Loans � beware of �Special Offers�

Monday, February 01, 2016

“Katie had been looking forward to this for ages. For the last hour, she had just been looking at the box her boyfriend had given her – carefully gift wrapped. She had butterflies in her stomach as she carefully peeled off the packaging on her birthday present. Then, with a lurch, she realised that it wasn’t what she was expecting. No jewellery, no perfume. He’d bought her something for her car instead.”

We’ve all had the feeling of being disappointed when something doesn’t live up to our initial expectations. When we’re talking about money matters, some financial products make attractive claims on the surface, but disappoint when you read the small writing inside.

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