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How to invest outside of South Africa

Last month I reviewed all the shares I hold directly in local and foreign companies. The exercise was prompted by a webinar that I attended which was titled Offshore investing post Covid-19.  This review exercise is not something that I… Continue Reading →

Lessons from a decade of investing in shares

I’ve had time to reflect on my investment journey to date thanks to the Lockdown. The financial meltdown caused by Covid-19 led me to review my investment portfolio which I had pretty much left to run on its own. It’s… Continue Reading →

Book Review: Manage your Money like a F*cking Grownup by Sam Beckbessinger

The book, Manage your money like a F*cking Grownup was a gift from my 30 year old niece who is an avid reader. She attended the launch of the book last year and came back excited about it and the author. She… Continue Reading →

How to build sustainable income sources from side hustles

  In my previous blog post I wrote about my side hustle adventures and how I used this to change my financial position. It was the best way for me to illustrate how anyone can grow their side-hustle income and… Continue Reading →

My side hustle adventures

What if all that’s standing between you and your business is fear? This is Standard bank‘s tagline to its on going competition, My Fearless Next which promises the winner a year’s salary to pursue their side hustle full time. This… Continue Reading →

Raising financially fit children – Part 2

  I have had fun times trying to implement what I learnt at Investec’s conversation on raising financially fit children last year. You can read about that conversation here. So after that function I spoke to my bank about opening… Continue Reading →

The lunchbox do’s and don’ts according to my children

I have been delaying posting on lunchboxes because this year came with new trials of demanding children with different tastes in food. I have a six year old boy named Luyo that started Grade 1 this year, a four year… Continue Reading →

How I began trading in the stock market

I wrote this piece for Biznews back in 2014. Biznews is the online news publication founded by Alec Hogg. The purpose then, which still applies today, was to encourage young people to consider investing in the stock market and also show how… Continue Reading →

Managing your tax risks as an individual

No one likes to talk about their taxes, until it is tax filing season and there are expectations of a tax refund. In this blog our guest addresses some of the things individuals can do and products they can use as… Continue Reading →

Restaurant Review: Jules on Jarvis

Jules on Jarvis has to be one of my best finds in East London. I have been to this restaurant four times since I discovered it in November last year. When I initially mentioned my blog to my neighbour, she… Continue Reading →

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