Category: Change moments
-
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.
-
The billion-buck secret to becoming your own blesser
There’s only really one sure way to make enough money to make your dreams come true. And no, it’s not winning the lottery. It’s a lot simpler than that
-
Okay, I’ll admit it, I expect and like a guy to take care of me
There’s more to being equal partners in a modern relationship than splitting the household bills on a spreadsheet. Sometimes, even in the little gestures, it’s good to know you’re being taken care of too
-
The happy ever after-life of Matthew Booth, the former Bafana Bafana tall guy
As he tells Ruda in this candid and revealing interview, he’s been busying himself with training, youth development, running a charitable trust, studying for a degree in political science, and writing a book about what he calls the “after-life” of footballers, 75% of whom “will either be divorced, bankrupt, drug or alcohol-dependent or a mixture…
-
Why it’s so important to play the long money-game in rugby
In the world of professional rugby, players need to look beyond the goalposts, to make sure they have a viable career mapped out when their playing days are over.
-
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
-
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
-
A procrastininja’s guide to getting things done, eventually
Some of us, in a world where every day presents a fresh opportunity to put things off until tomorrow, are amateur crastinators. Some of us are pro. Here’s an expert’s guide to conquering the most pressing of all work habits, right now, and not a moment later
-
Mandy Wiener, SA’s most hardcore crime reporter, on why raising toddlers is tougher than dealing with criminals
Now the senior crime and investigative reporter for News24, Mandy sat down with Ruda to talk about the joys and challenges of journalism, and why raising toddlers is far harder than dealing with any politician or criminal.
-
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