Many, many years ago, (in the dark ages) when I was still at school, we had a subject called Home Economics (now approximately linked to Consumer studies). Now, please don’t question why, I have a Std 7 (Grade 5) Home Economics book from 1992 (I was long gone from school by then). In it is […]

In part 3 of this Road to Financial Freedom series, we will look at facing your money fears and changing them to positive statements. The truth is that we do need money to survive but we don’t need it to live. We spend our money on fixing things that are broken but we don’t fix […]

Welcome to week 2 of our financial freedom series. Once you have identified your money memories, it is time to acknowledge and understand their impact on how you handle your money. Some of the other memories you need to unpack to understand your money habits are also from your childhood What’s the best gift you […]

Your road to Financial Freedom: Part 1 Financial Freedom:  what does this mean to you? Financial freedom means different things to different people, from not having to worry about the cost of anything, to just being able to cover the bills, even if there is nothing left over. We each have our own understanding of […]

How much is enough? With any dinner party, braai (barbecue), or family function that you cook for, one of the biggest worries for the host/hostess is how much food do I need? Whether it is 10 people or 50 people knowing how much you need will help you plan your shopping and keep your costs […]

I am waking up a bit late!  These things have been in my house for 2 months, and you all know what I am talking about! I hope the marketing genius who came up with these has lots of young children in their life! Yep, that’s right. Stikeez! This was a good marketing campaign from […]

The month of August is nearly at an end. Thank goodness it is nearly pay day again. I previously wrote about auditing your budget. How did you all do? Were you as shocked as I was at how little you knew, or did your audit show that you were on target? This coming week I […]

What does the expiry date really mean? The food monitoring people require companies to have expiry dates on their products to protect us. It doesn’t always work. So what do those labels mean? Food life SELL BY: This is actually not for the consumers but lets the retailers know how long something could be on […]

Are you going out tonight? On a Wednesday night I teach a jewellery making class.  We started talking about this new blog and how it was about – among other things – saving money.  One of my students mentioned something I have never heard about. It is called The Entertainment Book. This is apparently something […]