Review: British Airways Credit Card
I really love the British Airways Avios reward programme, so I’ve always been looking for the best way to earn Avios via my credit card spend. Discovery Platinum...
What is a Credit Bureau?
A credit bureau is a company, registered by the National Credit Regulator, that has the right to both store and selectively sell your credit data. A credit bureau...
Review: Avo App Nedbank
Did you know that in South Africa about 1kg of avocados is consumed per person per year? Whether you top your toast with avocado at breakfast, serve it...
Review Discovery Bank
There’s a saying...if it’s not broken, why fix it? This is ALMOST true with the new Discovery Bank product. In 2019 Discovery ended their partnership with FNB and...
How to move your side-hustle idea forward
After hours of thinking up ideas and dreaming about your side gig, you may be feeling pretty convinced that your plan is going to work and that you’ll...
What is the Envelope System?
As per my introduction in my previous article (My experience in offshore investing), coming from Zimbabwe meant that times where tough and we had to think of many…
South Africa’s Top 6 Savings Accounts (from the top 6 SA banks)
Most of us are under immense financial pressure and recent statistics have shown that South Africans are among the worst savers in the world. As a way to...
Can’t afford your rent? Don’t worry, just don’t pay
“Can’t afford your rent? Don’t worry, just don’t pay” is just about the worst advice someone could give you. But incredibly, with Coronavirus and the lockdown, this sort...
75% of South Africans have lost income due to Covid-19 and the poor are the hardest hit
We recently ran a survey to get a better view of how South Africans have been financially affected by the Covid-19 Lockdown, and the results were distressing to...
Review Discovery Vitality Rewards Program
Consumers, myself in particular, are naturally sceptical of reward programs. Each brand is faced with trying to create a loyalty program that is different and competitive enough in...
