I remember when I first watched this episode a long time ago. Loved how Gail found a woman contractor to teach Karen how to do the house maintenance work. Gail is awesome! I’d love to see a reboot of this show in the US!

@IamRocque

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately Gail is retired nowadays but if they do hopefully they can find someone as caring yet stern.

@kimtalbot4373

Жыл бұрын

My neighbour took a "Women in Construction" course & I'm quite certain that Nicky the contractor taught part of that course. Small world!

@alicetheegreet

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. Small world! It’s super cool though. Did you get to take any of those types of courses yourself? @Kim Talbot Unfortunate indeed. I hope they find a comparable host too! 🤞🏾 @Rocque Music

@kimtalbot4373

Жыл бұрын

@@alicetheegreet I took shop in high school but that was eond ago. 😁

@kimtalbot4373

Жыл бұрын

@@alicetheegreet *eons*

I am so happily living by myself in my own home that I paid for all by myself. My dear mother left me $8000 when she died (we have always been poor) and I gave it to the idiot I had married so he would leave. I am able to manage better than I ever could around him.

@jasoncreighton5140

Жыл бұрын

In the long run $8000 may have been a cheap option, hurts when you did it but given time.....

@renafielding945

Жыл бұрын

@@jasoncreighton5140 it did hurt. I started calling it The Price of Freedom. Thank you for your message!

@cjhoward409

Жыл бұрын

I was getting further and further into debt because of my first husband. He was just not on board with budgeting. He grew up poor and refused to look like we were poor so he was quite the shopper. I kept telling him that we were broke because of his spending. He didn’t care. Long story short, I’ve been remarried now for 29 years and we have no mortgage or credit card payments. We do have 1 small car loan that will be paid off this year. No other debt. My ex ??? He’s living in a $600,000 home and has an interest only loan 😩😜

I'm so glad that Karen woke up. I'll be honest I was skeptical but she became HIGHLY motivated when all was said and done. Definitely a 360. And that husband was so happy by the end. The relief he felt from some of this off his shoulders. He looked more rested. Even the way they were looking at each other in the end. The love was always there but now theres hope!! Not to mention appreciation.

@oPt1k4L

Жыл бұрын

You mean a 180, 360 is full circle

@bookmagicroe9553

Жыл бұрын

@Shanelle: One thing they never address is what/who is managing the kids, and where does the time come in for taking care of the kids' needs.

@ValentinaVaVaVoom

Жыл бұрын

@@oPt1k4L 🤣. True that. . 180 is right, my bad. Lol. We'll see if she sticks to it but yes, I was surprised at her turnaround.

@caterinaramirez8864

Жыл бұрын

I read your comment before watching and assumed you were referring to the person as a “Karen” especially with the hair cut… but then it turns out that’s just her name lol

@thesecretslimmer

Жыл бұрын

I think her main issue was confidence after having being a stay home mom and raising 3 kids.

The woman was really a worker, she needed a goal.

@michelecleansup

Жыл бұрын

So true. Even if she had goals for her catering business she would have made more. She just didn't see the actual need until it was shown to her. She's got some good drive when she has a great reason why.

I love that the wife is very humble and accepting of the suggestions. You can see they will work it out together. Very good to learn from them as a couple overcoming challenges together.

I love how seriously and wholeheartedly she jumped into this plan. These are the instances that make these shows good. She kept up her motivation after the cameras turned off

This couple have such a great attitude in terms of dealing with their finances and they took on board what Gail was trying to communicate with them. Good for them:)

I'm surprised Gail didn't suggest looking into ways to make that kitchen help pay for itself. She can't seem to get many catering jobs... but what about teaching cooking classes or showing people how to do batch cooking?

@carolwilliams8840

Жыл бұрын

Great observation and great ideas.

@MoneySmartMum

Жыл бұрын

I also thought they could rent the kitchen out to other small businesses. There are always people looking to rent a catering kitchen for just a few hours. Lots of possibilities for them👍🏻

This was a great couple who undoubtedly deserved the check. They really got it! I just don't know why those teenagers couldn't help around the house.

@Mr.Boring_Man

9 ай бұрын

Lack of structure.

@janetroberts7614

7 ай бұрын

I don’t think my parents would trust me with spackle and paint at 28, much less as a teenager 😂

I love Gail, "You're smiling your ass off," LOL!!!

What an amazing couple. They were so close to being homeless if something happened to Mark. I do hope she still used the catering kitchen. Maybe make and sell freezer meals, breads, pastries.

@christinebutler7630

Жыл бұрын

She could make a fortune delivering family meals to schools and daycares for moms to serve up when they get home.

