Shop around to avoid racking up a catalogue of pricey debt

Interest-free deals in traditional shopping directories and online can seem a good idea. But the costs can mountAlex spent £675 on a washing machine and a fridge-freezer from Littlewoods, opting to “buy now pay later”. At the time his income was sufficient to make the repayments before the end of the interest-free period, but when he was suddenly made redundant he couldn’t afford to repay the debt in time, and then an interest rate of 39% kicked in.“Suddenly the pay