I agree with you somewhat but where do you draw the line on the "Sense, empathy and understanding" ??
Nobody is saying this woman has had an easy life even though it can be argued she is the author of her own misfortune
Nobody is saying that this woman shouldn't spend some of her hard earned cash on herself, we all need a bit of me, me, me spending.
This woman went on a show to sort out her financial problems with three goals secure her home, pay her debts and put money aside for her future retirement in ten years
Eoin had showed her this is all possible, her house sorted for the rest of her life, all debt paid off in six years and if she watches her spending she will also have a nest egg saved by retirement
But guess what happened at the end of the show, Eoin was questioning her "me, me, me" spending and the fact that it had increased and that she has no control over it
It wasn't just the eyelashes, there was also the "favourite soap and hand creams" the "nights on the tear with the girls" and the fact that she spends cash in her wallet without knowing where she is spending it
The eyelashes as you pointed out may only cost €1.42 a day but in the ten years to her "retirement" she can look forward having €5200 less in the savings account