All posts tagged "Saving"
My Goals
What does the interest rate cut mean for your savings?
May 22, 2020The South African Reserve bank has just announced an interest rate cut from 4.25% to 3.75%...
My Goals
Could your older self style it financially? – Part 1
May 20, 2020And so we came to the last night of our first trip to Greece*, which naturally...
My Goals
The One Thing
May 7, 2020What’s the one thing that gets you where you need to be, financially? Financial management scares...
My Goals
10 Tips to help you live below your means
May 6, 2020Late 2019, my partner and I flew to Greece for some sun, Mediterranean food, hiking and...
My Investments
Your Saving Grace: An Emergency Fund
Apr 21, 2020The real value of having an emergency fund will only be fully appreciated during an emergency...
My Goals
I Hate Budgeting
Apr 20, 2020Budgeting does not sit easily with me. I’ve tried a couple of budgeting models and found...
Retirement
Retirement Annuities
Apr 16, 2020Retirement annuities, or RAs, can be a bit of a controversial subject, depending on who you...
My Goals
Minimizing to Save Cash
Apr 14, 2020I’ve been trying out minimizing to save money for a bit over 8 months now. I...
My Investments
The Power of the Savings Ratio
Apr 13, 2020I had never heard the term ‘savings ratio’. I couldn’t save. It wasn’t that I was...
Investing
Tax-Free Accounts
Apr 13, 2020Tax-Free Accounts rank first for me as a saving and investment priority in my personal financial...
My Goals
Why have an Emergency Fund?
Apr 9, 2020I went without an emergency fund – the most basic savings concept – for much longer...
Investing
Interest rate cut: take advantage
Mar 30, 2020The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has announced an interest rate cut of 1% (100 basis...
Opinion
Getting your saving fix
Mar 27, 2020How we save Remember when you were young and really wanted that radio-controlled car? Your parents...
My Goals
How to make your child a tax-free millionaire
Mar 26, 2020I know the caption may seem ‘catchy’, but there are no short cuts or get rich...
Opinion
6 Savings Tips for the Average Joe
Mar 24, 2020Saving is pretty difficult for most people, and when I say most, I mean like 99.9%...
My Goals
Let Me Convince You To Save Money
Mar 20, 2020In one of my features, ‘Imali Yam’, on Umhlobo Wenene (UWFM), I spoke about July being...
My Goals
Realistic personal finance hacks
Mar 5, 2020Hacks can be hard because shortcuts rarely exist. Prizes take time and effort. The personal finance...
My Goals
The Expense Triangle Of Doom
Feb 19, 2020When most people think about reducing their expenses, the thought process may look something like this:...
Investing
Tax-free savings account vs. Retirement annuity? Who wins?
Mar 4, 2018Should you be investing in a Retirement Annuity or a Tax-Free Savings Account? The key ‘thing’ that differentiates both...
My Goals
What Valentine’s Day could cost you in 2020!
Feb 14, 2018After a 3-month long January 🙂 , Feb is finally here. And with Feb comes Valentine’s...
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