My Goals
Checklist before buying an Apartment in South Africa
Author’s Note: This article is written considering purchasing an apartment in a complex (i.e. sectional title)...
My Investments
Buying your first property (Part 2) – Why save for a deposit for your property?
Jun 3, 2020Previous: Buying your first property (Part 1) – credit scores in South Africa Let’s get risky...
My Investments
Buying your first property (Part 1) – credit scores in South Africa
Jun 3, 2020Who do you think you are? I was a very strong-willed child when I was young....
Retirement
Emergency regulation changes to your pension income – Living Annuities
Jun 3, 2020The minister of finance recently published regulations around certain COVID 19 relief for living annuity policy...
My Investments
Property and tax incentives within South Africa
Jun 2, 2020Tax and Property Profit within the property sphere is normally taxed at your full income tax...
Wisdom
What if you can afford it?
Jun 2, 2020I have the money – I can afford it In one of our travels to Croatia,...
My Insurance
Income protection: Why is it necessary?
Jun 1, 2020Many people believe that the greatest asset you possess is your ability to earn an income....
My Career
8 Tips for Working at Home during the Corona Virus
May 31, 2020Welcome to a glimpse of an apocalyptic world! With the Corona virus rendering everyone housebound due...
Opinion
What would you do if you won the Lotto?
May 31, 2020If you won the lotto today, what would you do with the money? This subject has...
My Investments
Dreaming with Compound Interest
May 30, 2020This is my new favourite thing to do; playing with compound interest calculators. Yes, it’s extremely...
My Goals
When do I get to enjoy my money?
May 30, 2020A friend recently asked the question while we talked about retirement: “But when do I get...
My Goals
Emergency funds: Avoiding financial ruin
May 29, 2020And so you’re off to the emergency fund room I have this stash of about R...
My Goals
Progress Report – One Year In
May 29, 2020It’s August 12, 2019 – a year of progress… I only started the blog in May...
Retirement
FIRE math and how it’s going to save your retirement
May 29, 2020Before I discovered FIRE, I had decided I didn’t want a retirement. Being an artist is...
Wisdom
5 Financial Tips to help you survive the Lockdown
May 28, 2020The ongoing COVID-19 lockdown has had many of us worried about work, our jobs, and the...
Wisdom
How to be taken seriously in life
May 28, 2020Many people today feel pressure to project images of themselves, and their lives, that perhaps aren’t...
Debt
Tumi’s debt story
May 27, 2020This is a real debt story from a reader who wishes to remain anonymous. My name...
My Goals
Frugal Foodie – saving, enjoying, eating.
May 27, 2020Being frugal does not mean being cheap I recently did a no coffee month, and this...
Opinion
Anxiety and Money
May 26, 2020I’m not a diagnosed anxiety sufferer, but it’s been an anxious year. I’ve become very aware...
Debt
Debt trap: COVID-19 Emergency Loans
May 26, 2020It is very clear that the current COVID-19 pandemic has affected many households’ income. Regardless of...
My Stuff
Reward Programs in South Africa
May 25, 2020Rands and cents: is it worth it? As I have been getting more and more involved...
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...
Debt
Straight or Budget?
Feb 7, 2020Straight or budget relates to how you pay back the amount you spend on your credit...
Car Insurance
When an option is not an option
Jun 23, 2017Rewind to the days when something like a Conquest was all you need. In 2005, the...
Car Insurance
Hit a pothole? You can claim damages
Jun 23, 2017If you are a motorist who lives in Johannesburg, you’ll be happy to know that if...
Opinion
Making Good Financial Decisions
Jun 20, 2017Many of us are overwhelmed by the idea of making financial decisions. Most may feel that...
Investing
The cost of buying shares
May 17, 2017Understanding the expenses involved in trading shares will help you decide when to buy or sell...
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