In the final episode of our Money Makeover Challenge podcast, Maya (@mayaonmoney) and Mapalo (@womanandfinance) chat to the two winners Catherien and Nono about their journey and how they turned their finances around. In just six months these women...
“Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.” – Earl Nightingale The true motivation behind financial freedom is to have the money to live our dreams – we just need a plan to get us...
Our Money Makeover candidates are all parents, so estate planning is a particularly important part of their financial plan. Read this article to get tips on what to look for when drawing up your will and making sure you have tax-effective estate...
In this, our fifth Money Makeover podcast, we chat to Elton Govender, senior enterprise development specialist at Absa, to provide some tips to those of us who are self employed or running our own businesses. Elton shares the guidance and tools he...
While Bellah is never short of new ideas, the problem has always been the financial management of her businesses and her cash flow. Last year her construction business had a turnover of R1.3 million, but she had no idea whether she was making a...
A side gig where you offer your skills or services can be a great way to earn some extra cash to settle debts, start investing, or provide for those luxuries. However before you start, you need to do your homework and make sure you understand...
Have you fallen into property investing by accident? Are you an existing property investor looking to consolidate, or planning on buying your first property? In this podcast Maya (@mayaonmoney) chats to Miguel Martins of Absa Home Loans, a property...
Like many ad-hoc property investors, Colen has largely fallen into property investment by accident, grabbing opportunities as they arose. He has built a property portfolio of five properties which has put him under financial pressure. His Money...
Any financial journey cannot progress unless your partner is on board. If you share a household, you share your finances. Money is a highly emotional topic; it is cited as the number one reason for divorce. So, having a relationship where you can...
For our Absa/City Press Money Makeover candidates, the COVID-19 lockdown has been an unexpected obstacle on their journey to financial freedom. While Mishack has lost out on overtime pay, Colen is worried about his investment properties and...
The outbreak of COVID-19 and the lockdown will have far-reaching consequences for many households. Even before this crisis, people found it hard to make ends meet as salaries failed to keep up with the cost of living. This leads to the slippery slope of credit...
The first challenge for our 2020 Money Makeover contestants was to get a get a handle on where their money goes each month and to make some decisions about what they were prepared to live without in order to reach their personal goals. For all of them it was a shock...
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...
Each of our six City Press/Absa Money Makeover contestants has been allocated their own adviser and their tasks have been set. We have a diverse range of money challenges, from paying off debt, building a family legacy, and creating cashflow in a small business, to...
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 Makeover competition...
The third Absa/City Press Money Makeover kicks off early next year and the call to enter is out. Each year, six readers are invited to sign up for a six-month financial wellness bootcamp to turn their finances around. Freelancer Tamsin, one of this year's contestants,...
The third Absa/City Press Money Makeover kicks off early next year and the call to enter is out. Each year, six readers are invited to sign up for a six-month financial wellness bootcamp to turn their finances around. Howard, one of this year's contestants, created a...
The third Absa/City Press Money Makeover kicks off early next year and the call to enter is out. Each year, six readers are invited to sign up for a six-month financial wellness bootcamp to turn their finances around. This year's winner, Samke, escaped the debt trap...
The third Absa/City Press Money Makeover Challenge kicks off early next year and entries are now open. The competition runs over a six-month period and the six selected participants will receive expert help to get their finances in order and achieve their unique...
The Absa/City Press Money Makeover Competition is once again open for entries. Read how 2018 contestant Amanda, a widow with three young children, managed to pick up the pieces both financially and emotionally after the sudden death of her husband. When Amanda’s...