In this week's My Money, My Lifestyle Podcast, Maya and Mapalo unpack the myths and the facts around what affects your credit score and how you can improve it.
How to work out your electricity costs and save
Understanding how electricity tariffs work is the first step towards taking charge of your spending.
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Listen: Does your will reflect your wishes?
Who should you select as an executor and what happens to your retirement funds when you die? Maya and Mapalo unpack what you need...
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Naspers’s Euronext listing plan – a sting in the tail for retail investors?
Naspers has announced that it plans to list a company (subsequently named “Prosus”) on the Euronext Exchange in Amsterdam, which...
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#CrazyWaysToSave: Money tips from ordinary South Africans
Some crowdsourced ideas on how to save from young, savvy South Africans doing more to manage their money better.
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It is perilously easy for investors to get caught up in the sentiment of the day and buy into ‘story stocks’
The annual report released by The Ombudsman for Short-Term Insurance (OSTI) shows that complaints around motor vehicle insurance are the most common.
When buying a house or car, having an excellent credit score and therefore qualifying for a better interest rate could save you tens of thousands of rands.
The long-awaited amendment to the Government Employees Pension Law dealing with divorce debt has been signed into law.
By having a blood test you can significantly reduce your life cover premium. So why are people so reluctant to do so?
Robert Kiyosaki explains in his book "Fake" why he would rather own KrugerRand than rands.
Maya and Mapalo chat to Dr Thabani Nkwanyana, lead specialist medical officer at Liberty, on why an insurance claim could be turned down, and what your rights and responsibilities are.
Money Makeover winner Samke chats to Maya and Mapalo about struggling with debt and how she achieved her goal of being debt free by the age of 27.
Between 2015 and 2018, over 84 000 consumer profiles were compromised as part of a massive ID fraud syndicate.
Many consumers do not know they have credit life insurance which settles your loan should you die, become disabled or get retrenched.
In this week's My Money, My Lifestyle Podcast, Maya and Mapalo speak to Liberty expert Henk Meintjes to understand exactly how life cover works and the real value of your existing policy.