@xkaokdkl11933

Жыл бұрын

Amazing? Bit of an overstatement

@SignedOff402

Жыл бұрын

@@xkaokdkl11933 what isn’t amazing about a gourmet kitchen with brand new everything?

He is an absolute gem!!

7 days a week?! How can you work with literally no break. That poor man

@lucydawson1344

Жыл бұрын

It’s not fair on him at all.

❤ this show! Wish they'd do follow ups with as many couples as possible (1-5 years later). Would love a reboot that planned for those follow ups! You're a treasure Gail!!!😊

I really hope these two made it. They seemed to really catch on, especially Karyn. Sometimes just seeing it on paper is all you need

Funny how styles of furniture and colors have changed in 20-25 years. 😅 Just when you get everything “updated” , it’s time to update again. We’ve always decorated in very neutral tones, even with furniture. I can change out couch pillows for a few dollars and change the look from decade to decade 😊

I remember when I put up my own blinds. It was a great feeling.

Wiped the smile right off her face when Gail asked "and how much have you been earning?". That grocery amount in 2024 is $2078 & Restaurants $638

My mother ran a catering business out of our tiny kitchen. No extra fridge or stove. She also cooked all of our meals. It was a hard and exhausting business. I don't know how she did it or how we survived it. I cannot understand why anyone would want to do it. I am just exhausted cooking for my family every day.

@michelecleansup

Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't want to do it either. I do understand why someone would get an extra kitchen these days with all the regulations around food handling and yet it can still be done on the less expensive side if one chooses wisely.

I loved watching this show. Gail always presented the reality of financial issues. I learned a lot from this series.

I miss this show. It's now needed more than ever in these inflationary times. But ppl want to watch survivor or 90 day fiance or those countless housewives shows

7 days a week for the husband....damn if he ever gets sick that family is screwed

I found this channel a couple of months ago, and I love it! It's helping me a lot! Thank you very much for a show that helps people help themselves. I wish I had the chance to meet this intelligent lady someday to thank her personally.

Seems like she could have done the catering work the few hours she spends doing it in her regular kitchen without spending $40,000. This couple looked at houses and said they could never live in one of those houses do they realize some people would be happy to have those houses that they were sticking their nose up at

@gypsygirltarot2451

Жыл бұрын

I was once given great advice from a small business owner…he said not to overbuy because you don’t really know what you need to have at first. It seems to me that the catering kitchen wasn’t necessary, she could have done the cooking in her regular kitchen. Frankly, she doesn’t really know if she’ll enjoy catering or if it’s worth it.

@dalaov5258

Жыл бұрын

Yep she could have used her main kitchen until she was bringing food revenue and then built the kitchen first

I hadn’t seen this one before. What a lovely episode! I’m so glad they sorted it out in time!

I remember this one when it originally aired. Thanks for uploading it. This couple was great! They both seem like nice people and I’m sure they’re doing fine now.

shocks me how selfish some of the spouses are on these shows, I like how Gail was so hard on her, cause she needed a wake up call pronto

@janebaker4912

Жыл бұрын

I feel like she had that last kid to stay home.

@johannamiller527

Жыл бұрын

Unlike some of the selfish spouses, though, Karen heard the wake-up call and she took action. Kudos to her.

$1,200 mortgage, 2023 and that's low rent.

@hannah5552

2 ай бұрын

2024 the cost of a room 😢

Gail is 100% right. Glad to see the wife step it up. The catering business was a drain. The kids are old enough to contribute and they go to school which why she has the free time. Also, OT won't be guaranteed forever and if he were to get sick, it's over. Meal prep, slow cooker and better planning saves time and money.

I raised 2 children on my own, (1 autistic needing extra tuition) and have NEVER had a credit card. You work as much as you can, l didn't buy anything new until they were in high school. You pay things off "before" taking it home. We holiday, they both play sport etc, we go without nothing that we need..need, not want. Our holidays were camping or budget stays with a kitchen so l always cooked, saves so much on a holiday.

When he said his wife doesn't feel like cooking I had to pause and compose my thoughts. ... Is this the same wife from a few seconds ago who started a catering business??? 🤔

When you do any business you need to work to fund your business not put in your mortgage .

Thanks for dropping these episodes!

I've purchased 2 homes as a single woman. I begin making plans for ONE ROOM at a time. I don't move on until that room is complete. I do all my own paint, wallpaper, curtains/drapes and upholstery. The couple's estimate of $250 for kitchen curtains is absurd. They can be made (and lined) for $25 - $50. I don't know if a Reverse Mortgage type of program is available in Canada, but utilizing one in the US can pay off any remaining mortgage and allow seniors to live in their home without that payment after retirement.

She applied for a bunch of jobs? So she just gave up on the catering business, even though they spent all the money to get her a fancy kitchen?

