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Savings

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/ 22 June 2011

Your favourite magazines go digital

Magazine subscriptions make a great gift and an online subscription means no postal hassles.

By Fiona Zerbst
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Article
/ 20 April 2011

What is stopping you from saving?

Whether you’re a Yuppie, Dinky or Guava, you can take control of your finances by understanding the pressures that divert saving to spending.

By Andrew Warren
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Article
/ 20 April 2011

How good a saver are you?

Liberty’s online quiz determines whether you’re a good saver or just good at wasting money.

By Fiona Zerbst
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Article
/ 19 April 2011

What it costs to travel safely this Easter

Being safe rather than sorry shouldn’t cost you a lot of money this long weekend. Accidents are expensive, so taking precautions is worth it.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 13 April 2011

Where do I put my lobola money?

Capitec has good rates, but watch those monthly fees.

By Maya Fisher French
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Article
/ 12 April 2011

Investing your first pay cheque

How to make sure your first pay cheque starts making you wealthy.

By Maya Fisher French
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Article
/ 12 April 2011

How our credit cards have destroyed our achievements

By making everything more accessible and immediate, have credit cards removed our sense of achievement in acquiring those experiences or goods?

By Maya Fisher French
Maximising investment return
Article
/ 7 March 2011

Maximising investment return

There are enough options to make the "where to invest your discretionary savings" question very tough indeed.

By Gareth Stokes
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Article
/ 25 February 2011

Selling shares to pay the bond

Sometimes choices need to take your emotional security into account.

By Maya Fisher French
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Article
/ 22 February 2011

Time in the market, not timing the market

How R50 a month turned into R630 000.

By Maya Fisher French
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Article
/ 16 February 2011

Interest vs inflation

How much interest can you withdraw while keeping your lump sum growing with inflation?

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 11 February 2011

Save your way out of debt

Starting to save when you’re in debt can get you out of the debt trap and boost your self-esteem. Here’s how.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 8 February 2011

Why retail therapy doesn’t work

The "quick fix" that is retail therapy is a high that needs to be repeated, which undermines saving.

By Fiona Zerbst
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Article
/ 18 January 2011

The cost of not saving for your child’s education

University costs for current grade ones will be over R160 000 by 2024.

By Fiona Zerbst
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Article
/ 1 December 2010

The financial needs of the Sandwich Generation

Sandwiched between our children and ageing parents, many of us have huge financial burdens we struggle to bear.

By Fiona Zerbst
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Article
/ 9 November 2010

Watch those reoccuring fees

Can a bank just take fees every time I invest my money?

By Maya Fisher French
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Article
/ 7 September 2010

Five mistakes to avoid when saving for retirement

The average retiree will have generated savings that will purchase a pension of only 30% of the salary they were earning before retirement.

By Fiona Zerbst
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Article
/ 24 August 2010

Where to put that extra cash

Should you use your extra money to pay off your bond, buy a second property or start saving for a family?

By Maya Fisher French
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Article
/ 20 August 2010

Get money smart

Ten tips on saving and spending.

By Fiona Zerbst
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Article
/ 20 August 2010

Tax-efficient savings

What are the most tax-efficient ways of investing my earnings?

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 4 August 2010

The financial coach

Financial coach Linda Smith gives advice to a client who earns well but just can’t come out at the end of each month.

By Fiona Zerbst
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/ 26 July 2010

Lessons from the money box

This week my six-year-old son learned a major lesson about saving and spending — a lesson that will help him manage his money in future.

By Maya Fisher French
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Article
/ 23 July 2010

Save now and secure the future

If South Africa wants to enjoy sustained economic growth, we must address our woeful savings culture.

By Gareth Stokes
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Article
/ 23 July 2010

Plasma TV will cost you down the line

R10 000 spent on a plasma TV now could grow to R82 809 after 20 years, without additional
contributions, if put away in an investment fund.

By Gareth Stokes
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Article
/ 16 July 2010

The secret to savings

A recent survey revealed the secret behind successful savers: it is not about having "enough" money or having no debt, it is about having a plan.

By Maya Fisher French
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Article
/ 23 June 2010

Saving for education

Where should I invest for my children’s education?

By Maya Fisher French
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Article
/ 18 June 2010

Capitec offers best rates

What is the best investment with the highest return for a three-to-six month period?

By Maya Fisher French
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Article
/ 10 May 2010

Starting a savings club

Chaka wants some ideas on how to set up a savings club account.

By Maya Fisher French
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Article
/ 28 April 2010

Finding the cash to save

Robert starting working two years ago but is still finding it hard to save. Maya gives him some advice on where to start.

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 25 August 2009

Why we don’t save

It is not only our development but also our history that affects how we view money, writes Maya Fisher-French

By Maya Fisher French
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/ 28 July 2009

Big spenders, small savers

Research shows rich South Africans feel financially vulnerable because they don’t save, but they also do nothing about it

By Maya Fisher French
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