tv makeovers/finances

kennysatman

hi everyone first time post so be gentle with any replys please
is it only me or is anyone else sick of seeing people with money on tv programmes getting help with their home/garden makeovers or their finances etc,for example trevor macdonald`s show with rosie millard,this woman has over £1million in property and Martin gets called in to help her sort out her debts :mad:
when was the last time someone from a council estate got help with their problems (i am not blaming Martin or having a go at him)
i know tv bosses will say that is what we want to see but is it?

Edinburghlass_2

There is a thread here about a previous programme Martin did, fairly ordinary people in that one who got themselves in debt.

FJSRiDER

kennysatman wrote:

is it only me or is anyone else sick of seeing people with money on tv programmes getting help with their finances, for example trevor macdonald`s show with rosie millard,this woman has over £1million in property and Martin gets called in to help her sort out her debts

I thought the show said Rosie Millard had over a million in mortgage debt.... :question:

Personally I like the shows although I too would rather see 'real' people featured over media tarts chatting about their profligate spending in a coffee shop.... :rolleyes:

Queenie

:hello: Welcome kennysatman :wave:

We were also discussing the issue of debt programmes generally (not just Martin's) over in Moneysaving Old Style; if you're interested you can view that thread under the title Spendaholics Programme - it's an interesting read

kennysatman

thanks for the replys, i never bothered searching for any other posts of this type so sorry if it was duplicating others

Queenie

No need to apologise, you were raising an interesting point! One that many of us share