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Money Trap

Season 1 | Episode 3 | ABC | November 4, 2014

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Classification: Mature

Everyone knows that FIFOs earn good money. But mining money can also be a trap. Bigger wages brings shinier toys and bigger bills and before they know it, they're bound by the 'golden handcuffs'. The final episode explores the indulgences and dangers of FIFOs with too much cash. Some are spending, some are saving, and some are misbehaving.

Everyone knows that FIFOs earn good money. But mining money can also be a trap. Bigger wages brings shinier toys and bigger bills and before they know it, they're bound by the 'golden handcuffs'. The final episode explores the indulgences and dangers of FIFOs with too much cash. Some are spending, some are saving, and some are misbehaving.

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