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Explore the five money values that have a huge impact on our financial health

Honesty in Earning

Learn what honesty in earning means and why it's so important.

Responsibility in Spending

Find out why the way we spend our money matters.

Wisdom in Borrowing

Debt is a reality, but we need wisdom to use it well. Click to find out more.

Self-control in Saving

Discover why saving is an important way to take control of your financial security.

Generosity in Giving

Learn why giving is good for others – and us!

Money articles

How to have fewer hands on your finances

Money. It’s never really yours, is it? By the time your salary hits your account, it already has an array of fingerprints on it. So how do you take back control of your finances when it feels like they have become a communal fund?

Lessons from a taxi accountant

If you’ve ever sat in the front seat of a South African taxi, you probably didn’t plan on becoming a part-time cashier with zero training and a deep fear of being yelled at by strangers. Welcome to taxi accounting – the informal financial system that makes a stokvel treasurer's job look like a holiday.

How to avoid Janu-worry

Ahhh, December – the month of family, friends, parties, and most importantly... early paydays and bonuses! You’ve got a swagger in your step as you wave goodbye to your office for 2024. Time to relax and unwind. After all, it’s been a long year, and you deserve to treat yourself, right?

Festive budgeting tips

This fun infographic offers some useful tips for making the most of your money this festive season.

Don’t let Black Friday leave you feeling blue

It’s Black Friday time again and what started as a trend in several parts of the world has now evolved into a global phenomenon. But don’t get trapped into debt by buying things you don't need.

Money advice to my 18-year-old self

The most important advice that I’d give myself is about money. Having studied the topic for years, and having taught children, teenagers and adults on the subject, I’ve seen first-hand how healthy money habits can dramatically change a child’s future.

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For your church

Run the Values & Money course in your congregation or Christian organisation.

For teams/organisations

Run the V&M course featuring scenes from Nothing for Mahala in your company or team.

“… self-control in saving has radically changed how my husband and I set goals and work our way towards them.”
Nothando Maposa

Resources

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Values & Money Youth Resource

When it comes to money we are all faced with a choice about the life we live and the legacy we leave. This resource can help us to have honest conversations about money in our classrooms, youth group, lecture halls, and in our family. And to challenge ourselves to ask the question: When it comes to money, what mark will I make?

Nothing for Mahala

Nothing for Mahala tells the story of Axe, a man with a taste for the soft life who finds himself having to do community service at an old age home after his flashy lifestyle leads to trouble with the law.

Values & Money Study

Based on the film, Nothing for Mahala, and including a DVD with clips, this 6-week study course addresses the underlying values driving our behaviours and attitudes when it comes to money.

Values & Money Bible Study

Based on the film, Nothing for Mahala, and including a DVD with clips, this 6-week Bible study course addresses the underlying values driving our behaviours and attitudes when it comes to money.

Ideal for Christian small groups & families

My Money, My Values For Life

Based on the film, Nothing for Mahala, with a DVD containing clips from the film, this book offers three lessons to Grade 9 and 11 Life Orientation teachers on money values

Show Me The Money

A values-based guide for young South Africans. The guide, aimed at Christian Youth Groups, consists of four lessons, where the first lesson includes a viewing of the movie Nothing for Mahala.

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Home Values and Money

What we believe about money has a huge impact on our lives