Marie, 61, lives in Ludvika with her cats, and has a great interest in music and dance bands. Almost 15 years ago, she divorced, and soon after started taking out loans for entertainment and furnishings.
For many years, she has continued to take new loans and credits, and has not understood how much the debts have grown. The sister Helen are increasingly forced to help Marie financially, most recently when they were seeing Larz-Kristerz. Also the nephew Albino is worried about his aunt’s finances, and appeals for Lyxfällan’s help.
Marie is supported by her sister and nephew. Photo: TV3/Lyxfällan
– I think Marie suffers from FOMO, “fear of missing out”. We buy a new toad for my mother, and Marie comes three days later with a new toad. Mother buys a new bed, and Marie brings a new bed, explains nephew Albin.
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Marie, 61, participates in Lyxfällan: “Is a sofa addict”
Magnus Hedberg and Lyxfällan therefore goes to Ludvika to help Marie.
Marie is a “couch addict”. Photo: TV3/Lyxfällan
– Now we’re going home to Marie here, who is apparently a sofa addict. I have never come into contact with that concept in all my years in Lyxfällan, explains Magnus Hedberg.
Marie says that she has taken out loans because she wants to “feel luxurious and have some money in an account”, and among other things, she spends large sums of money on sofas and cigarettes.
– I have never been satisfied with a sofa in my life. We all have different addictions, and I’m a sofa addict, says Marie.
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Marie in Lyxfällan goes back 12,800 a month
According to Magnus Hedberg’s budget table, Marie has a monthly income of SEK 22,300 after tax. Expensive subscriptions, cigarettes, and many Swish payments make the other category amount to SEK 8,000. Marie has bought a large amount of clothes on installments, and has a lot of other loans and credits. This means that the loan category lands at SEK 16,200 every month. All in all, Marie gets back SEK 12,800 a month, something that makes her jaw drop.
Marie withdraws SEK 12,800 a month. Photo: TV3/Lyxfällan
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“How could I have been so stupid?”
The presenter Magnus Hedberg is now worried about whether Marie will be able to change her behavior, because it has been going on for so long.
Marie has a huge mountain of debt. Photo: TV3/Lyxfällan”Ugh, how terrible,” says Marie. Photo: TV3/Lyxfällan
Magnus Hedberg has compiled all of Marie’s 17 debts, which total a staggering SEK 477,255. And Marie is completely horrified when she sees the numbers.
– Ugh, how terrible. How the hell could I have been so stupid and done such a thing. Ugh, what a lot of money. Terrible. I had a bout of anxiety now I really felt it, Marie exclaims.
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Do you want to know how Marie is doing? Lyxfällen is broadcast on Tuesdays on TV3 and Viaplay.