@glynismorris2196

Жыл бұрын

Yup, you nailed it.

@janebaker4912

Жыл бұрын

Wait. I think I heard differently. Like she went for jobs to do on-top of catering

@droid2D2C3P0

Жыл бұрын

She literally said "outside of my catering" might want to work on your listening skills lol

@thomasreedy4751

Жыл бұрын

@@roops2904 She doesn’t like to cook. The eat out every night.

@elizabethallen4353

Жыл бұрын

I kept waiting for them to find a way to rent that kitchen out to real caterers. Would be a great source of passive income.

At least the wife gets the reality check and she picking up her slack.

Upgrading to a larger home always seems to bring families pain.

It’s nice to see an update

Love watching this

Karyn, huh? Well she sure has the haircut for it

@janebaker4912

Жыл бұрын

That hair is not cheap too

Gosh you don’t need curtains in a kitchen by the sink! Enjoy the view, no one is naked there. Save $120!

Keep uploading I am learning so much !

Yikes!! The interest on that home is high. I know this family wants a home. Sigh they might be better off selling their home or renting it out and living in a small apartment. The kids will eventually move out and leave them an empty nest.

Heartbroken for this dude.

There is no way $150 a week would feed my family of 4 teens nowadays. No way.

I love this show!

I love Gale! ♡♡♡♡ BUT.... I'm not on the bandwagon of paying on a College degree. Our children were promised college IF they had a goal and they had to pay half. They chose a trade. They earned money from the get go.....no debt. Also....when they graduate they are adults...18+. Legal adults. They can take the responsibility for big tickets!

@truejoie

Жыл бұрын

I agree! My parents didn't pay for my college. However, they were very supportive and helpful in other ways. Young adults can work and pay for their college. Especially in situations where they can still live at home and do school online or a community college.

I want lessons from a handy- man- woman! I love that.

Where I worked there was a spate of yearly overtime. An old section would have a few months of this extra income. After leaving this section I returned to help them out. This became a huge bonus to staff to triple their income for 3-4 months but then suddenly as technology surpassed the need for manual data entry. Whilst this was a wonderful money earner it became a way of life for most staff who earned thousands more every month for 3-4 months.

No one ever teaches me how to paint walls or do plumbing or even electricals .I just checked KZread and did it myself in my apartment. The simple things you can do at home is more joyable to do yourself than ask someone else to do .

@janebaker4912

Жыл бұрын

There was no KZread at this time of filming

@droid2D2C3P0

Жыл бұрын

Gold star for you ⭐ too bad KZread didn't exist 15 years ago

@joycef8443

Жыл бұрын

I painted walls long before KZread; my two daughters can lay tile and vinyl floors and do lots of other stuff! All our families do a lot of DIY. Saves money!

@Sydonnewarren

Жыл бұрын

​@@droid2D2C3P0 yes it did I'm 30 and I was watching YT back in Jr high

@droid2D2C3P0

Жыл бұрын

@@Sydonnewarren not in the way it does today. It was music videos for the most part, there weren't expensive and detailed DIY videos on it so the point still stands

They should have rented out their catering kitchen to someone who would actually Use it.

4:02 😂 Omg Gail KILLS me!

Such a common theme in this series. One partner, usually the husband, “wants nothing to do with the finances”. And the other partner is ok with that. I can’t wrap my head around that at all. Are you even an adult????

I liked this video before even watching it.

Nice couple

There should literally be an Adulting class in high school. Kids should be taught how to tackle and manage debts, do budgeting, etc

@jennysouthern7188

11 ай бұрын

There are a lot of things missing from the school system. How to manage a house, how to parent, how to budget, how to socialise appropriately, how to manage a work and social life effectively, how to study effectively, how to take notes effectively, how to answer tests effectively, how to manage stocks and shares. Actually, my school didn't even teach us how to tell time. But we had sign language classes in a school with no deaf or serious learning difficulties students or teachers. Strange.

@jeisselima

9 ай бұрын

​@jennysouthern7188 I totally agree with you, but I reckon it should be taught by the parents

This is why buying a house is not always a good idea. You want to make it as beautiful as it can be with all the latest appliances and furniture even you know you can’t afford it. You’ll tell yourself you’ll figure it out later when all these makeover and renovations are done but once it’s finish, you realize you just made yourself fall into the pit of debt and now you can’t enjoy because your stressed out how to pay all that you spent.

@matemahe

Жыл бұрын

Buy a home is the best idea borrowing against it is the worst idea.

@dalaov5258

Жыл бұрын

Buying a home forces you to invest in something otherwise most of us will spend each cheque we earn.

