You do not know what you do not know, right?

I was reminded about that the other day when I was watching a BBC game show on TV and the contestant fumbled for an answer to a question, I thought was super-obvious.

But you don’t know what you don’t know, it’s as simple as that.

And even worse, is that nowadays we must deal with narratives made up overnight by people looking to push their own agenda. For everything our technology-driven world has afforded us, this pre-conceived “I’ve made up my mind about something without fully looking into it” has to be a step back in the wrong direction. Nobody takes the time to investigate something fully anymore. We simply rely on what we pick up in the corridors and fake news in the media.

Take Debt Review for a second.

Here we have a legitimate legal offering for over-indebted people to pay back what they can afford without hard-core creditors coming after them legally. The problem is the actions of a few unscrupulous “Debt Counsellors” have created a false image of a really useful opportunity if your back is against the wall. In the 2-years since we set up our WhatsApp-based Debt Counselling business SA Debt Advisors (Pty) Ltd; I have been blown away by the negative sentiment of debt review.

“I’ve heard horror stories regarding Debt Review…” People have told me, but it’s simply not true!

So how about we make a deal. I’m going to be sending you a weekly blog post link you can access via your phone so you can read a useful bit of information (the truth) about the pros and cons of Debt Review. If you want to reach out at any stage, you can click here to start your chat with us on WhatsApp.

Our team at SADA is happy to pull down your details from the credit bureau (if we haven’t already) and give you an honest assessment of your situation.

There is absolutely no downside for you.

Next week we will start digging deeper into the detail but let me leave you with this.

Here are the top 5 misconceptions about Debt Review.

• You will never be able to get credit again.
• If you stop you can just start again.
• The money you pay never reaches your creditors.
• You can just consolidate your debt so why opt for Debt Review.
• The bank will repossess your assets anyway.

Click here to start a confidential chat with us on WhatsApp

Many thanks for your time.

Brendan Els

Director

South African Debt Advisors (Pty) Ltd

NCRDC 3434