Don’t Obsess Over Your Investments
Today’s post comes from Hendrik Brand. Hendrik blogs about personal finance and financial independence at Tigers on a Golden Leash.
The B Word
Budget first. People are always posting on social media that they don’t have any money left over to save or invest at the end of each month. The thing is, many of them haven’t taken the time to draw up a budget. So let me point out the obvious: It’s not possible to know with… Read more →
My Money Journey: Kay Carmichael
My story I’m Kay and I’m a freelance storyboard artist living in Cape Town. This is the story of my money-journey. I come from a formerly well-off family that gave me a lot of advantages in life: paid-for studies, my first car, private school education. Things went south with our finances before I left home,… Read more →
The Economics of a Big Mac
You’re probably wondering what the Big Mac has to do with economics. This humble burger has actually proven to be a useful tool for comparing different countries’ economies around the globe. This story deals with indices, so to start off, let’s look at what an index is. An index is a way of measuring something… Read more →
Comparing South Africa’s Cheapest Bank Accounts: Part 4
In the final post of this series, we give all nine banks their final scores and dig a little deeper into the numbers behind them. If you missed our previous reviews, take a look at Part 1 (Absa, African, Bidvest Bank), Part 2 (Capitec, FNB, Nedbank) and Part 3 (Old Mutual, Standard Bank, TymeBank) for a closer look at each bank’s… Read more →
Comparing South Africa’s Cheapest Bank Accounts: Part 3
In this series of blog posts, we review the cheapest entry-level bank accounts from nine of South Africa’s biggest banks. Today’s review includes offerings from Old Mutual, Standard Bank and TymeBank. If you missed it, check out Part 1 for our review of Absa, African Bank and Bidvest Bank and Part 2 for our review of Capitec, FNB and Nedbank. Look… Read more →
Comparing South Africa’s Cheapest Bank Accounts: Part 2
In this series of blog posts, we review the cheapest entry-level bank accounts from nine of South Africa’s biggest banks. Today’s review includes offerings from Capitec, FNB and Nedbank. If you missed it, check out Part 1 for our review of Absa, African Bank and Bidvest Bank.
Comparing South Africa’s Cheapest Bank Accounts: Part 1
In this series of blog posts, we review the cheapest entry-level bank accounts from nine of South Africa’s biggest banks. Today’s review includes offerings from Absa, African Bank and Bidvest Bank. Look out for Part 2 (Capitec, FNB and Nedbank) and Part 3 (Old Mutual, Standard Bank and TymeBank) later in the week.
How to Save Money on Unpackaged, Plastic-Free Food
Plastic pollution — the accumulation of plastic objects and particles in the Earth’s environment — is a global problem that is devastating marine life and other ecosystems. Humans are using more plastic than ever before and a depressing amount tends to end up in our oceans, on our beaches and even inside our bodies. The… Read more →
Comparing Data Prices in South Africa
Mobile data in South Africa is expensive. Very expensive. In this post, we compare the prices of one-off mobile data bundles from Vodacom, Cell C, MTN, Telkom and Rain. We also compare the reliability of the different networks — cheap data isn’t very useful if there’s no coverage.