Introduction Insurance is super important! If you don’t have insurance, you’re making a big mistake. It’s crucial to have enough coverage to meet both your financial and lifestyle needs and protect yourself. When it comes to insurance, avoiding certain mistakes can save you from financial and emotional distress down the line. First and foremost, failing […]
1. Why am I unable to save money? It is not that you cannot save; the problem is what stories are running through your subconscious mind (background), which we call self-limiting beliefs. So let me explain what we mean. You may have been told that “you are not good enough”, “you are not worthy or deserving […]
Spending is a function of your mindset. The question you should be asking yourself is: Why do you keep spending above and beyond your means (income), knowing very well that it will get you into trouble in the first place? If it has been going on for a year, that is enough time to see […]
Buying your first car is an exciting milestone, but at the same time, it can also be a daunting, exhausting, and confusing experience, particularly when buying a new car, a common issue is the way people pay for it. A car loan can be a serious financial commitment, second to buying a house, so it’s […]
Dealing with over-indebtedness Debt can create a snowball effect that generates even more debt. When debt repayment pressure becomes too much to handle and you cannot meet all your monthly obligations, you are officially classified as “over-indebted.” Let us take an example: Say you earn R20,000 per month, but your expenses and debt repayments add […]
Excessive debt is the most common source of concern for most people, particularly Baby Boomers, not forgetting the millenia who are trapped in millions of Rands (dollars) of debt and unable to escape, forcing them to work in their later years when they should be retiring or nearing retirement. This also affects young professionals who […]
“The Richest Man in Babylon” written by George S. Clason is a quick-read thin timeless classic book that has been acclaimed as the greatest of all inspirational works on the subject of financial prudence, financial planning, and generating personal wealth. It was written back in the 1920s however the same theme runs through to today. […]
One young woman who was drowning and floundering in debt was able to lift herself out of the financial doldrums, by taking steps to remedy her situation, and by making changes to her bad money management habits. She made some smart financial moves, and now her future looks brighter and more promising than ever. Well, […]
Let us understand why we value things more than we value money: because we care more about what money can buy than we care about having money itself. Read that statement again! If we valued money more than we valued things we would not part with it so easily and carelessly and we would not […]
Marriage is one of the most sanctified unions on earth and unfortunately, not well practiced and understood by some men and women, especially the duties and roles they are supposed to play in this union as equal partners. Whether you and your spouse both work outside of the home, or one of you stays home […]