Hallo julle, Vandag kyk ek bietjie terug na finansiele foute wat ek gemaak het en ook na lesse wat ek oor die jare geleer het. Ek wil graag he andere in hul 20s moet die volgende weet: Jy moet ‘n…
Year: 2018
My Experience: How to Start Freelancing
I’ve been getting requests from people, asking me how does one start freelancing. So today I’m sharing my experience on how I did it. RELATED POSTS: 9 Things I Learned As A Beginner Freelancer + Working From Home Is Tough…
The Four Books I’m Currently Reading
It’s National Book Week between 3 to 9 September 2018 in South Africa. I had the opportunity this week to share the books I’m currently reading during a Twitter chat on Monday 3 September. The Twitter chat was done in…
Review: my money goals for 2018
Sjoe! This year has been a challenge. I started off by setting financial goals in January and then in February, I heard I’m getting retrenched. Talk about timing! REVIEWING MY GOALS My goals included paying off my credit card debt…
I finally got a job
Seriously, I thought I’d be a freelance writer forever and I was determined to make it work. After a month of freelancing, I had four (once off) clients. Two of the four looked promising and one of the two was…
Six Things I Learned About Money During My Retrenchment
I thought since I’ve shared my money mistakes journey with you guys, you probably would like to know how I coped with retrenchment. I was retrenched in March this year and started my freelance writing journey in June. It’s been…
Life Update – August
Hi everyone, how are you? I just went through my posts and see that the last “Life Update” I did was in May. Yor, that’s a long time ago. Somehow, I misplaced the book in which I wrote my goals…
8 Lessons I Learned in Two Years of Blogging
Hey everyone, how are you? In July this year, it was my second anniversary of blogging as a hobby. I’ve been doing this blogging thing since 2016 after feeling a bit overwhelmed of motherhood. Yup, blogging is definitely a good…
Working from home is tough
Yup, I said it. I think it’s tough to work from home because I haven’t really set up a schedule for myself or the toddler yet. The only routine we have is when she wakes up, her nappy gets changed…
Career change at 42
Hello everyone, Today I’m sharing the story of my friend, Maryna Barnard. She was in the teaching profession for almost 20 years and became a professional attorney in her 40s. She started teaching in 1996, she told me. Years later…