Personal Finances

So much writing about personal finance focuses on the basics, like sticking to a budget or paying off debt. The emotional toll of money, however, is often missing from the conversation. And yet money and mental health are inextricably linked, a notion that is backed by both common sense and modern psychological science, too. Consider, for […]

Are you ready to face up to your financial responsibilities at the beginning of a new year? You probably haven’t given it much thought, but it is likely, if you’re the average South African consumer, that you found 2017 hard going on your finances. Read more on this on IOL’s Finance Pages https://www.iol.co.za/personal-finance/make-2018-your-year-of-financial-freedom-12767190

It’s a fact that many indebted South Africans struggle to pay off the interest on their debt, let alone the debt itself.  Far too many consumers fail to consider the impact that their living for today lifestyle has on their future financial wellbeing, says Sylvia Walker, market development manager at Old Mutual.  “They are living