Martin Hawes: The good, the bad, and the ugly of debt

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Jul 26, 202641:46Health

More and more kiwis are taking on debt to cover costs, and the increasing popularity of buy now pay later schemes has normalised casual debt. Financial author Martin Hawes joins Tim Beveridge to discuss the attitude peop...

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