It's not something I'm proud of, but I watched a few minutes of that wonderfully patronising programme 'Spendaholics' the other night. The latest victim was a woman with £40,000 worth of debt who couldn't get her monthly outgoings below her income.
They correctly advised her to arrange a consolidation loan, and did the usual thing where they asked her to keep to a realistic weekly budget they had set for her. All well and good.
Then her beloved dog had some serious problems, so she had to make a few trips to the vet - naturally, this incurred some nasty bills. On hearing this, the peculiar financial duo gave her endless stick for going over her budget!! Expert financial advice is essential to get out of such serious debt, but surely this shouldn't extend to neglecting an animal's welfare? It's a good job these people are not doctors...
