Back-to-school and work costs are forcing parents to resort to high-interest credit fixes to juggle household budgets already squeezed by holiday spending, a new survey shows. A whopping 70% of respondents faced with these expenses reported negative impacts, the BNZ Voice survey found. More than a third (37%)... read full story
"The financial pressure at the start of the year is very real for some households, especially after the holiday period when budgets are already stretched,"