Over-indebted consumers struggling to get rid of debt.
In this week’s blog, we look at the latest analysis released by the World Bank that declared South African consumers as the biggest borrowers in the world. The increasing problem of credit extensions and slower job creations, and the concerns that the economy won’t be able to carry the burdens forever. Since the National Credit […]
Laid off at work, what must you do now?
Retrenched! What now? In this week’s blog, we at Consumer Debt Support (CDS) discuss the issue around the alarming increase of retrenchments. It affects consumers and the stress that goes with the news when receiving the letter confirming the date of lay off. Retrenchment can affect any worker at any time. It causes panic and […]
You can dress fashionable within a tight budget
Dress Fashionable — within your budget. Here at Consumer Debt Support (CDS) we have come to realize that all of us like to buy clothes and things. Some of us love to buy and shop for clothes and others don’t love shopping too often. We would like to look into the shopping and budget topic […]
Plan your safety net in a recession
Plan your safety net in a recession In this week’s blog, we would like to take a look into the latest concerning issue: the feared recession and the effect on ordinary people, their families and money matters. How can one survive the recession and what can be done to survive the real fears and effects […]
What do you know about pawning your car for a loan
In this week’s blog, Consumer Debt Support (CDS) would like to take a deeper in-depth look into the growing market of consumers pledging (pawning vehicles as collateral) their vehicles for loans. What are the National Consumer Regulator’s (NCR) views on this type of loan agreement and is this business practice legal? We would like to […]
