"Some lenders and retailers have a pretty neat business model: You pay them before your wages ever hit your bank account. And sometimes they give you no choice ..."
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Real-life consumer psychology – with a touch of technology
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Leona Ungerer
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"Statistics from the National Credit Regulator paint a grim picture of our appetite for credit but show that consumers servicing ..." 
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"This wasn't supposed to happen. During the relative economic stability of the past few years, the middle class was supposed to experience a resurgence, but instead it has just continued to be hollowed out. The..."
Leona Ungerer's insight:
A US perspective
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"Some millennials say they're sinking thousands of dollars into crafting perfect Instagram photos, and backlash is brewing ..."
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From
qz
"I was urged to stop paying my bills to invest in more inventory. I was urged to get rid of television. I was urged to pawn my vehicle. I just had to get on anxiety meds over all of it because I've started having panic attacks.” In June 2016, Sophie (name changed) quit h ..."
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"Protections are coming from a consumer agency that likens the lending to “getting into a taxi just to ride across town and finding yourself stuck in a ruinously expensive cross-country journey" ..."
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"Last night, in the middle of ads for opioid-induced constipation and prescription drugs to relieve diarrhea, Quicken Loans dropped an ad bomb that magically transported viewers -- however briefly -..."
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"The latest information on consumers’ credit behaviour, released by credit bureau Compuscan, reveals that many a South African consumer is struggling to keep up financially with the lifestyle that ..."
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"South African consumers were granted a credit amnesty 10 days ago. But it's been reported the widespread confusion reigns. According to credit bureau TransUnion ..."
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"Consumer protection advocates are concerned that buy now, pay later products are innovative debt traps ..."
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"Store and other cards are allowing many to dig deep debt holes for themselves..."
Leona Ungerer's insight:
A South African perspective
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From
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"Shoppers who live paycheck to paycheck are likely living beyond their means, say experts ..."
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"The Crash – 10 years on: habits have been transformed, from switching providers to buying own-brand to shopping online ..."
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"Last November's federal budget deal opened the door for debt collectors to make robocalls to borrowers behind on loans issued or backed by the federal government. Consumer Reports explains that new rules should make the nuisance factor minimal ..."
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"On the eve of an interest rate announcement, by the Reserve Bank, South African consumers have been warned of a year ..."
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"ADP's report, released Monday, shows that among employees in the prime working ages of 35 to 44 who had their wages garnished in 2013, roughly half, unsurprisingly, owed ..." ©
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