Kay: Penny is a minimum-wage earner living paycheck to paycheck. People say they can't cut expenses, but they just won't change their priorities. No spaces, of course.), then she shouldn't spend on acting classes, takeout or shoes. Currently it's: Penny already eats our food she can pay for Wi-Fi. If Penny can't pay for rent, food, electricity and Wi-Fi (Sheldon keeps changing the Wi-Fi password as a result. Repak: People with financial problems have an entitlement attitude. In 2012, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that disposable personal income outpaced personal expenditures resulting in some savings. Here they weigh in on various scenes where the characters make less-than-brilliant money moves and what they should have done.Īmericans are digging out of the overspending habit, and so should Penny. Our experts say the show would still be funny if the characters used their mathematical genius on their money, too. to figure out that you'll have more money if you earn interest on it." "These guys have grand plans and goals for their work, but they never have a money plan," says Kay, family finance expert and author of "The 60-Minute Money Workout." Repak, a professional speaker and author of "Dollars and Uncommon Sense" agrees, saying, "It doesn't take a Ph.D. ![]() ![]() Personal finance experts Ellie Kay and Steve Repak, who love the show and watch it regularly, agree. While the show has evolved, one thing is still a constant: None of the characters are very smart about their money. What originally began as a show about three California Institute of Technology physicists (and one engineer, Howard, who has his master's from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and a quirky "actress" neighbor, has progressed into a full cast surrounding a love of science and odd friendship. 1 hit show, "The Big Bang Theory," has reached a stratosphere of popularity not many shows achieve.
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