Self Control in Saving
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?
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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?
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How can women thrive when it comes to money values?
As we celebrate women in August, we know that they face a unique set of financial challenges. How can women thrive when it comes to their money values?
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How to save during any season
As South Africans we are definitely known for our resilience and our ability to ride out storms. But one thing we aren't known for is being a "nation of savers". Why do we find it so hard to save?
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Why we should talk about money in church
The Bible has a lot to say about money, but in church we often restrict our conversations about finances to tithing, church building funds and offerings. What can Christians do to help their faith communities get financially healthy?
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How will you grow your money?
For a lot of us, payday can be stressful. If we don't have a plan of action for our hard-earned money, we’ll never get to enjoy the benefits of watching the money we have worked for provide us with a better life.
Spring cleaning your finances
Spring signals a season of vibrance as all the colourful flowers start to bloom. But for some of us, it may help put into perspective how a personal season of change – especially when it comes to our finances – needs to come.
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Always waiting for the other shoe to drop – how to stop operating from a scarcity mentality
Bonolo Mokua reflects on her own journey of how a scarcity mindset impacted her financial well-being – and what she did to overcome it.
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Are you a penny pincher?
It might seem like the only way to not get into bad debt is to be a penny pincher. But that's not always the case. Read our tips on how to learn the value of spending without living an overly restrictive life.
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Surviving 'black tax' and setting financial boundaries
How do we navigate family requests for money while still balancing our other financial responsibilities and goals?
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How the things we value impact our financial decisions and long-term goals
The things we value can have a significant impact on our financial decisions. Our values influence how we prioritize our spending and saving, as well as the goals we set for our financial future.
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What hope do the matrics of 2023 have?
Roughly 40% of Grade 1 learners will exit our school system before they even reach Grade 12, according to The Zero Dropout campaign. If this is the case, then what hope do those who finish high school and dream of going into university have?
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