Lifestyle Black Friday Special: 50% Off Your Savings There are lots of great Black Friday deals and it may be the best time to shop for the festive season however it is important to remember to shop responsibly. Here are a few tips on how. Anelisa Maswana Nov 24, 2022 • 2 min read
Lifestyle 3 Tips To Avoid a Budget Blowout When Designing Your Home Interior Blowing your budget when designing your home interior quickly and swiftly becomes immensely stressful. So here are some sure fire tips to avoid a budget blowout. Keshia Wylie Jul 21, 2022 • 5 min read
Lifestyle The Cost of Your Dream Car We all have a dream car, but have you ever asked yourself what impact will buying your dream car have on your future ambitions, from a financial perspective? Thomas Brennan Jun 16, 2022 • 3 min read
Lifestyle Growing Money-Smart Children A personal account of when to start saving for children, tips to introduce good financial habits and how to do so. Shera Deavall May 26, 2022 • 5 min read
Lifestyle Lessons From My First Friendcation My friends and I had been toying with the idea of going on a friendcation for almost a year but It was only in October 2020 that we decided to be serious about planning one. Miyabo Miyabo May 13, 2022 • 3 min read
Lifestyle All You Need Is Love (Not) - Financial Implications of Moving in Together Moving in with your partner is a HUGE step, you need to be able to work as a team and be willing to compromise. Here are some financial tips on how to do just that. Anelisa Maswana Apr 22, 2022 • 4 min read
Lifestyle What Netflix Taught Me About Money In this article, I’ll be looking at some recent and not so recent Netflix releases that have a financial takeaway, and of course, a plot twist or two that you could also find interesting (spoiler alert!). Rele Tsoai Apr 8, 2022 • 2 min read
Tips Budgeting For a Car Buying a car is a huge financial commitment, there’s so much to consider. This article has 4 important financial considerations to make when budgeting for a car. Tara Williams Apr 1, 2022 • 3 min read
Tips Tips For Increasing Your Savings You mean well and try to spend less, but something always comes up. The good news is there are plenty of straightforward ways to save money and breathe some fresh air into your budget. LocumBase Mar 3, 2022 • 3 min read
Investing (Financial) Advice For My Younger Self "I’ve often thought about what I would say to my younger self if I had a chance. There are a few things, what I did with the money I earned." Thomas Brennan Feb 15, 2022 • 3 min read
Lifestyle 4 Different Valentine's Day Gifts Are you looking for an alternative to the usual flashy jewellery? Are your arts and crafts skills lacking? Is a house full of flowers too basic? Tara Williams Feb 9, 2022 • 3 min read
Tips 6 Ways to Save Money as a Student Saving can seem like an impossible and daunting task when you’re a student, but that's why we've listed some tips that students can take advantage of. Anelisa Maswana Jan 25, 2022 • 2 min read
Tips Supporting Our Parents in Retirement The sad reality is that many retirees have not saved enough money to meet their financial needs in retirement. This means a lot of children may land up supporting their parents. Thomas Brennan Dec 1, 2021 • 2 min read
Tips Good Debt and Bad Debt In this article we're going to explain a bit more about debt – what makes it bad… and when it is good. Nicolas Oldert Nov 16, 2021 • 4 min read
Investing Under (Financial) Pressure We all have a relationship with money. It’s influenced by our culture, our community and also by our gender. Men are often told that they should be good with money. Thomas Brennan Nov 3, 2021 • 2 min read
Investing How Do Investors Sleep at Night? Investors have long since recognised that biases may arise when making decisions under pressure, Maybe they can teach us how to sleep a little better at night. Helen Kean Redpath Sep 23, 2021 • 2 min read
Lifestyle I Don't Want to Work Until 50 "From the day I started working, something just didn’t feel right. The thought of spending the next 30+ years in the workplace wasn’t an inviting one but at that point in time, I didn’t know what to do about how I felt." Small Steps to Freedom Sep 9, 2021 • 2 min read
Stories Full-time to Freelancer - Rozanne McKenzie's Money Journey It has been 11 years of freelancing and, it was the best decision I could have made. I have been doing work that I am fulfilled and stimulated by and my finances have always worked out. Rozanne McKenzie Aug 17, 2021 • 3 min read
Investing Minimalists and Investors Share a Mindset Minimalism is all about making space for what is important to you, the things you truly value. Investing is similar. At its core it is about freeing up funds to take advantage of investment opportunities. Helen Kean Redpath Aug 3, 2021 • 2 min read
Tips Moving Out for the First Time I’ve bagged my first big-girl job, moved into my first apartment. Now that I've settled into my new surroundings. I can share the “real-world” lessons I've learned. Anelisa Maswana Jun 17, 2021 • 4 min read
Investing Get Rid of Your Boss by 40 The average South African retires at 60 years old. The F.I.R.E movement challenges this statistic as they believe you can retire at any age. Read this article to find out how. Tara Williams Jun 3, 2021 • 4 min read
Tips Balancing Convenience and Cost There are a couple of pros to consuming convenience foods, especially after a long tiring week. But the cons are significantly affecting your wallet. Catherine Carstens May 27, 2021 • 5 min read
Tips Lifestyle Creep (Ungazincishi Inice Time) What does lifestyle creep or ungazincishi inice time mean? This article also tells you how to avoid it. Thomas Brennan Feb 25, 2021 • 4 min read
Tips Just A Mamma on Financially Preparing for Your Children’s Future Planning financially for our kids’ future is something my husband and I do not take lightly. There are a couple of ways in which we plan for those future costs. Mari-Louise and Alec Candiotes Feb 18, 2021 • 3 min read
Investing Passive Income and F.I.R.E Money never needs to rest, it can work for you 24/7/365. Learn about passive income how much you need to retire early! Sebastian Patel Nov 12, 2020 • 3 min read