the Dreams are big in this small home in Roskilde, where the evening’s participants of the ‘Luksusfælden’, Zofia and Phillip, live.
Although the money is small, they have a big dream. They will ride a motorcycle through Europe, cost what it will.
But getting there is not easy.
According to the ‘Luksusfældens’ experts use the pair too much money, that this dream will ever become a reality.
Especially because of the couple’s high consumption of food and miscellaneous.
Each month using the couple, among other things 2.700 dollars on cigarettes, wine and soft drinks. It is too much if they have to think about that drøne of place on the european highways a day.
the 36-year-old Philip has a son from his previous relationship, but the pair have chosen not to have any children. And it is there are serious reasons for this. They are namely, both of the various mental illnesses.
Philip has on several occasions been suffering with stress and depression, and 26-year-old Zofia has the diagnosis skitzoaffektiv mental disorder, also called bipolar.
the Disorder makes, among other things, that she is not able to perform a normal job, and according to her, to have the energy to take care of a child.
– For any is the dream to get a baby, for us it’s just to get a motorcycle, she says in the program.
But the project motorcycle has the long-term outlook. The pair spend each month 6,000 dollars on food, where just under 3,000 dollars being spent on cigarettes, wine and soft drinks. In addition, using the 5.800 dollars on various.
They believe that it is important to treat each other, so it does not become ‘acidic’.
the Money using the among other things, the vacations, the fun, do-it-yourself projects, and their pets, a pytonslange and a dog. Together, they have a debt of 153.000 euros.
If the pair continue their irresponsible lifestyle, they will only be able to be debt free in 10 years, says the experts ‘ assessment. Change the contrast their habits, it can go significantly faster, but it will be difficult.
the Pair is not immediately willing to cut their consumption on various down, and when the experts suggest them to dispose of their car, reject it promptly.
– as long As you live in this here misunderstood self-pity, then comes in not far, says expert Carsten Linnemann for the pair.
But it has not always been easy for the pair to restrain each other due to their vulnerability.
– We’ve never really thought about that we were doing too much on each other. It has really just been a matter of course, that we should, because there is no other that fits at us, sounds from Zofia in the program.
But the message is clear from the experts.
– keep up with having so damn sorry for yourself, it sounds hard from Carsten Linnemann, as the pair are confronted with their consumption.
But is the reprimand enough to get Zofia and Phillip to drop their expensive habits, so they can afford to the motorcycle dream?
well-Known Jan Swyrtz: make a budget, in good time,
