

Legacy
Building generational wealth
Leaving a legacy and generational wealth A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children....
My Investments
How to compare ETF and unit trust fees
Jun 28, 2021Fees can really weigh on your investment performance. For every extra 2% per year in fees,...
My Home
How to get a home loan – the process
Jun 21, 2021Why would I want a home loan? Not everyone can afford to buy property cash. Some...
My Goals
Spend less than you earn
Jun 16, 2021Easy to say. Not so easy to do. The ‘not-very-secret’ mathematical formula for creating wealth and achieving the...
My Investments
Surprise! I do pay tax on my TFSA!
Jun 8, 2021Since tax-free savings accounts were launched in 2015, I’ve been under the impression that they are...
My Goals
How to make a financial plan
Jun 7, 2021So let’s face it, you need to know how to make a financial plan in order...
My Goals
The 10/10 challenge
Jun 4, 2021Minimalism is about identifying where the value in your life really comes from. It’s about optimizing...
Entrepreneurship
Budgeting and Planning for your hustles
Jun 3, 2021Planning to start a small business People like using big words such as budgets, business requirement...
My Stuff
Which Is Cheaper To Raise – Sons or Daughters?
Jun 2, 2021We recently found out the gender of our baby, due in September 2016 – we are...
Debt
Demystifying Credit Scores – An Easy To Understand Guide
Jun 1, 2021Your credit score is a pretty important number.Why? Well a good credit score not only influences...
My Investments
Assets vs Liabilities
May 31, 2021All of our financial choices come under these two headings: assets and liabilities. As people who...
My Investments
Active vs Passive – A game without an end
May 26, 2021If you’re a DIY investor on the road to financial freedom, you probably already have a...
My Banking
Choosing a bank account in South Africa
May 25, 2021Cheque or savings? A bank account is like your wallet – if you don’t have one,...
My Goals
How to build an Emergency Fund
May 24, 2021When it rains, and you want to be the person who brought an umbrella… “Rainy day...
My Goals
The problems that money can solve
May 21, 2021As we go into this new year, I’ve been thinking a lot about the problems money...
My Investments
How to diversify your global investment
May 20, 2021One of my weekly rituals is listening to the Fat Wallet Show on Mondays over lunchtime. Besides the...
Tax
How to pay less tax in South Africa
May 19, 2021It can be depressing when looking at the amount of tax we pay each month. More...
My Goals
How to grow your financial intelligence
May 18, 2021Financial intelligence and Financial Education Financial intelligence and financial education seems to be buzz words these...
My Home
Is It Better To Buy Or Rent? (And Why We Bought)
May 17, 2021The Buy or Rent debate is always a controversial one, and I think the reason it’s...
My Goals
You need to charge properly
May 14, 2021I had a conversation that really reminded me why I decided to make a finance blog...
My Goals
What is Financial Freedom?
May 13, 2021The most common definition of ‘financial freedom’ is being able to live the life you want...
Investing
VIDEO: Dividend Growth Investing
Aug 11, 2020I think that one of the single biggest challenges for investors is understanding that dividends do...
Investing
VIDEO: Investing In Gold
Jul 21, 2020Gold is often cited as having a negative correlation with stocks and a positive correlation with...
My Goals
VIDEO: How do tax free savings accounts (TFSA) work?
Jul 16, 2020The National Treasury recently announced the introduction of tax-free investing for all South Africans, in a...
Wisdom
VIDEO: WhatsApp Gifting – Stokvel, scam or business?
Jul 6, 2020This video explains how "WhatsApp gifting" - a trending chain letter scheme on WhatsApp - works....
Wisdom
VIDEO: What is Wealth?
Jun 25, 2020Have you ever really thought about what wealth is? Watch as some experts in the financial...
Retirement
VIDEO: What is Retirement?
Jun 24, 2020What is Retirement? Have you ever thought about it? Will you simply be sitting at home...
My Investments
VIDEO: The Stock Market vs. The Economy
Jun 18, 2020In this video, the legendary Ben Felix shows you why the Stock Market doesn't always follow...
Debt
Is all debt bad debt?
Jun 26, 2017As a society, we are driven by debt. The world’s economies are driven by people buying...
My Goals
Get a Financial Coach TODAY!
Apr 28, 2021We are proud to announce that we have partnered with LMS Financial Coaching. Through LMS Financial Coaching,...