Once Upon a Dime - Programme overview
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21/01/2015
Once Upon a Dime
Programme overview
| Date of broadcast | Title | Synopsis | Cast |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 January 2015 | Make-over | An office lady has run up huge credit card debt, causing her relations with her husband and friends to turn sour. Shunned by her husband she seeks comfort at a beauty salon, hoping that a thorough “make-over” will make her look more attractive. But this overspending on beauty treatments only adds to her heavy debt burden, which in turn worsens her family relations even further, pushing her marriage to the brink of a breakup. |  Bernice Liu Hanjin Tan Hatou (蝦頭) |
| 28 January 2015 | Benevolent mishaps | An advertising director and his grandma of his family are the characters created to highlight the influence and effect of advertisements that encourage borrowing. Grandma wants to help her grandson buy a property and get married with his girlfriend. Lured by lending commercials that stress on easy application procedures, she borrows money from a credit service company and makes the down payment for a flat. However, both grandma and grandson get into debt problems and finally lose their property. |  Susan Shaw Wylie Chiu Jiro Lee |
| 4 February 2015 | Ah Ming’s invention | Family means everything in Chinese society, so much so that some people are willing to make sacrifices to help family members realise their dreams. In this episode, all family members end up finding themselves knee-deep in debt for wholeheartedly assisting the father to attain his goal of building a business where he has to pay for the manufacturing and promotion of inventions. |  Miki Yeung Samuel Kwok Fung Lulu Tung |
| 11 February 2015 | Pretty duck Fake swan |
Coming from a humble, less-well-educated background, the office lady has an inferiority complex. However, because of peer pressure and to compensate for her lack of confidence, she has developed a taste for expensive, flashy clothes. This has led to her becoming a shopaholic and losing control of her debts. |  Kate Yeung Terence (小肥) Lau Shek Yin To Siu Kiu Vivian Law |
| 18 February 2015 | Jinx | The young couple are no good at managing their personal finances. Having moved out of their family homes to be together, they have continued their previous affluent lifestyles which allow them to spend freely on themselves and their pets. Ignoring the fact that they cannot afford this standard of living, their financial problems balloon to a crisis level. |  Regen Cheung Lam Yiu Sing Renee Lee |
| 4 March 2015 | Master of disguise | Many professionals are well trained, bright, capable people who are confident that everything in life is within their grasp. In this episode, a medical doctor has put a lot of efforts into understanding the investment markets and is very proud of the results - having numerous successes speculating in high-risk products. Nevertheless, volatile market movements are not predictable and ultimately the doctor pays a high price for his gambling mentality, impacting adversely on his career and family. |  Philip Keung Chan Pui Sze Wong Mei Kei Jacquelin Chong |
| 11 March 2015 | Business on the battlefield | Nowadays many people dream of running their own business, but there is no guaranteed formula for success. The young entrepreneur in this episode does not consider borrowing a big deal. Not only has he put all his savings into a business but he also borrowed money to get his business started without conducting a thorough risk assessment and financial planning beforehand. |  Wong Po Cheung Mixson Jason Wu Sham Ka Ki |
| 18 March 2015 | Letting go | Elderly people often have difficult decisions to make when it comes to the disposal and allocation of assets among family members. The old mom has inherited a good fortune from her deceased spouse who made retirement planning at his early age. She does not settle the matter early, resulting in disputes and suspicion among her three children. She finally realises the importance of estate planning and that she must let go as she cannot take care of her children forever. |  Cheng Pei Pei Stephanie Che Poon Chan Leung Candy Lo |
Last update: 12 March 2015
