Quiet debt is the new buzzword to know
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What to read right now…
There’s a new buzzword in town and it’s quiet debt – it’s the quicksand of debt where you slide in without realising until it’s too late.
On a different note, chargeback fraud is on the rise. This is basically where you make a purchase but then request your money back via chargeback from your bank while still pocketing the goods (or services).
Tangentially, people are cutting back on spending in a big way. If that’s you, you might want to try a no spend challenge.
Meanwhile, bank switching is going through a boom. Read this guide on things to look out for before you do it.
Finally, a deep dive into why markets are going up even though things are falling apart.
The deal that’s a steal…
Preparing for a summer of travel? Mountain Warehouse* has a mid-season sale on at the moment with lots of discounts across clothes, footwear and gear.
I popped into an actual shop on a recent trip to Vancouver and picked up two 15L dry bags for around £16 – they were buy one get one free.
That deal doesn’t appear to be online but there are plenty of others, like their own brand microfibre towel*, which is just £10.99, down from £22.99.
As an aside, I recently bumped into someone wearing the same hiking shoes as me in Alaska. They were also from Mountain Warehouse.
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Hopefully one of these is Money Talk.
You can search for preferred sources on Google to set this up – or just follow this link to add Money Talk to your list of preferred websites.
Basically it’ll cut out some of the rubbish that comes up on searches and show results that are more useful and relevant to you.
