Tag: Financial planning
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SuperBetter
SuperBetter makes you the hero of your own life. You recruit allies, embark on daily quests, battle bad guys (which can be things like “morning traffic”) and collect rewards (power-ups).
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How I conquered my money anxiety to learn the great secret of financial freedom
Money may not be able to buy you happiness, but its absence can certainly cause you stress. The big challenge is to find a way of spending less than you earn, and knowing when enough is enough
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How my granny’s secret “mad money” fund empowered the women in our family
It’s money you hope you’ll never need, and never have to spend. But if things go wrong in a relationship, it could be the key to survival in the toughest of times. And today, it’s the inspiration for whole new approach to saving for the later years.
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How can I think of motherhood when my business is my baby?
When you’re trying your utmost to get your small startup business up and running, thoughts about marriage and motherhood must take second place, at least until the right someone comes along
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How a wizard named Paul pulled me out of my poverty mindset
At rock-bottom, smothered by debt and anxiety, the call for help went out. A financial adviser answered, and that was when the money nightmare turned into a wake-up call that worked
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Money talks, but I’m too afraid to talk back to mine!
Of all the conversations we need to have with ourselves, the money conversation may be the toughest. But all it takes is a willingness to look your budget in the face, and start with a little bit of change
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Financial planning for newlyweds
You don’t have to feel like a deer in the headlights when you start planning your joint financial future, writes Letitia Watson. Charl and I got married straight after finishing our studies. Financially we literally started with a clean slate – we had nothing! Did we stand back and really ask ourselves where we were…
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What my first job is teaching me about life
Fresh out of university, Ron Stevens discovers the joys of craft beer, yoga, the Cape Town lifestyle…and why even the big changes in life are worth embracing.