Buying a new car is always exciting, but it sure comes at a high cost! Sometimes more than what we can afford. It's easy to become emotionally attached to the car and do whatever it takes to be able to…
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How Samantha paid her car debt
A story from Samantha, a personal finance YouTuber and reader of my blog, on how she paid her car debt. Find her videos here. My name is Samantha and I'm a 34 year old Zimbabwean living in Johannesburg for the…
Should you sell a car and share one car as a couple?
Does it make financial sense to sell a car and to share one car as a couple? How would you go about doing the calculations for this?
Festive season insurance tips for South African drivers
By Sumarie Greybe, co-founder at Naked, the AI-driven car insurance provider Contains affiliate links The festive season is rapidly approaching, and millions of South Africans are preparing for the annual exodus to the summer holiday hotspots. Whether you are planning…
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How much is your car actually costing you?
First published in City Press Car ownership is essential for many South Africans, but even if you don’t absolutely need a car, it sure makes life easier! The convenience of just going to where you need to be can’t be…
A debt story from Muthu
A real story from a reader - unedited Mine started late 2014 when I just got a permanent job after a successful graduate programme. I decided to buy a car with my first salary, blessing right? Wrong! I bought the…
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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Save money on your car insurance
It's usually quite easy to save money on your car insurance by simply phoning around for quotes. It's tedious and take time, but you can save a lot!
Do you get “good” debt?
In last weeks radio interview discussing my post on how we're taught that we need debt I was asked right at the end whether one gets good debt and bad debt. This is something that I feel quite strongly about and…
Should I sell my car?
My partner and I are in a very fortunate position where we both own a fully paid for car. This is great and super convenient, but does it really make financial sense? I've been thinking about selling one of the…