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Do You Get More From State Pension Than You Pay In?

What to study

Loss Avoidance

  • National Insurance comes out of every UK payslip, so it's natural to wonder if you'll see it again.
  • The scale shows the worry, a stack of notes paid in against loose change back.
  • The title asks if that's really how it works out.
How the packaging works
Title

'You Pay In' makes it about your own money, not the pension system in general, and a yes or no question promises a clear answer.

Thumbnail

A balance scale is the instant symbol for 'is it worth it', and the pile of notes outweighing the loose coins shows the answer viewers fear.

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When your viewers suspect they're getting a bad deal, show the trade on a balance scale with what they give on one side and what they get on the other. Let the title ask the question plainly.

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The transferable lesson

Put the suspected bad deal on a scale.

NichePersonal Finance
Click driverLoss AvoidanceCuriosity GapIdentity & Self-Relevance
Visual signalCurrency / MoneySide-by-Side ComparisonSupporting TextPhotography

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