Spendaholics last night

scootw1

I was wondering how much the actual debt was last night. I didn't catch the start so i don't know how much the 35000 euros was in pounds.

steve700

I think it was about £24,000 and they had solicitor's letters and everything....

14 swimming costumes for 14 days holiday - How many other 7 year old kids have that....!!:eek:

Xenomorhic

I know. Poor kid slumming it in 'only 4' when they went away!! LOL. I never had that many cossies! I think I had 3 once for a fortnight, a cozzie, a two piece, and a bikini...

I was pretty shocked about the bit regarding the riding school, I felt that was inaccurate. I think very very few stables would accept a 7 year old on a work for rides basis these days, they're so stifled by legalities and insurance issues- and I'd be wary of any that would! I know it wouldn't happen where I am.

Broken_hearted

steve700 wrote:

I think it was about £24,000 and they had solicitor's letters and everything....

14 swimming costumes for 14 days holiday - How many other 7 year old kids have that....!!:eek:

Mine have 2 pairs of trunks each.

scootw1

i don't understand why they said it was the most serious case they have ever dealt with. Is this because of the letters they had had? There have been people with bigger debts than that.

bank_of_slate

I missed it last night
I usually watch it to make me feel better!
...Linda xx

scootw1

I think it is repeated Sunday (and maybe tomorrow?)

Broken_hearted

Most likely they had let it get so bad with final demands and such.

Snaggles

14 swimming costumes???? I'm 32 and don't think I've owned that many in total, never mind all at once!

Xenomorhic

It was the level of legal involvement I think, but they didn't talk enough about that really, they just really skimmed over so much in this particular show.

At one point there was a letter saying there'd be a warrant issued for her arrest? When was that done?! Were there more?! How long did she have?!

Another thing that shocked me- when that psych bloke played back the video of the lady getting upset and talking to him, to her friends- she acted shocked that he was doing that. If it was REALLY a shock to her, she wants to sue that bloke for everything he's got. Surely it constitutes a breach of some kind of confidentiality?! I studied psychology and I'm pretty sure that it was taken pretty seriously that when you dealt with someone, it stayed between the two of you, it was totally private, or how is a patient ever going to trust you? That really had me amazed.

-Edit to add, I realise I didn't explain that that well, yes I know it all surfaced on TV anyway, but she surely will have had a chance to know what goes out there and veto it in advance. If she didn't know exactly what was going to be presented to friends and family and did not have the chance to stop that happening, and it was me, I'd have been foaming!

poorbutrich

I thought the lady did very well in the end, and just goes to show that if you put your mind to it, you can turn even the worst debt situations around.