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Are In-App Purchases and Games Loot Boxes Damaging Your Wallet?

Idham Idris, Licensed Financial Planner and Director, Wealth Vantage Advisory

17-Sep-20 09:37

Are In-App Purchases and Games Loot Boxes Damaging Your Wallet?

Microtransactions and in-app purchases are big revenue generators for big tech, but could be detrimental to our wallets. Roshan Kanesan speaks to Idham Idris about the red flags when it comes to digital expenditure as well as ways to manage digital leisure spending better.

Produced by: Roshan Kanesan

Presented by: Roshan Kanesan


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Categories:  Personal Finance,  Investments,  Financial Literacy,  Business Analysis,  Trends and Forecasts,  Markets,  Young Finance

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