement up,or suggests a holiday!!!!!
PERHAPS YOU SHOULD GO OVER MARTIN AND KICK SOME USA !!!!!!:T TO FINISH LAST, FIRST YOU HAVE TO FINISH....
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Looks like the media are trying to combat the wave of anti credit that is starting up by placing so called experts trying to persuade people to take more holidays etc.
Remember the media make money from advertising products
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o no she just got a couple to consolodate their 180000 onto their mrtgage! Martin she aint! Kev - you cynic!Nerd no 109 Long haulers supporters DFW #1! Even in the darkest moments, love and hope are always possible.0
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Try and hit the states and you'll be even richer!!MSE - Longtime learner of debt management, better at helping others than sorting myself out. Plans to move house in 2014. Deposit saving begins!0
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Don't go Martin, you're needed here!0
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Don't send Martin over there!
He's our wife now....:eek: What if the hokey cokey is what it's all about? :eek:Official "Bring back Mark and Lard NOW! or else (please)" Member 160 -
Her name is Gail something or other....been on all day on reality tv...apparently it is debt day on that station............isn't it every day for alot of people?
Very gimicky.....need for some of our common sense over there me thinks!0 -
MinnieSpender wrote:Don't send Martin over there!
He's our wife now....
Oh damn it! I can't remember the name of that show!!! something to do with Chubby Brown.............Royston Vasey........oh !!!!!!....LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN!!!!!!!!!!!! WAHOOOOOOOO...I remembered...it took a while:o0 -
exactly how can you spend $8400 on 'variable'expenses a month????? Isn't that in the region of £5k a month??0
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"...Hello Dave...."Bank Balance: In the black for the moment.
Sainsburys Loan: Cleared July 2010
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LookingAhead wrote:"...Hello Dave...."
Lol!....I got there eventually...it took me a while..:rolleyes:0
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