Tag: making a home
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The art of finding financial happiness by making yourself invisible
Being seen to have money is a natural human instinct in our status-obsessed society. But true wealth takes its cue from a deeper impulse to avoid showing off, and being happy with what you have.
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Shhh, money’s too tight to mention
When you grow up in a household where money is the great unmentionable, it takes a lot of hard work and discipline to start the conversation with yourself
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Why becoming a landlord was the best money move I ever made
Looking after your finances isn’t easy, especially in your early years of building a career. But if you get it right, your finances, one day, will look after you
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Meet Melusi Tshabalala the man who is uniting South Africans one Zulu word at a time
Melusi Tshabalala sat down to talk to Ruda about being an ad man, navigating corporate South Africa, his passion for isiZulu uniting South Africa and building the foundation for a great country for his children.
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Seven things I love about Melville, the bohemian heart of my home
It’s a long, long way from the capital of the USA to the gritty City of Gold, but for a freshly-transplanted American, Joburg is where the heart is…and the heart of Joburg is an ever-trendy little suburb that serves the best food in town.
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The strangely satisfying ritual of the long, slow Sunday roast
It’s a tradition that dates back through the generations, captured in fading photographs that evoke the aromas and conviviality of a restful weekend, capped with an indulgent family meal. Even in an age of restless change, there’s nothing like a hearty Sunday roast.
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How my love of food set me up for life
We all need to eat to live, but what a joy it is when you’re able to work with for a living, all the way from waitering in a family restaurant to mulling over menus a world away from home.
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An expert’s guide to chore chicken
It starts off with the small stuff – ignore that dirty cup in the sink until your partner washes up – but it escalates to billowing laundry baskets, drawers of unopened mail and terribly, terribly dodgy stuff at the back of the fridge.
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You’ll definitely Play the Bounce with your New Home!
Whether you’re house-hunting, making your first offer or securing finance – you’re playing such an odd-shaped ball, there’s no telling where it will land. No matter how good you are or how much you’ve practiced!
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Ouch! That’s my couch!
A moving story of a battle to cram a beloved but awkwardly-sized item of furniture into a new apartment. James Lewis reports from the battlefront