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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The 52 Weeks Savings Challenge for 2019
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.
#ModayMonday – Heritage Day
#MoneyMonday with Take Charge of Your Money - Heritage Day Short to-the-point money thought every Monday to give you motivation, perspective or action for the week. Get these straight in your inbox. Your money heritage Today is Heritage Day in…
#MoneyMonday – Check your bank statement
#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. Why check your bank statements? A friend of mine recently tweeted…
Tebogo’s Story (Part 1) – I need to fix my finances
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?
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…
Calculate your Financial Health
We all have a fair idea of what our physical health is like. And of course we can always visit a doctor if something doesn't feel right or if we actually know that something is wrong. What about your finances…
Perceived effort of Saving
Speaking to a colleague the other day I was struck by his laziness to save money. I need to clarify that though, he does save money and has some investments, but he isn't interested in learning or understanding finances and…
The start of Take Charge of Your Money
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.