Home makeover disaster! How could they be that irresponsible?

[shepgirl]

Maybe NILIF should apply to humans also.

[Karen]

I think they were just as unwise after the makeover with their finances as they were before ... money does not come with an endowment of intelligence added.

[jennielynn1970]

If that's the case, I hope the makeover people have better screening processes.

[lizbud]

I think they were just as unwise after the makeover with their finances as they were before ... money does not come with an endowment of intelligence added.

Unfortunately true. The program is aptly name, it was all extreme.
All that money spent for one house? What a waste.

[Freedom]

All that money spent for one house? What a waste.

It says that is what they would have spent, materials and labor were all donated for the house.

I guess it is similar to some folks who win the lottery and are in bankruptcy 3 years later. Not everyone can manage money; and sometimes that is why they are in the hole they are in before the show arrives to fix things.

[kt_luvs_kitties]

I just hope that the show does not bail them out again. That money/time/energy needs to go to families that can be responsible and handle it. With all of the cash, and a fully piad for home, that money couldv'e lasted a VERY long time. Not to mention they could have went back to school to learn a valuable trade...

And I never got that either... Why build one ridiculous home, when the cost for supplies could build atleast 10 nice standard homes for other families

[Daisy and Delilah]

If anyone has watched the show, they spare no expense for any of the families. It's unbelievable how much they do for the people that live in the house. I've often wondered how the family plans to cover expenses after the crew of 2000 people has gone.

I think I remember them paying a years mortgage in some cases but, some people are just irresponsible. How can the show guarantee the family will take care of all the costs? I guess they can't.

Getting a new, gorgeous, home like that should make them get out there and do everything they can to keep it. It would be a very humbling experience for me.

[jennielynn1970]

I never realized that they didn't get the home free and clear.

I always thought it was "Here's a brand new house. You never have to pay a mortgage payment ever again."

Did they only do that with this one family (paid in full), or did it depend on the family??

I've not been a watcher of this show. I think I've seen 2 of them.