(Loans With Quick Sign) 'How naive do you think I am?' - Independent Online
I recently dealt with the case of a man who had ported to a new service provider in the month after he thought his contract had expired, only to discover that he’d actually ported two weeks before the contract ended - thanks to those “leftover” months of his original contract, which he’d forgotten about. Before signing any credit agreement - for a house, a car or furniture - ask for a written quote, spelling out the full financial implications, and then go to at least two competitors and do the same. Before you buy a quick-fix diet product, ask yourself why the small print on the package states that you also have to eat less (”restricted kilojoule intake”) and exercise - and why, if these products actually work, obesity is a growing global health crisis. And remember that you have to actively cancel your contract - as with cellphone and security contracts; they don’t automatically end on the date of expiry, as many consumers naturally assume. And last but definitely not the least, “CASH IS KING” if you can’t afford something now taking out credit is not going to help you afford it, its just going to make the item more costly, rather save the money or use the money to make more money and then buy the product once you have the “CASH” to do so. Now you can get all your news - from politics in South Africa, the quirkiest stories in Step Beyond, the latest from the worlds of Motoring, Entertainment and Business - in one place. Learn more
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