I’ve had numerous blog post ideas over the past few months, but I’ve just didn’t feel like doing anything about it. A little background: I’m a Content Manager for an advertising agency and because I’m always brainstorming new ideas and…
Author: melissajavan
Debt-Free but I Have a Low Credit Score
I think this is the downside to being debt-free: applying for something and then being told they don’t know whether it’s a good idea to approve your application because you have a low credit score. This has happened to me…
5 Lessons I’m Taking Into 2021
For many of us 2020 was a tough year – the pandemic happened, we went into a lockdown, life and business were restricted, salary cuts were made and loved ones lost their jobs. Some of us even had to attend…
How to Keep Your House Clean When You Have No Time
This blog post is sponsored by Handy Andy. I’m not going to lie: work life balance is a challenge for me. On most days (even weekends) I’m found working on my laptop, whether it’s for my full-time job or my…
This Thing Might Hold You Back from Financial Freedom
It’s not nice to admit but I have a weakness. However, I have acknowledged my weakness and I feel like I have gained control over it. My weakness was that I was not able to keep money in the bank….
My 2021 Word of the Year
I remember looking at the women who inspire me last year, thinking: “What do they have that I lack?” One of the things that came to mind was CONFIDENCE. Yes, I know I might look like a confident person: I…
Five Tips to Cleaning and Caring for Your Floors
The following post is sponsored by Handy Andy. I’m unsure about a lot of things, like what to pack in for my four-year-old’s lunch box. She guides me though – I’d hear “mommy can I have a carrot as a…
Lessons Learnt from Starting a Passion Project
A lot is happening right now – we’re in a pandemic, we live with the fear of contracting the Corona-virus, there’s salary cuts, there’s retrenchments, and and and… What’s been happening your side? For me, I’ve been the juggling of…
My Mother’s Day Letter to My Daughter
Girly, we’re in a lockdown in South Africa and it’s Mother’s Day. This year you’ve already twice announced that it is Mother’s Day on two different occasions. I don’t mind – you made drawings for me those days. At least…
How I Got Side Hustles While Working A Full-Time Job
Hey everyone, I hope you are well. One of the common questions I get asked is ‘how do I start freelancing’ and I thought of answering it today in this blog post. MY STORY Thinking back I realise that I…