{"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":"The hidden costs of credit - Contatto North","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"rdYDQosB3l\"><a href=\"https:\/\/contattolive.co.za\/north\/the-hidden-costs-of-credit\/\">The hidden costs of credit<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/contattolive.co.za\/north\/the-hidden-costs-of-credit\/embed\/#?secret=rdYDQosB3l\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The hidden costs of credit&#8221; &#8212; Contatto North\" data-secret=\"rdYDQosB3l\" 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\/2022\/09\/The-hidden-costs-of-credit.jpg","thumbnail_width":770,"thumbnail_height":385,"description":"As 22seven recently published on medium.com, \u201cAlways think twice before you buy something on credit or take out a loan.\u201d Here\u2019s the thing to remember with credit &#8211; it\u2019s just a nicer way of saying that you\u2019re spending money you don\u2019t have. In other words, you\u2019re using someone else\u2019s money to fund your current lifestyle. Credit is sold to us on the premise that it\u2019s money we will have in the future, and often we do [&hellip;]"}