by Moeshfieka Botha | Aug 7, 2020 | Personal Finance
Debt counsellor – friend or foe? Recently, the debt counselling industry received some bad publicity on national television. To say that it was off-putting to consumers considering debt review is an understatement! Over the years I have heard many people share varying...
by Moeshfieka Botha | Aug 4, 2020 | Personal Finance
Women and Money The Coronavirus pandemic has had a very unbalanced economic impact on women, in comparison to men.Women across the world (not only in South Africa) earn considerably less than men who do the same work. This is incredibly sad, but true. Whilst going to...
by Moeshfieka Botha | Jul 31, 2020 | Personal Finance
SASSA dates have changed – again! SASSA makes changes so often, it’s no wonder the South African public remain confused and uninformed!In case you didn’t know – SASSA dates have changed again! The payment date for August grants have changed – disability grants...
by Moeshfieka Botha | Jul 31, 2020 | Personal Finance
You gotta know how much you owe! Get out of denial The easiest thing to do with your debt, is to convince yourself that you have it under control. Or better yet – pretend it doesn’t exist. But De-NILE is a river in Egypt. It isn’t a good space to be in with your debt....
by Moeshfieka Botha | Jul 21, 2020 | Personal Finance
The best jobs during lockdown Covid-19 and lockdown has affected every part of our lives. Especially our work. There have been huge job losses and interruption of income. Some industries have been worse hit than others. It seems like the entertainment, tourism,...
by Moeshfieka Botha | Jul 16, 2020 | Personal Finance
The first 3 months of lockdown were easy. Now comes the hard part. Many people think that the first 3 months of lockdown were financially hard. I think the next few months are going to be even harder. The three-month payment holidays offered by the banks to struggling...
