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Aug 2019
17m 24s

Managing your debt

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Is all debt ‘bad’? Finance journalist David ‘Kochie’ Koch explains the different types of debt that exist and why understanding them is key to managing your overall debt. He also shares with you his tips for dealing with a personal financial crisis and puts you on his seven-step debt diet so that you can cut credit out of your finances entirely.

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