There were a few interesting comments during the show which deserve more attention.
On her return from her latest post-Eddie-belt-tightening holiday in Turkey, she mentioned how there was great value in 'good copies' of branded clothing. I'm kind-of surprised that RTE let this blase comment out on air. If she had made a comment on buying pirate DVD's or knock-off cigarettes, I doubt that it would have gone out on air. But it's OK to pirate clothing apparently?
She mentioned that her family & friends had a generally sympathetic attitude to her spending & debts, and it seemed that Eddie was the first person to tell her to rein back her spending. Maybe this is a feature of the circles she is moving in, but her family and friends are doing her no favours with this sympathetic position. Maybe if one or two of them had given her some hard messages in the past, she wouldn't be quite so badly in debt now.
I had to laugh at her spending of €100+ per week on organic foods, while loading herself up on coffee & fags all day. It's hard to see a cleansing benefit from organic foods while taking in all the poisons contained in cigarettes.
She was a member of both Bray & Greystones Credit Unions, along with the Health Services Credit Union through work. I thought the 'common bond' issue would not allow her to be a member of 2 CU's with 'regional bonds' i.e Bray & Greystones?
I would generally be of left-leaning liberal pinko tendancies. But I have to admit to a rising anger that the taxpayer is paying for her accomodation (council flat) while she (or more accurately her credit unions) are paying for her holidays/clothes/car! While I remain absolutely convinced of the need for social housing, I'm not convinced that the state should pay for her housing for ever.