2017 – Another tough year for consumers

Pawn shops get ready for brisk business

JAN BORNMAN AFTER a long December of overspending and poor money planning, people desperately short of cash will once again be beating a path to the doors of pawnbrokers and second-hand shops. Debt rescue service providers said they saw a “dramatic” increase in the number of people requesting help at this time of year. Tom […]

Second-hand dealers make money over December

After a long December holiday of over-spending and poor planning‚ pawn-shop and second-hand dealers are expecting an influx of people desperately short of cash in January. Meanwhile‚ debt rescue service providers say they see a “dramatic” increase in the number of people requesting their help at this time of year. Tom Fuhri‚ CEO of the […]

2017 set to be a difficult year for indebted consumers

December debt and ‘Janu-worry’ woes hanging over your head? Well, debt counselling group Debt Rescue has some bad news. 2017 is going to be a difficult financial year for consumers, according to Debt Rescue CEO Neil Roets. He says that more than half of South Africa’s credit active consumers (over 10 million people) are over […]