Get rich or die trying: how to tell if you are being trapped in a money scam
Everyone loves to make a little extra money right? Unfortunately there are a lot of scammers out there who know this and will try anything to make you...
Want to be a Bitcoin billionaire – here’s how…
Bitcoin was the first of the mobile wallet revolution. They call themselves “cash for the internet” and say that Bitcoin is the first decentralised peer-to-peer payment network powered...
Trips, slips and aches: are you aware of Workmen’s compensation?
From a twisted ankle to the loss of a limb, no matter how big or small an injury, if it happened to you while working and you are...
Online shopping: where in the world are we?
Did you know that the first secure online sale ever happened on 11 August 1994 with a selling of the, wait – for – it, selling of a...
Overdrafts: it’s a love and loathe kind of relationship
Times are tough. It feels like the Rand is hitting an “all time low” every second day and people everywhere are turning into real penny pinchers. While many...
How to raise a money savvy teenager
It's really not fair, or responsible, to let your kids enter the real world with an inappropriate understanding of how money works. You need to start teaching them...
What’s the real value in investing in property?
In the good ol’ days, all the kids in the neighbourhood would gather around the brightly coloured blocked board. We would fight about who gets to be the...
The difference between credit/debit cards and general-purpose reloadable cards?
It looks like a credit card and works like a debit card so is there really a difference between credit/debit cards and general-purpose reloadable cards? The answer is...
Personal finance tips for women: are you the leader of your own money?
In honour of Women’s Month we are giving you, the women of the household, some valid personal finance tips to help you become the leader of your own...
Can mobile wallets help me save more?
You may have heard the term “mobile wallets” being bounced around at your Sunday afternoon braai, but do you really know what everyone is talking about? Another question...
