Whether your objective is to become debt-free, gain financial freedom, or achieve good financial health; a personal budget will help you manage your money more wisely and get you closer to your financial goals.
Tag Archives: Budgeting
How to properly prepare for marriage
In life, there are certain events that can create a huge gap in your finances, when not properly planned for. These events include getting married. When you know that you plan to get married, start planning for that special day so that you can afford everything related to the ceremony without your finances taking a strain.
Money Lessons From A Conman? Who Would Have Thought?
The Tinder Swindler, a Netflix true-crime documentary that currently has both the online and offline world ablaze, details the story of an internet conman who constructs a tightly wound web of lies around him
Black Friday: The Good, The Bad And The Unaffordable
A few years ago Black Friday was a one day event of crazy sales with steep discounts, but times have changed and now we have pre-event sales, a whole weekend of deals and then to top it off Cyber Monday.
Budgeting Your Way To A Better Bank Balance
Let’s not sugarcoat things, budgeting can be boring. Some people miraculously find a system and stick to it and that’s that. Others try out a whole bunch of tactics and figure it out along the way. But, there are many people who are completely clueless and are at the start of their financial journey.
Ways to save money during lockdown
Perhaps, the most difficult text message to process is a bank alert informing you of money that’s leaving your account. It’s never a pretty scene as it leads you closer to your worst nightmare; running out of money.
Understanding interest rates
An interest rate is a cost of borrowing money. According to Bloomberg, 80% of South Africans use debt for monthly expenses and many are unaware of how much it really costs them.
Pump The Brakes On Fuel Spending
The unprecedented fuel hike has all South Africans feeling the pinch. So, we decided to deep dive into the very small but, easy ways you can save on fuel. With a fuel a hike of over R2 that went into effect on 1 June, every penny counts. Read on for our tips and share them with your friends and family.
Looking to buy a house? Consider these following tips first
One of the things that come with growing up is having to leave your parents’ house and move into your own. Many people tend to make a mistake of buying a house without doing any homework.
What should you be saving for?
How many times have you read or heard that you should have at least 2 months of your salary saved up for emergencies? Countless times, right? While hearing it may be exhausting, it is a fact you can’t ignore.