Disposable income - rich house, poor house

[Theukisgreatt]

So I've called into a bit of a hole watching rich house, poor house. Though the name is really awful, it actually is a fairly nice show where the everyone seems to learn something.

The 'poor' house tends to have 80-200 a week and the 'rich' house seems to have about 1200. This is after all essential bills but doesn't include food, petrol or school fees (as far as I can tell).

Both are quite examples and both ends se to have problems, so I was musing what the perfect middle point would be? Or is there one?

Ignore all the typos, sorry. Hopefully you know what I mean.

What's the aibu?

I’ve only watched this once when someone I work with was on.
It’s the most boring program I’ve ever sat through. I couldn’t even watch it all.

@Pika09 am I being unreasonable watching such a shit program perhaps.

@PinkiOcelot

I think £800 a month disposable income is loads and not poor in the slightest tbh.

I'd also say 800 a month is an ok month, but equally 1200 a month is hardly rich, especially if it has to include food, petrol etc

It's 1200 a week, sorry I should have been clearer @spaceradar

Wait sorry I read wrong, 1200 a week is rather a lot. I was reading it as a month

Fair enough, I find it interesting. I'm not forcing you to watch. Yes, I thought I'd posted in chat, my bad.

@Spacerader it's £800 a month vs 1200 a wk.

I haven’t watched it although I did read an article on it recently. I always wonder, after the rich house lives the life of the poor house, so they take it upon themselves to do something to help the “poor” family? I hope they do. I would if I was in their position!

Yes most often, sometimes they buy them treats but they usually pair the families so that the 'rich' family can help the 'poor' family with training, contacts, business advice etc.

I fell into a hole and became obsessed with this show a year or so ago.

800 per month disposable income is loads. I always thought the "poor" family weren't really poor.

There is also a massive difference between 80 and 200.

Never seen the show. If this is after all bills, I wouldn't call £200 a week 'poor'. £80 perhaps.

It's after bills but no food, fuel, kids clubs etc..obviously includes holidays, savings and stuff too.

How many people is it supposed to support? I would count fuel as a bill unless I was lopping down my own trees to burn.

Just realised you probably mean fuel as in for a car, sorry. Huge variance there depending on size and number of cars, and length and number of regular journeys.

I did yeah. Exactly. The one I'm watching now, they only have £57, which is really worrying.

I'm not sure these two have a car, they have one child. You get different size families each week but they try to match them up so they are similar.

How many people is it supposed to support?

It is families with children Pelleas. The whole point is that they are not living wastefully (not in the episodes I’ve seen anyway). They just have limited incomes when all their costs are taken into account.

I like Rich House, Poor House too, theukisgreatt. I don’t think it is negative like Benefits Street. I haven’t watched it for a while but both families seem to get something out of the swop.

£800 a month is poor! , it’s often covering pre payment gas electric, petrol, food, clothes, entertainment, school money for children, birthdays, Christmas, days out a holiday.

£80, you would seriously struggle on.

£800 is more than a lot of families, including mine, have left after rent/bills!