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Personal finance for beginners

Personal finance for beginners

by Journey Man20 November 202025 February 20212 Comments

Been a Late Starter I've really had to learn about personal finance for beginners. This is me. Learning the basics, undoing the bad habits and striving for better financial control! This is the last post in my series on being…

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Financial Habits, Late Starter debt free, take charge
I have no self control

I have no self control

by Journey Man19 November 202019 November 2020Leave a comment

Hey fellow traveller, it’s me again, Journey-Man and we need to deal with the tough topic of self-control. Let's just put it out there, I have no self control when it comes to spending. I like to think I have,…

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Financial Health, Late Starter spending plan, take charge
Knowledge is power

Knowledge is power

by Journey Man30 October 20202 November 2020Leave a comment

It’s Journey-Man here again, the late starter! What a strange week this has been. Last week, as a late-starter, I decided to start thinking deeply about my financial life. I want to find out what the outlook is, in terms of…

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Late Starter knowledge, plan, take charge
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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52 Week Savings Challenge

The 52 Weeks Savings Challenge for 2019

by Brendan28 December 20187 February 20211 Comment

The 52 Week Savings Challenge is a fun weekly challenge to help you save over R13,000 over the course of a year. Join me in doing this.

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Check your bank statement

Check your bank statement

by Brendan27 August 201813 July 2021Leave a comment

A friend of mine recently tweeted that he had 4 fraudulent debit orders coming off his bank account last month. Can you believe it? Wow - you really need to check your bank statement each month! #MoneyMonday – short to-the-point…

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I need to fix my finances

I need to fix my finances

by Brendan11 July 201818 December 20203 Comments

Tebogo is a reader of this blog and recently sent me an amazing email sharing how he managed to transform his finances over the past few months. It was so awesome to hear from someone who's just realised that things…

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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
Effort of saving

Perceived effort of Saving

by Brendan15 January 20188 October 2020Leave a comment

There's a perceived effort of saving. That is, when you feel it's too much work for the value you get. But is this really the case? Is it so hard to save money? Speaking to a colleague the other day…

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The start of Take Charge of Your Money blog

The start

by Brendan14 April 20176 July 20214 Comments

As I strive for financial freedom I decided to start blogging to show others how to take charge of your money and understand your relationship with money.

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