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Tag: Financially free

For many the thought of being financially free is a distant dream. Something they think not possible.

But, it really is possible to be financially free, and I’ll show you how in this series of posts and articles.

FIRE in South Africa

FIRE in South Africa

by Brendan7 September 20214 March 20223 Comments

If you're following any personal finance blogs and accounts, you've probably heard of the FIRE movement. That is, Financially Independent, Retire Early. You have probably wondered whether it's really possible to FIRE in South Africa as the bulk of the…

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Financial Freedom Budget, featured, Financially free, FIRE, retirement, rule of 25
Financial plan

Financial plan?

by Brendan13 June 202012 January 2023Leave a comment

A guest post from a 40-something year old who left his retirement planning for almost-too-late. He's now getting his financial plan in place. As I continue the "Late-Starter journey" I realise that my financial life has worked out exactly as planned.…

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Tumis Debt Story

Tumi’s debt story

by Brendan1 July 201918 March 202210 Comments

Read Tumi's debt story of how she got into 172k of consumer debt, her stress, and how she has now almost finished paying it off

Pay off debt debtstories, Financially free, real life
Credit card debt

5 warning signs of a credit card debt trap

by Brendan27 September 20181 April 2021Leave a comment

Credit cards are dangerous things as they make it far too easy to buy stuff that you don't actually have money for! And what's worse is that the credit cards are marketed as giving you freedom, giving you things that…

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Pay off debt balance, credit card, Financial Health, Financially free, track
What is good debt

What is good debt?

by Brendan6 September 201822 January 20212 Comments

In last weeks radio interview discussing why people get into debt, I was asked about good debt. What is good debt and is it okay to have it? It's a question I often get asked and hence I decided to write…

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Pay off debt car, consumerism, Financially free, home loan
Better to pay off debt or invest?

Better to pay off debt or invest?

by Brendan11 November 20171 October 2020Leave a comment

You may be in a situation where you have some spare cash and you're now wondering whether it's better to pay off debt or invest. It's a tricky one and you are definitely not alone in this! There is no…

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Investing, Pay off debt Financially free, knowledge, save

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