The wife was the issue. Gail was sort easy on her. The catering business was pretty much a hobby. The kids were old enough for her to work full time. The Renos were pointless as everything would have had to redone when sold. Nothing was timeless design. The homes they looked at were fine but she was yuk to all of them.

Price of the house seems so cheap compared to what it would cost today

@bovnycccoperalover3579

2 ай бұрын

Which tells us that inflation is out of control. Due to dumb government laws/rules/regulations.

I really don't understand putting clothing and gifts together. Gifts are somewhat non-optional. Just stop buying mom something for mother's day? The tricky part with gifts is that it fluctuates so much month to month.

Which year was this series filmed?

@skid902

Жыл бұрын

2008 ish

Only 66k a year. How did they survive?

The hairstyle and the name haven't aged well

I paid my own way thru college. Just like my parents did and my kids did. I don’t necessarily think that parents should hand their teenagers money for college. I think most kids won’t appreciate it as much unless they earn their own way. I was careful with my college because it was MY money and MY debt. 😮😊

Not everyone can do housework

Did she say 20 hours a week… over the course of 2-3 months, to earn 500-600$? That math does not sound right… she needs a better part time job than that… Edit: I guess she did, but it does seem like she probably should quit the catering thing, and just go in full time on a job. Also, why were they paying for their Mother’s credit card?

Why make the kitchen so ugly though lol

@mizmiller9023

Жыл бұрын

It’s not ugly, just dated. Lol

@janebaker4912

Жыл бұрын

Totally! She paid for that! Now twenty years later we pay to get rid of it and she'll still be paying the debt

That house might be too big once in retirement

@christinebutler7630

Жыл бұрын

That house is their retirement fund, that's why they need to pay down t hat mortgage.

They do spend a lot of money on food. They are all carrying extra weight, even the youngest.

Not that I care much, but did we skip the Relationship Rescue challenge? 🤔

This show is for dummies. Saving won't help you get out of debt. Making more money and staying below your means will.

@truejoie

Жыл бұрын

Gail worked with them on all those things

I need a chick like Nicky in my house😅

I’m second to comment. Woo-hoo! 🥳🤭

machinist and a catering 66 k combined ?

@droid2D2C3P0

Жыл бұрын

I wish they would have separated it like they do for every other couple, I'm guessing the overwhelming majority is his income

@o0laieta0o

Жыл бұрын

She said she made 600 in the last couple months so ... Probably 65k from him

She’s horrible. I hope he leaves her, so she goes into debt and once she is in jail, learns her lesson/

House interior looks like a nightmare. All those clashing colors & loud furniture would irritate me. Not calming at all. White or off white walls is all you need along with restrained use of tasteful classic furnishings

@janebaker4912

Жыл бұрын

Totally!! That was cool in the 2000s! And all the stuff she paid to put in , we pay to tear out!! That kitchen. The slate floors!!

@joycef8443

Жыл бұрын

Decorating trends change every 10 years!

@sneakerfreak2002

Жыл бұрын

My point is to steer clear of trends?

@purpurina5663

Жыл бұрын

Ditto her hair 😬

This episode feels like the origin story of the Karen stereotype

@millsykooksy4863

Жыл бұрын

😂

@droid2D2C3P0

Жыл бұрын

Lol she even has the hair 😂

@kli9005

Жыл бұрын

But this woman learned and thrived. She definitely is not a "karen".

@lynncaldwell8345

Жыл бұрын

I would not want to live in a house where electrical was done by an amateur.Isn.t it illegal?

@bovnycccoperalover3579

Жыл бұрын

I feel bad for women named Karen who don't fit the stereotype.😂😂😂

Original KAREN LOVE IT TRULY

I bet she had that last kid so she could stay home!

She needs to find another job

Wife was super lazy to begin with.

@queen.kristal8395

Жыл бұрын

She wasn’t lazy but I wouldn’t have put a business loan in a mortgage it will take forever to pay that back and she has to sell that amount of food.she should have saved at least 70% of the money instead of a whole $40k

When I first saw her hair I knew she would waste money for crappy things!

@happycook6737

Жыл бұрын

Yes. Fancy hair means the woman spends a bundle. Same with "perfect" nails and makeup. A crazy waste.

2 stoves and he is picking up food dump your wife

Kitchen TOO BIG EATING TOO MUCH BIG KAREN JUST SMIRKING THROUGH WHOLE THING. RUNAWAY HUSBAND RUN. GET BALLS STAND UP FOR YOUESELF. SHOULDN'T BE WORKING THAT MUCH NO WAY

Debt too much

Yeah 😂😂😂😂😂 kept sinking lazy

This couple is probably out of debt with a healthy amount in savings right now! I was very impressed with their attitude!