While her current car has been a reliable mode of transport, Mapalo faces the reality that after eight years, it is time to buy a new one. What car should she consider? How does she work out her affordability and should she put down all her savings...
As this is a leap year, 29 February marks the end of the financial year. All information up to this date will be included in your 2019/2020 tax return. This includes all tax deductions. Top-up your retirement fund You can invest up to 27.5% of your...
Next week we launch our 2020 City Press/Absa Money Makeover competition as we take six new contestants through a money boot camp. They have a hard act to follow as last year our five finalists exceeded all expectations. During the six-month Money...
By Rebekah Funk Sjoe, you made it through Janu-worry 2020. Well done. After exhaling that deep sigh of relief, get ready to follow these five time-tested money tips from the experts to ensure you can save more and spend better come the December...
The debt statistics, especially for higher-income earners, are alarming. Figures released as part of National Debt Awareness month show that, on average, higher-income earners have increased their debt by 50% since 2014. In this podcast Maya...
By Preston Narainsamy, Investment Professional at Marriott Asset Management 1. Establish your financial goals. This will enable you to put together an effective investment plan with an appropriate long-term allocation to stocks, bonds and other...
The 29th of February marks the end of the financial year. All information up to this date will be included in your 2019/20 tax return, including all tax deductions. So, make sure you have taken advantage of all those tax perks before the end of the...
Last month, Discovery announced the introduction of a new e-currency in the form of Discovery Miles, for its ‘universe’ of banking, health and insurance products. Discovery claims that the new rewards system will give consumers more spending power...
One of the ways to find that extra cash to start saving is to review your fixed costs, like short-term insurance. In this episode Maya (@mayaonmoney) and Mapalo (@womanandfinance) discuss some of the new insurance players in the industry that are...
By Izak Odendaal and Dave Mohr, Old Mutual Wealth The continued rapid spread of the Wuhan coronavirus – which goes by the technical name of 2019-nCov – is still dominating the headlines, and markets have predictably been under pressure over the...
Were you one of the lucky taxpayers who received a tax refund from SARS after submitting your tax return? Take a moment to think about what you did with your tax refund last year, or the year before. Do you even remember? What should you be doing with your tax refund...
By using crowdfunding platform Feenix, students can fund their education without taking on debt, and funders can benefit from a tax deduction. Many black professionals carry the costs of educating the next generation. The upside of this commitment is that the young...
Want to invest, but don’t know where to start? Whether you have R500, R5 000 or R50 000 to invest, the principles remain the same. In this discussion, Maya (@mayaonmoney) and Mapalo (@womanandfinance) are joined by personal finance blogger StealthyWealth...
An accountability partner will help you stay on track and overcome challenges. With every new year comes the sentiment that “this year, things will be different”. We get excited and dream big. We often set New Year’s resolutions to get out of debt, lose weight or...
The National Credit Amendment Act (NCA) was signed into law in 2019. The Act included provisions for debt relief. This is not a way to avoid your debt obligations and you need to understand what it really means. This is a free debt review process for consumers earning...
Still using Excel or some other rather rudimentary means to keep track of the household budget? Ditch them now! It’s so easy to keep track of your finances and achieve your savings goals with these smartphone apps, websites and online financial tools: Use your bank’s...
This week, Maya (@mayaonmoney) and Mapalo (@womanandfinance) answer readers’ questions about retirement: when to take the cash and run or when to buy an annuity, how much you can draw of your capital and why good advice is worth paying for. They also give listener...
One of the greatest sources of wealth is getting your money to work harder than you do. This is achieved through the power of compounding. The problem with compounding is that it only works with time – there is no get-rich-quick scheme involved. While powerful, it...
A recent survey found that middle-class households are cutting back on insurance and medical cover as their budgets come under pressure. However, if you have a family, life insurance is essential to provide for them if something happens to you. If you are a married...
One of the things that really annoys me when I pay with my credit card, is the way I must often select to pay “straight” rather than “budget”. There are grocery stores that have budget payment as the first option – which is ludicrous. That said, there are times when...