Load shedding has cost all of us over the past few weeks, but do you know exactly how much?Neither did we, until we did a little digging. Cost to the economy at large
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Can finances be a family affair?
Throughout the year there are clusters of holidays and long weekends when family comes to the fore. These moments are often an opportunity to step out of the frenetic hamster wheel of life, we now have long weekends and, for some, religious holidays to spend with those nearest and dearest to us. Which got us thinking – how much does your inner circle feature in your finances?
On the road: the best road trips for the long weekend season
It’s that time of year coming up again when the public holidays flow thick and fast for South Africa. With a country as beautiful as ours, the ideal solution could be a road trip.
Teach your children well
It’s an overwhelming feeling most of us recall vividly – that first job, the first month of rent to pay and the exhilarating yet terrifying knowledge that we have to keep ourselves alive for the rest of the month for the very first time.
Five cents-making reasons to prepare for next year’s tax return now
Planning is everything, as they say, and while it’s true of most things, it’s even truer when it comes to tax. Although it can be tempting now that financial year end is over to hide your head in the sand and not think of anything tax-related for the next ten months – please, don’t.
Investment monogamy: the power of staying put in an uncertain market
You’ve worked hard for your money and you expect it to work hard for you. Hence, there are few things more throat-blocking than opening your statement one morning and your investments are worth less than they were a month ago.