Life as a sales assistant can be tough when one aspect of your job is to persuade people to sign up to a store card and help them into debt.
Customers who own store cards can expect interest rates as high as 40% and it is often the responsibility of the sales assistants to push them.
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Posts Tagged ‘debt problems’
Selling debt to the poor
Posted in debt, tagged debt, debt problems on November 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Thou shalt not get into debt
Posted in Debt consolidation, debt, tagged Debt consolidation, debt problems on October 2, 2008 | 3 Comments »
A retired vicar was sentenced to a month in prison as a result of debt accrued from non-payment of council tax.
The elderly vicar who also has a heart condition began his sentence in one of the toughest prisons in the UK after he protested over an increase of £64 on his council tax bill. The [...]
Seventeen and in debt
Posted in Debt consolidation, debt, tagged debt, debt problems on September 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Debt problems are starting younger and younger with 50% of school children admitting that they are in debt at the age of 17.
Over half owe money to family or friends and a large proportion say that they worry about money every day. Many cannot wait to reach eighteen so as they can apply for [...]
When you can’t get into debt
Posted in Debt consolidation, debt, tagged debt, debt problems on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It is a common complaint that banks carelessly run people into debt. However, there are others who are debt free but constantly refused for credit and are equally as agitated as their debt ridden counterparts.
If you have never applied for credit before, it will be difficult for creditors to see how well you deal with [...]
