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Til Debt Do U$ Part

No Laughing Matter (Season 1, Episode 10)
TV Episode | 22 min | Reality-TV
Nell is contemplating walking out on her eleven year marriage to Darrell because of their consumer debt, which currently sits at $60,000. Nell handles all their household finances, and thus feels the weight of dealing with that issue all ...See moreNell is contemplating walking out on her eleven year marriage to Darrell because of their consumer debt, which currently sits at $60,000. Nell handles all their household finances, and thus feels the weight of dealing with that issue all on her own. While Nell and Darrell have a joint bank account, Darrell also has his own bank account, from which he indiscriminately spends. To protect herself, Nell has secretly been stashing away $100 a month in a workplace savings plan about which Darrell knows nothing. When Nell tries to talk to him about their finances, the conversation, which generally leads to a yelling match, ends with Darrell making a joke. He does it in an effort to diffuse the situation, not fully comprehending how badly that makes Nell feel as she doesn't see their finances as a laughing matter. Their nine year old daughter Aprielle is also affected. Aprielle sees and hears her parents' constant fighting, Nell feels ashamed for always having to say no to Aprielle for anything that Aprielle may ask for, and Nell and Darrell have so far taken $6,000 out of Aprielle's education fund to deal with their debt. Gail wants this couple to balance out their finances in every respect, meaning that Nell should have what Darrell has, or conversely Darrell should give up what Nell already forgoes. She also wants them to do whatever it takes to give back to Aprielle what she has been missing or given up in her life, which probably means they have to find ways to make more than their current combined $60,000 per annum income. Written by Huggo See less
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Director
Nikki Cole (as Nikila Cole)
Writers
Maureen Boyton (story editor) | Jenna Keane (narration writer)
Producer
Jamie Brown (producer)
Composer
Olaf Pyttlik
Cinematographer
Rick Boston
Editor
James Blokland (as Jim Blokland)
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Mar 15, 2006
Release date
Mar 15, 2006 (Canada)
Awards
Series awards
2 nominations

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