Personal Budgeting during COVID- 19
There may be many challenges and anxieties being faced by individuals as a direct result of the COVID- 19 Pandemic. Here are a few tips to assist with managing your budget.
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Save now for a brighter future
So, you’re a tertiary-level student about to take on the rigours of study in a whole new school year. This, plus the other demands of life including family and friends are perhaps the most pressing concerns you have right now. That’s cool, and you’ll get through all of it like a champ. Don’t forget, though, …
Six Tips For Your Future Self
The retirement savings, emergency savings, and your knack for making money are even more important five years from now. But just in case you forget this, here’s a letter for your future self.
Celebrate Your Minipendence!
There is nothing as exhilarating as seeing the proof of your hard work! You’ve been having more Ramen dinners than may be deemed healthy and you’re fattening those saving and investments accounts so you can make your dream of Financial Independence a reality. It’s awesome that you’ve decided to take this huge step to making …
Who Is Your Financial Hero? Tell Us & You Could Win!
Who are the people you know who have placed great value on financial independence and set the bar that you aim to reach in your money matters? Who is your own financial hero?
Here are five ways to help you identify your own financial hero
There’s a bit of Matthew in us all
Matthew’s story is in many ways the story of all of us. Each person’s journey through life will be different, and our visions of financial independence are as unique as our fingerprints. But, there are some things we all have in common – we all want the best for our families, our businesses or the …
Money Lessons I Learned From Mom
Mothers are miracle workers, teachers, chefs, nurses, and so much more. But did you realize that your mom is also a financial adviser? We often don’t like the advice when we get it but more often than not, it does come in handy. They are usually buried deep within us until we’re all grown up and …
6 Steps to Raising Financially Savvy Kids
What age did you get the ‘money-talk’ from your parents? Did you have one at all? I’m that stage in life when you start to mumble your age and develop an obsession with sunblock, but I’m still waiting on one from mine. As for my colleagues, a quick office poll revealed that, 75% of us …
28 Great Ways You Can Start Saving More Today
Think you can’t possibly save more? We’re here to tell you – OH YES, YOU CAN! One of the greatest obstacles to successful money management is negative thinking, so from now on … positive thoughts only. We’re arming you with 28 great tips for saving a bit more of your hard-earned cash every day. Print …
Needs, Wants and the ‘Happiness Scale’
We’ve all been given that speech by our parents, or taught by our teachers in primary school Integrated Studies, about the difference between need and want. A need is something you have to have, and a want is what you’d like to have. Needs occupy a generally accepted list of three: food, shelter and clothing …
