{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Contatto North","provider_url":"https:\/\/contattolive.co.za\/north","author_name":"anthonyb@timslatter.com","author_url":"https:\/\/contattolive.co.za\/north\/author\/anthonybtimslatter-com\/","title":"Cost isn\u2019t just what you pay - Contatto North","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"g5DBRQkimA\"><a href=\"https:\/\/contattolive.co.za\/north\/cost-isnt-just-what-you-pay\/\">Cost isn\u2019t just what you pay<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/contattolive.co.za\/north\/cost-isnt-just-what-you-pay\/embed\/#?secret=g5DBRQkimA\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Cost isn\u2019t just what you pay&#8221; &#8212; Contatto North\" data-secret=\"g5DBRQkimA\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!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);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/contattolive.co.za\/north\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/contattolive.co.za\/north\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cost-isnt-just-what-you-pay.jpg","thumbnail_width":770,"thumbnail_height":385,"description":"The true cost of a dollar, Rand or pound (or whatever you\u2019re earning in) is not just what you earn. It\u2019s what you give up to earn it. On paper, your salary might seem straightforward. $75,000 a year. \u00a35,000 a month. R250 an hour. But those figures don\u2019t tell the full story. What if the number you think you earn is hiding the real cost of how you earn it? This is the idea behind a [&hellip;]"}