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Living within your means

Living within your means

by Brendan10 April 20213 June 2021Leave a comment

You've heard it before and it probably makes sense, but living within your means can be hard and sometimes one wonders whether it's even worth it. Why deprive yourself from all that life has to offer simply to make you…

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Financial Health Budget, Habits
No fear

No fear

by Journey Man2 November 20202 November 2020Leave a comment

Now that I have come to terms with the reality of having a problem with my finances, I intend to do something about it. This is going to be tough but I need to tackle the challenge. Have no fear…

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Late Starter Habits, real life
Financially fit

Financially Fat or Fit?

by Brendan21 June 202024 November 20223 Comments

Are you financially fat or are you financially fit? A guest post from a 40-something year old who left his retirement planning for almost-too-late. He’s now looking at his financial fitness and how to move from fat to fit. Not…

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Financial Health finance diy, Habits, take charge
Track your money

Track your money, or lose it

by Brendan7 March 202014 April 2020Leave a comment

Irrespective of your financial situation, how you manage and track your money is a whole different story; one which can have a huge effect on your finances

Budgeting Habits, track
Spring-clean your finances

Spring-clean your finances

by Brendan3 September 201822 January 2021Leave a comment

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 –…

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Financial Health Budget, emergency fund, Habits, motivate, track
How to deal with feeling broke

How to deal with feeling broke?

by Brendan28 May 201831 August 20208 Comments

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…

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Financial Health, Pay off debt broke, Budget, calculate, Habits, stress, take charge
Save water at home

How to save water at home

by Brendan12 February 201813 October 2020Leave a comment

Cape Town recently experienced the one of the worst droughts ever and forced us all to look at how to save water at home. In fact, we were fast approaching 'Day Zero' when the city predicted the water supplies to…

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Save Money, Smart Choices challenge, Habits
Money saving tips

Money saving tips

by Brendan24 December 20176 October 2020Leave a comment

Here are 10 money saving tips to help you reach your goals. These are all quick and easy to implement as daily habits and don't require too much restraint or work. Use these and see your finances transformed over time.…

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Save Money Habits, idea, knowledge, tip
It can be so hard staying in control of your finances

It’s so hard staying in control

by Brendan14 April 20173 November 2020Leave a comment

Staying in control of you money can really be hard!  There are so many temptations all around where we can spend money and it's difficult to decide when we need something or when something really will add value to our…

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Financial Habits challenge, credit card, Focus, Habits, spend, track

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