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How to spend your hard-earned cash
Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people that they don’t like,” Will Rogers
Can you count on your finances as the holiday countdown begins?
The beach, bush or mountains are calling, but their cries may be drowning out your awareness of the costs that a trip to visit them demands.
Keeping investing simple
Stocks, bonds, cash. You’ve likely heard the lingo, but do you really know how different types of investments work?
Let Go of the Unicorn Mentality and Invest Offshore
The reality is that investing only in a volatile currency – and hoping a pink unicorn gallops in to boost your returns – can be the greatest risk of all.
Your Pre-Retirement Checklist
The reality is that investing only in a volatile currency – and hoping a pink unicorn gallops in to boost your returns – can be the greatest risk of all.
If I say money, you say?
You’re splurging on weekends at the spa, even though your bank account is completely out of balance.
Anyone can become financially savvy – here’s how
Guess what? Everyone is a bit rubbish at money.
Are you borrowing tomorrow’s happiness for today?
Charge it! A cliché, perhaps, a reality, certainly.
The best money advice you never got
Ever get the feeling that you missed the memo when it comes to making smart financial decisions?
Keeping investing simple
Stocks, bonds, cash. You’ve likely heard the lingo, but do you really know how different types of investments work and whether they’re aligned with your investment strategy?
How to start teaching your kids to handle money
From branded clothing to the latest PlayStation console to tickets to Disneyland, our kids are bonafide experts when it comes to nagging for the best that money can buy.
Baby! Be your own Sugar Daddy
The Real Housewives reality TV franchise may have us believe otherwise but women do not need to marry or sleep with rich men to attain wealth.
Money dysmorphia – it’s as real as menopause
It may not be a medical diagnosis, but money dysmorphia – a term popularised by the internet – is as real as menopause and just as life-altering.
Manage money like an adult and still have fun
Budgeting. Settling debt. Investing. Saving.
Wrap up 2024 and prepare to open 2025
Between last minute deadlines and looming holidays – are they here yet?
Lessons learned from 2024
Still battling to accept that 2024 will soon be a distant memory?
Love and money: 10 ways to approach finance conversations with your significant other
Romance and…money? You and your significant other can talk about anything, but when it comes to finances, you simply steer clear.
Forging a path to a strong financial future
Unlike men, women are not reluctant to ask for directions. That stands us in good stead when it comes to mapping out our financial futures.
Adding offshore to your intergenerational wealth strategy
We may be “sisters doing it for ourselves”, but that’s not the whole story. We’re also doing it for our families.
Sharing financial control – is it possible?
He splurges, she saves. He wants a shared account; she wants her independence. When it comes to couples, especially those with different monetary philosophies, finances are often a major source of strain.