{
  "id": 16871592,
  "title": "The hidden toll of debt and why early action matters",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/the-hidden-toll-of-debt-and-why-early-action-matters",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-28T07:24:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Moneyweb",
    "slug": "moneyweb",
    "url": "https://www.moneyweb.co.za/moneyweb-podcasts/moneyweb-now/the-hidden-toll-of-debt-and-why-early-action-matters/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "If ‘you're stuck, struggling to put food on the table or struggling to speak to your family, speak to a professional, speak to a debt counsellor, speak to a financial advisor’: Sebastien Alexanderson, Debt Advisors CEO Sebastien Alexanderson.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}