This article first appeared in City Press The more traditional banks offer accounts tailored to young people and students. Some require you to be a full-time student, while others simply look at your age as a qualifying criteria. These accounts…
Category: Smart Choices
Make better money choices and start thinking about consequences of your actions. We’re faced with money decisions each and every day so best to have a few tricks up your sleeve to help you manage your money better and make smart choices.
Things in the finance world are not necessary binary. It’s often not a choice between an exact right and an exact wrong. Things can work either way and it’s interesting to try to think about circumstances and how one choice could be better than another.
These are my posts on how to make smart choices. How to think about situations differently and try your best to make a better money decision.
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What to do when you’re involved in a car accident
Contains affiliate links; see how I make money. By Sumarie Greybe, co-founder at Naked, a next generation insurance business As discussed on Cape Talk Dos and don’ts when you are involved in a car accident Once the initial shock has…
How does Gap Cover work?
Most of us are familiar with private medical aid and understand the importance of it, but what about Gap Cover? It's one of those things that we don't necessarily want to pay for, if we can even afford it, but…
#MoneyMonday – Two books I want to read in 2019
#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. Two books on my reading list for 2019 I've realized how…
5 Great gift ideas for under R250
So we're just days away from Christmas and if you haven't yet bought gifts you may be pushing it a little in terms of purchasing online, although many sites offer same day delivery if you order in the morning so…
Make your 2019 goals count!
It's that time of year again when we whip out our diaries and start day-dreaming about all we want to achieve in the new year. It's a great habit and certainly one that I would encourage, but all too often…
#MoneyMonday – Is pet medical aid worth it?
#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. Pet insurance for your dogs & cats Being a pet owner…
4 Mistakes to avoid when you are in a car accident
Being in a car accident is stressful but just imagine having your insurance claim rejected because of something silly you did! That could be a financial disaster and make your unpleasant situation far worse. Don't let that happen and take…
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How do you avoid the #BlackFriday hype?
#BlackFriday has become quite a huge event in South Africa recently. It's only the past few years that it's grown to such an extent that people are going a little crazy in anticipation for it. It's a little strange though…
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The competition has ended I’m really excited to be able to offer my first competition on my blog and it’s so easy to enter! What’s even better is that I’ve got a R2,000 Takealot voucher up for grabs - just…
Why your car insurance premium is probably too high
By Sumarie Greybe, co-founder at Naked (this is not a sponsored post, but Naked is on the list of brands I trust!) If you’re like most people, you probably accept the annual inflation-plus increase your car insurer makes to your…
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