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14 Feb 2022

Breaking up is hard to do, but unavoidable if the relationship with your credit card goes toxic

By Staff Writer

It’s easy to have a ‘love-hate’ relationship with your credit card.

13 May 2021

How to entrench positive COVID-19-enforced changes

By Staff Writer

Few have escaped the devastating loss of lives and livelihoods wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, but many have also made positive changes, particularly to their financial habits. How can we entrench these new habits? Setting goals, and even capturing them in a plan, is one thing, but sticking to them is notoriously difficult.
13 Jan 2020

Give yourself a 2020 financial detox

By Janice Roberts

The word detox can be quite daunting especially when the goal is to start the year on a clean slate. Yet more so than before, people are looking at detoxing and simplifying their lives by reducing the clutter and focusing more on themselves or their family; and ultimately looking at achievable goals that will best...
25 Sep 2019

Is your money hiding from you?

By Janice Roberts

If you’re struggling to make ends meet at the end of the month, you’re not alone. According to the 2019 Old Mutual Savings and Investment Monitor, South Africans are feeling the financial pinch more than ever. But did you know that some of your money could be hiding from you and that, with some careful...
16 Apr 2018

Say hello to automation – and financial freedom

By Janice Roberts

It’s hard to develop good money habits. It’s especially hard when those habits include delaying gratification and cutting back on impulse purchases. When it comes to money, too many of us opt to satisfy all today’s wants instead of securing tomorrow’s financial freedom.
28 Feb 2017

Budget month tips to help you seize the reins on your financial future

By Janice Roberts

With February known as budget month in South Africa, the spotlight is once again on the critical importance of a disciplined, yet balanced financial blueprint for our country. But a comprehensive budget is equally important for each individual household to pull the reins in on wasteful spending and begin steering instead towards a brighter financial...
20 Apr 2016

Invest in your child’s retirement

By Janice Roberts

The current economic climate is presenting major challenges for consumers, says Preenay Sathu, Channel Head at FNB Financial Advisory.
19 Nov 2015

How to spend your annual bonus effectively

By Janice Roberts

As the year comes to an end, many of us are eagerly waiting in anticipation for our annual bonuses. But how many of us actually plan to use the money effectively? South Africans should spend as much time planning for their year-end bonuses, as they spend on planning holidays and travel.