Category: Managing Your Money
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The secret budgeting tip that will help you make it through the year
It’s called a buffer account. Here’s why you need one.
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Why I want to spare my son the burden of paying black tax
In changing times, it’s time to change the age-old system My 14-year-old son recently reaped the rewards of his two-year saving goal. He bought himself a gaming computer. He’d grown tired of the previous item he saved for, an Xbox 1. Our deal with him is: if you’d like a big-ticket item, you have to…
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How to give yourself the gift of a cheap and cheerful Christmas
The best way to spend the festive season is not to spend too much.
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What I learned about money from having too many zeros in my bank account
Sometimes, being in debt can be just the business lesson you need.
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The things I wish I’d told my children about money
When money talks, there’s no reason children shouldn’t listen.
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Spendee
Spendee gives you the tools you need to take control of your spending.
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The wise lessons lockdown has taught me about the real value of money
There’s plenty we can learn about what we really need, when we’re forced to do without the things we don’t.
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How I dug myself out of a money trap to make my double-storey dream come true
When you’re drowning in debt and living on small change, it’s time to make the big changes that can put you in charge of your money.
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A message from me today, to the Poor Kid I was back then
Growing up in scarcity teaches you to value abundance, and to hold on to what you’ve got, in case of a harder tomorrow.