There's a lot happening now that is beyond our control and for which we could never really have planned for. It's a challenging time for many and everyone's circumstances are different. How you manage your finances during a crisis like…
Category: Financial Habits
It’s amazing how small financial habits can make a huge difference in your finances. Habits such as budgeting, saving, tracking expenses, setting goals, checking prices etc. Small and consistent daily moves will have a great impact!
Financial habits don’t need to be complex, time consuming nor difficult. They really are just small changes to ones’ mindset, being more conscious about spending and knowing your bigger picture plans.
How to set finance goals
Hopefully you're convinced of the importance of personal finance goal setting and that you are now eager waiting to hear how to set finance goals. Great! As gangsters in movies say: “If you don’t start nuthin’, there won’t be nuthin’”. Remember…
Benefits of personal finance goals
Let's look at the benefits of personal finance goals and why setting some is an important step in taking control of your personal finances. Chances are that this post will have some things you’ve heard before, some ideas will ring…
Personal Finance DIY
Because nobody cares more about your money than you do When last did you see an advertisement from a financial institution encouraging you to compare the fees charged on their unit trust platform with that of a competitor? Or to…
Manage finances as a couple
It can be tricky to manage finances as a couple. Check out this interview with Kaelo about he and his new wife manage their finances together. Great tips!
Managing finances as a couple
Managing finances as a couple can be tricky and can often lead to conflict. Read Peter & Vanessa's story of how they do it and what works well for them.
Financial goals for 2020
Financial Goals for 2020 First published in City Press The start of a new year, and in fact a new decade, is a great opportunity to reflect on life. Your successes, life events, family and work situation. It’s also good…
Spend less than you earn
The ‘not-very-secret’ mathematical formula for creating wealth and achieving the future you’re hoping for is not a complicated one; spend less than you earn
How to build an Emergency Fund
When it rains, and you want to be the person who brought an umbrella... see why and how to build an emergency fund to save you when "life happens"
Why and how I set goals each year
I love to take the opportunity of a new year to reflect on life, see how I've done over the past year (or two) and decide on a course for the new year. New Year Resolutions do however have a…
Struggling to make ends meet
It's a sad reality that many people (most?) are struggling to make ends meet and make it through the month. There are many reasons for this, but one of them is the back-to-front money cycle; we use this months money…
How to get ready for tax season
A look at how to get ready for tax season. First published in City Press but updated for current tax year. Tax season in South Africa always runs from 1 March of the previous year, to 28 February of the…