Category: Life Event
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Dear Well-Meaning Grownups, Kindly Respect My Kids!
A message and a plea to all baby-picker-uppers, hair-rufflers, smoochers and ag-shamers. Sometimes, babies and toddlers just want to be left alone. And be careful…sometimes, they bite! By Kagiso Msimango
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The Liberating Joys of Living Your Life in Limbo
Between countries, between homes, between opportunities and possibilities, lies a web of chaos, confusion, and un-knowingness for an expat family on the move. But if you settle into the groove and take each uncertain moment as it comes, living the in-between life can be its own best reward. By Lucille Abendanon
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Q&A: Maya Fisher-French, a Maven of Money
Meet the popular financial columnist and author whose sound advice on saving and spending money can help turn your small change into a small fortune
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How the Pet Fairies Brought Us a New Furry Friend
His name is Jake, and he’s the latest addition to our pet-crazy family. And surely it wasn’t a coincidence that he’s exactly the sort of dog we were looking for. Which must prove, too, that the pet fairies are real. By Cath Jenkin
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How Being Broke & Shipwrecked Taught Me to Stay Afloat
Money might talk, but many of us don’t like talking back. But if you can get the conversation going, says Scott Dunlop, it can set the wheels in motion for a world of change
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love Load-Shedding
It’s time to stop whining when the lights go out. With a bit of ingenuity and a moderate investment in alternative forms of energy, you too can take the first steps towards living happily off the grid. Take that, Eskom! By Adam Oxford
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Don’t let your debt drag you down!
Many households are feeling the pinch thanks to interest rate hikes and inflation. Part of this pinch is struggling to manage debt. What should be prioritised? Letitia Watson shares some thoughts (and facts).
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Why talking about money is still the big marriage taboo
If modern marriage is a partnership of equals, than why is there still so much secrecy, hesitation, and yes, bickering, when it comes to the simple matter of finances? Firstly, because finances are never a simple matter. But by sitting down to talk about them, there’s a lot you can learn about each other’s ways,…
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Dear diary, you’re driving me crazy!
Slaves to our online calendars, we bounce from meeting to meeting at work, and from activity to activty at school and home. The Outlook for tomorrow, and the days yet to come? Busy, busy, busy. Which is why it’s more important than ever to schedule some time for yourself, advises Sam Wilson I remember when…
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Let’s not judge other mothers for their choices
Motherhood is a tough enough proposition without the unwanted and often unwarranted advice of people who may think they mean well. There are no right or wrong choices. Only choices that work best for mothers, in the best interests of their children. By Mandy Collins