With the economic fallout expected from COVID-19, investors have either seen their portfolios seriously hurt or are too afraid to enter the equity market now. Sitting in cash is an option, but what if markets recover and investors lose out on...
Listen: Teaching your kids about money
Most parents make supreme sacrifices to provide for their children. Research shows that mothers in particular will put their children’s needs before their own. We want to offer our children the perfect world where they want for nothing, where they...
Listen: Money Makeover: Love and Money
Regardless of how motivated you are to improve your finances, you will struggle to make progress unless your partner is also on board. In our third City Press/ABSA Money Makeover podcast, Maya (@mayaonmoney) and Mapalo (@womanandfinance) talk...
Listen: The interest rate cut and your money: 101
As a result of the unexpected 100bps cut in interest rates, we received many questions about interest rates, and the impact the rate cut has on both borrowers and savers. Maya (@mayaonmoney) and Mapalo (@womanandfinance) unpack how interest rates...
Listen: How to make money from your stokvel
Whilst you are sitting in lockdown, now may be the time to turn that WhatsApp group into an investment club. Maya (@mayaonmoney) and Mapalo (@womanandfinance) chat to Palesa Lengolo, financial educator and author of Stokvels: How they can make...
Listen: Is it time to start investing? And where?
Over the last few weeks our discussions have focused on keeping our heads above water during the coronavirus meltdown. We now turn our attention to investing. With markets down significantly, is this the time to start testing the waters? In this...
Listen: Money Makeover: how to manage your money when life happens
The topic for this City Press/ABSA Money Makeover podcast could not be more relevant given the financial stress so many households are feeling with the COVID-19 crisis. Falling into a debt trap often happens because of a change in personal...
Listen: Lockdown: Get your finances in order
The lockdown will affect people in different ways. There are those who will be fortunate enough to still be receiving a salary, others will see a cut in pay, while many business owners or self-employed people will be fighting to keep their heads...
Listen: COVID-19 and your money
In this time of unprecedented events Maya (@mayaonmoney) and Mapalo (@womanandfinance) have put together a comprehensive strategy on how to manage your money in light of COVID-19: what to do with your investments, what to do if you are close to...
Listen: Sort out that credit score now
The weekly My Money, My Lifestyle podcast recording is the latest victim of stage 4 loadshedding. As Maya (@mayaonmoney) and Mapalo (@womanandfinance) were unable to record their weekly podcast, we are re-running a previous episode on a theme which...
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Listen: Money Makeover – the challenge begins
In the first of our monthly City Press/Absa Money Makeover podcasts, we chat to Absa financial adviser Steven Williamson about how he guided last year’s winner Samke to turn her finances around in just six months. We also hear from his candidate this year, newly-wed...
Listen: Highlights and lowdowns from the 2020 Budget
Listen to the budget speech highlights and lowdowns with Maya (@mayaonmoney) and Mapalo (@womanandfinance) – what it means to the ordinary South African as well as the risks building towards a possible downgrade. Maya also chats to Sharon Machutchon of Mazars about...
Listen: Buying a car? Here’s what you need to know
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 a deposit? Maya...
Listen: Drowning in debt? You are not alone
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 (@mayaonmoney) and Mapalo...
Listen: Tips to cut that insurance bill
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 using technology to...
Listen: The step-by-step investing plan
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...
Listeners’ questions: Retirement, take the cash & run? How to reach financial freedom?
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...
Listen: Grow your net worth in 2020
In this first podcast edition for 2020, Maya (@mayaonmoney) and Mapalo (@womanandfinance) discuss their own strategies to grow their net worth and how to set SMART goals. They also share the apps and tools they use to manage their money.
Listen: How to get financially ready for 2020
In the final My Money, My Lifestyle podcast for 2019 Maya (@mayaonmoney) and Mapalo (@womanandfinance) discuss how to prepare your finances for an uncertain future. Should you use your bonus to pay off debt or rather invest it? Do you have enough pay cheque left for...
Listen: Building a retirement portfolio
The last four years of poor market performance highlighted the risk of relying on capital drawdown in retirement. In this final edition of our Investment Series with Marriott Income Specialists, Maya (@mayaonmoney) and Mapalo (@womanandfinance) discuss how to start...