Financial health is more than just about how much money you have or what car you drive. It’s far more than that and relates to how prepared you are for emergencies, your retirement savings, investments and overall health of your bank balance.
We’re often afraid to take a real honest look at our financial health and make the necessary changes when we find areas that need improvement.
Looking at your emergency fund, your debt situation and how prepared your are for major catastrophes. These are all part of the financial health plan.
Read these articles for financial health tips and to ensure that you’re good financial health.
Press release Teaching our children about the value of money from an early age will empower them to make sound financial decisions throughout their lives, this according to Lisa Illingworth, co-founder and CEO of FutureProof SA. “We take so many…
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It's not easy finding the balance between saving and spending. On one hand we work hard for our money and really feel that we deserve to enjoy it (which we do!). On the other hand though, we need to save…
#MoneyMonday with Take Charge of Your Money Short to-the-point money thought every Monday to give you motivation, perspective or action for the week. Get these straight in your inbox. How is your Emergency Fund doing? Can you deal with an…
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Content on understanding a credit report provided by fincheck (not sponsored and no affiliation) Listen to me chat on radio about understanding a credit report. All things financial aren’t as simple as it is made out to be. Let’s take…
As we become more aware of the benefits of a mindfulness practice, one should explore the importance of how mindfulness and money relate to each other.
First appeared in Estate Living There was much hype and anticipation ahead of Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s budget speech in March. Knowing some of the major challenges the country faces many were interested to see how the Finance Minister would juggle…
I've just come out of my annual performance review and despite being told how well I'm doing at work, I received a really dismal 5% salary increase. I'm being brave sharing this as colleagues may well read it and perhaps…
It's amazing how much peace of mind you can get by simply having a bit of breathing space in your budget. A buffer budget so to speak. This is different to an Emergency Fund or special savings that you have.…
Where's my money gone? Ever feel overwhelmed by money stresses and that feeling of despair when you realise that you don’t have enough money left?
Spring has sprung and what a great time to spring-clean your finances. You can do this at any time though and here are 7 actions to take to spring-clean your finances. One for each day of the week. #MoneyMonday –…
Lets talk about money and who better to join us that Tebogo. This is the final post in a series of interviews with him where he shares on how he has transformed his finances. Here are the other posts: I…
It's not uncommon to feel broke - I wish I had real statistics on this but I'm sure if you asked around your office or college you'd probably find lots (if not most) people saying that they're broke. Everyone obviously…
