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…
Category: About Me
The Different Levels of Broke
Every person has their own level of broke. I remember one day at the office one of my colleagues said out loud that she is broke. Shortly thereafter she spoke about buying fast food for lunch. Another colleague then said…
5 Sacrifices to Make to Achieve Financial Freedom
What sacrifices are you prepared to make to achieve financial freedom? I had to start with a mindset change/ shift in order to get myself to change some of my bad habits. It also took being openminded to understand why…
FINALLY I Paid Off My Car Finance
It still feels unreal. I bought my car in 2013, I took out a car finance loan, opting for the lowest installment. This meant that I had to pay off a balloon payment after I had paid off my loan,…
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…
The ins and outs of my journey as a volunteer
Hello everybody, So yesterday I told you how I’m doing as I’m trying to learn how to code. It’s not easy for me, but what’s easy when you are venturing into something new, something outside of your comfort zone? Anyway,…
My friend died and I got retrenched
Note: This is a life update. I’ll also share some lessons learned. Hello everyone, How are you doing? It’s been ages since I’ve been posting; it’s because I’ve gone through a few drastic changes. MOTHERHOOD Firstly, we tried potty training…
“I owed it to myself and my kids to lose the weight”
Today I have a guest post by Natasha Kisten-Skuce, known as the fitness blogger FitLikeMummy. She’ll share her fitness journey with us. She says that she had a health scare in December 2016 and had a blood test done. “Discovered…
How to save money: lessons from my parents
My parents taught me a little about saving money when I first started working – during grade 11. My mom, for example, said I must open a 32-day account. It’s an account where you put in money and you have…
Authors share their journeys: “This book took so much emotion out of me!”
“Write when you have a lot emotion in you. It can be good or bad emotions,” my cousin Lynn D. Nel advised me when I told her my idea for a novel. Lynn recently finished her book and is busy…