Personal Finance

South Africans turn to side hustles as festive season financial pressure...

As the holiday season kicks off, South Africans are bracing themselves for another financially draining December and the dreaded “Januworry” that follows. A new Money...

Your savings plan must fit your goal, not the other way...

Research shows that most investors fail because they lose sight of the reason they put the money aside in the first place, not because...

Driving safely will protect your purse under Aarto

As South Africa prepares to implement the long-standing Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) from December, insurance company King Price has warned drivers...

Credit shortfall cover is a must-have financial shield  

You have just tied yourself to six years of paying eye-popping amounts to fund your newly acquired favourite wheels and agreed to a hefty...

Virtual cards make life easy but beware of fraudsters

Since the Covid-19 outbreak, online trade has skyrocketed, with many retailers reporting a boom.And with this, the National Financial Ombud Scheme (NFO) admits to...

Nersa has controversial municipal electricity surcharges in its sights

For years, South African electricity users have watched their monthly bills climb, not just due to annual Eskom tariff increases, but because of a...

Expert warns franchising is not easy money

Franchising may be viewed as a secure way to start a business, but it is not a passive income or an easy retirement option,...

Naming minors as policy beneficiaries will result in more stress

Parents who list their minor children as sole beneficiaries of their funeral or life insurance policies could unknowingly create problems that delay funeral arrangements...

Avoid the pressure to spend unnecessarily this festive season

As the holiday season begins, the working class is reminded to spend wisely on items that will guarantee their financial stability in January. Paul Nixon,...

President Ramaphosa signs law giving access to retirement funds

President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Revenue Laws Amendment Bill of 2023, which establishes a “two-pot” system that gives members of retirement...
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