Carmarthenshire residents are being urged by Trading Standards to seek advice if they have overspent at Christmas and got into financial difficulties.
Trading Standards officers warn that Christmas puts a great strain on the family budget. There is enormous pressure on everyone to spend a lot on presents and entertaining, and as the credit card bills arrive in the New Year, people will start to feel the effects of having missed payments on essential bills to fund the festive season.
Trading Standards’ advice to residents who find themselves in financial difficulties is to contact the Carmarthenshire Citizens’ Advice Bureau, in the first instance, and ask to speak to an expert who can give them specialist advice in relation to Debt on:
01267 231275 Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9 am to 4pm.
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