A frugal life is an easy life!

The final episode of 7 days on the breadline, was more reflective of what has happened in the last two episodes, rather than anything that actually happened.

Mel B - had to face the wrath of a teenager so distant, it sometimes seems like they are in another world altogether (we have all been there Mel!)
One of the teens Mel was caring for, did not want to know at all, mouthing obscenities at at Mel and a friend of his mums, which at first I didn't understand why.
Then when they spoke to him it became clear, that he resented Mel drifting off into Leeds until midnight, leaving a carer looking after the family, not spending enough time with them all and just playing to the cameras, which, judging by the way Mel B occasionally disappeared, could well have been accurate.

Austin Healey experienced the exhasperating feeling of a teenager, who is a bit of a lad, settling and doing well, showing their good side (daily visits to grandad, etc.) then when all seemd to be going great and new promises made of a better way of doing things, the teen "does one" and doesn't come home in time for his curfew, ruining all the great work and promises he has done and made.
Austin summed it up perfectly I thought - "if I feel desperation and let down by this, for the first time, how many times has his mum felt like this?"

Trinny, had a few heart to hearts with the elderly disabled lady she was caring for. Past memories were exchanged on both sides, but she did get her host out and about, a great effort to change her ways, then let all her work down by registering her on an over 60s dating website...

Saving the best for last, Keith Allen, who had lived in a 2 bedroomed council property, sharing it with six children of varying ages.
I like Keith, he has spent the week (from what we have seen) displaying common sense and encouraging the kids to support each other and the value of the family unit! (Right up my street that is)
He took the youngest kids to record a song they had written, of course it was bland, but they had done it themselves. The bigger kids sniggered on their return, but then Keith pointed out that the youngsters look up to them and needed their encouragement.
Over the seven days, he cleaned, he pestered the local authority to rehouse them and get rid of their rats, he tried to live as they do, he even came in £9 under budget for the week!

The only sad part for me, was the responses of those people who had allowed the "celebs" into their homes and live as they do for the week.
Mel B's swapper said that she was hearing things that she wasn't told about when Mel was there and Keith's mum whom he swapped with, told us "it won't change anything, it was good but things will stay exactly the same!"

A shame, because he shone a torch on the dark tunnel of of self improvement and they let the batteries run out!