1.0Contatto Northhttps://contattolive.co.za/northanthonyb@timslatter.comhttps://contattolive.co.za/north/author/anthonybtimslatter-com/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="CkphgbrpB4"><a href="https://contattolive.co.za/north/social-and-environmental-pressures/">Social and environmental pressures</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://contattolive.co.za/north/social-and-environmental-pressures/embed/#?secret=CkphgbrpB4" width="600" height="338" title="“Social and environmental pressures” — Contatto North" data-secret="CkphgbrpB4" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://contattolive.co.za/north/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://contattolive.co.za/north/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Social-and-environmental-pressures.jpg770385HOW THEY INFLUENCE YOUR FINANCIAL PLANNING Have you ever bought something not because you really needed it, but because everyone else seemed to have it? Maybe it was the latest smartphone, a fancy car, or even an expensive dinner at the trendiest new restaurant. If so, you’re not alone. The truth is, our financial decisions are rarely made in isolation. They’re deeply influenced by the world around us—whether we realise it or not. One of the […]