So here are some everyday documents that you must read before you sign.

Watch Out for Building Circulars 

Make sure to read those building circulars that come around before you sign them. If you don't you might just miss an Annual General Body Meeting. Or worse, your pesky neighbour who doesn't own a car has proposed an increase in the parking charges and you have blindly agreed to it by signing the circular.

Swipe, Read, and then Sign

When you swipe your debit or credit card at a supermarket and the cashier hands you the merchant's copy to sign, make sure to check the amount he has swiped your card for. Remember, once you sign the slip, that amount will be debited from your account.

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Are You a Nominee? 

If your husband is investing in shares, mutual funds or even insurance and is making you a nominee, don't just sign the papers without reading through everything first. It might take you half an hour but at least you will know what you have signed up for.

To Err is Human

But you really don't want to pay for someone else's mistake. So if you have asked someone to draft a letter for you, go through the letter before you sign it. The absence or presence of the word 'not' in the letter could change its entire meaning.

Don't Let the Doc Off Scott Free 

In case your husband, child or parent has to go in for a major surgery where success is not absolutely guaranteed the hospital might ask you to sign certain documents. Go through them carefully to see that the hospital hasn't completely washed their hands off in case of failure.