The Marlows strike me as having a great deal of disposable income, it's just that they spend it and don't seem to do anything about saving to have a bit in reserve in the form of cash rather than capital. They've been saving on Lawrie and Nicola's school fees for several years longer than might have been expected (and indeed Karen's), but there's no indication they have actually held on to any of this, so when their financial circs do change a bit they have nothing to fall back on without some inconvenience. For a fictional comparison, they're like a "before" portrait of the Chesters in Brent-Dyers' La Rochelle books; in real life I'm reminded of R4 pieces on financial advisors in the present day dealing with clients who refuse to understand that the 3rd skiing holiday of the year is not an absolute essential. But that is getting ahead of the reading order.
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Date: 2014-06-22 11:54 am (UTC)