All posts tagged "Saving"
Investing
Guide to index Exchange-Traded Funds
Jun 17, 2020Let me be your guide to the wonderful world of Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs). I have a...
Investing
Breaking down the JSE all-share index
Jun 16, 2020What is the JSE? To understand what the JSE all-share index is, we need to start...
Investing
How to “work” the market
Jun 15, 2020This is the article that glues together a lot of what I’ve written about previously. It’s...
My Investments
Rental Property Strategies: Buy To Let
Jun 13, 2020So you want to invest in property, right? It is a lot simpler than you think....
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
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...
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...