Do You Shop Till You Drop?

Nirmala Subramaniam, Financial Education Manager, AKPK

20-Jun-24 18:00

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A new survey conducted by The Credit Counselling and Management Agency has revealed that shopping addiction is one of the main reasons that young people in Malaysia are in debt. So we ask our listeners if they have a shopping problem, and then later, we speak to AKPK themselves on their findings.

Image credit: przemekklos,123RF

Produced by: Sudais Ferhard

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Kam Raslan

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Categories: financial wellness, young finance, personal development

Tags: akpk, debt, youth, personal finance, buy now pay later, shopping, addiction, online shopping,

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