Tag: brightrock
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How to speak to your partner about money
Money talks. And sometimes, it says things we’d rather not hear about our emotions and our relationships. Here’s how to talk back…and save your marriage and your money in the process, says Maya Fisher-French.
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Can you afford to buy that house?
Figuring out whether to go ahead and buy a house or flat is hard – especially if it’s your first time. There are quite a few things to consider and bear in mind. After reading a list from Forbes that captures some of the essential “musts” home-buyers should consider, we adjusted the tips a little…
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How will you spend Mother’s Day?
This Sunday is Mother’s Day – we asked some of the moms in our community about how they’d like to celebrate with their families. Here are some of the ideas we received.
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Lessons from an amateur husband
A conversation with Stuart Taylor, everyone’s favourite spouse around the house
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Life is a house that you turn into a home
There’s more to the place you call home than bricks and mortar alone. A house is made of memories and shared experiences that turn it into something special. By Jennifer Leppington-Clark
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A marriage proposal gone wrong…
A young man decided to declare his undying love to his one and only true love in front of a movie audience at a screening of Skyfall. Sadly, this romantic gesture turned into “Skyfail” when his girlfriend turned him down.
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Building men, woman alone
Two boys down the line, Sam Wilson has come to terms with the fact that she didn’t get to make a “mini-me” like a Russian doll. In fact, she’s come to embrace it.
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Connection Session: Budgeting for education
We gathered some parents together for a facilitated discussion around the challenges that they are currently faced with. Mignon Keyser facilitated the group chat while Maya Fisher-French and Sam Wilson added their opinions and encouraged debate.
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Put down your screens and eat your greens!
When it comes to family dinnertime, it’s time to go back to the old-school style of parenting, argues fed-up mum Megan Kaplan, on upwave.com
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The Crying Game – and how to win it
Kagiso Msimango worries that she may bear the blame for her wildly wailing brood, until the wisdom of the ages reassures her that today’s criers could be tomorrow’s leaders