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.
savings
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, …
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
Why Your Financial Independence Matters to Us
Although financial independence can be defined in a thousand different ways, it boils down to controlling your finances, rather than your finances controlling you. Yes! We’ve heard your hopes of throwing your bills into the nearest river and your tales of dread at the checkout line. And no, we won’t tell you it’s going to be …
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 …
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 …
Our AGM Highlights
Our Annual General Meeting was held on July 31, 2014 to discuss the Group’s performance in 2013 and the plans for 2014. For Members who missed it, here are a quick summary and some photos: Despite the challenges of our nation’s economy in 2013, the Victoria Mutual Group’s surplus, after taxes, came in at J$960 million; …
We’re here for a Nation of Savers
Raise your hand if you get excited at the sight of packages taped together with 2-for-1 tape or if you countdown to sales. Say ‘I’ if your toolkit is stocked with glue, nails and tape ready to repair rather than buy new. Shout ‘hear-hear’ if you have bottles turned top-side-down in your refrigerator or a toothpaste …
