The ‘ostrich effect’ is a financial term which is often used to describe the act of pretending a monetary problem does not exist: “burying one’s head in the sand” to hide from a problem. Contrary to the popular myth, the ostrich does not, in fact, bury its head in the sand, neither to hide nor anything else. Yet thousands of people in debt choose to bring the myth to life, ignoring their debts in the hope that they will magically [...]