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...
Enhanced Tracking Protection and MoneyShop Credit Reports
MoneyShop Free Credit Reports allow you to access some very sensitive and private information. As such, we use some advanced techniques to protect your data. However, if you...
Shake off the COVID blues and get your side-hustle going
We recently ran a survey to gauge the impact COVID-19 has been having on South Africans’ livelihoods. More than 1000 of our loyal MoneyShop subscribers participated, and it...
Review: InstantLife Insurance
After spending six years living in the UK, I returned home to South Africa to live in 2009. In the UK, buying insurance online was mainstream – nearly...
Am I blacklisted? What can I do to fix this?
There is this general idea held by consumers that if you don’t pay your bills, you can become ‘blacklisted’. In reality there is actually no such thing as...
MoneyShop Youth Month Survey
June was Youth Month. And so we took a look at how a parents finances affect their children. The results are in, please see the results below. Also,...
How do I read a credit report?
If you’re reading this, then you know that both your credit report and credit score are important. How do you read a credit report unless you are a...
My experience in offshore investing
I’ve always been a big believer in investing a portion of my earnings offshore, mainly because I was born in Zimbabwe and I’ve seen many families (including my...
Review: Simply Life Insurance – Domestic Worker Cover
Nannies and domestic staff are such important members of our families. From helping raise our kids as we head to work, to assisting with cleaning, cooking and other...