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This means stuff must work and not fall to bits after an hour's use. This might sound pretty basic common sense, but without it, you can find yourself exposed.
Say you buy some new car headlights without checking which car they're for – if you get the wrong ones, that doesn't make them faulty.
Yet if you get them having asked the shopkeeper if they'd work in your car – even though the box didn't say yes or no – then they aren't 'fit for purpose' and you can get your money back.
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What are your consumer rights?
Your consumer rights protect you when you buy goods and services. This means you have rights by law, which a shop or service provider can't change.
This should be taught at school - everyone should know their basic statutory rights. Know these and you can enforce fair treatment. It's so cru...
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Satisfactory quality is harder to define. The law says "satisfactory" is what a reasonable person would be happy with, looking at all of the information easily available to you, such as its price and condition. See more later on
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Understanding our worth and value
When we truly value our time, energy, skills, and expertise, we become a more careful about what we can take on and what we can easily drop.
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Doing the math for better decisions
It forces you to not rush and assume the answers to questions without actually going out into the world and checking them first.
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The 6 P’s of the Entrepreneurial Spirit
- Passion. Passion cannot survive without a path.
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