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My Mother’s Day Letter to My Daughter
About Me

My Mother’s Day Letter to My Daughter

melissajavan
May 10, 2020
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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…

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The Different Levels of Broke
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The Different Levels of Broke

melissajavan
January 12, 2020
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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…

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5 Sacrifices to Make to Achieve Financial Freedom
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5 Sacrifices to Make to Achieve Financial Freedom

melissajavan
October 30, 2019
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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…

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FINALLY I Paid Off My Car Finance
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FINALLY I Paid Off My Car Finance

melissajavan
September 22, 2019
1

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,…

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Review: my money goals for 2018
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Review: my money goals for 2018

melissajavan
September 3, 2018
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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…

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The ins and outs of my journey as a volunteer
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The ins and outs of my journey as a volunteer

melissajavan
May 1, 2018
10

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,…

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My friend died and I got retrenched
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My friend died and I got retrenched

melissajavan
March 18, 2018
20

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…

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“I owed it to myself and my kids to lose the weight”
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“I owed it to myself and my kids to lose the weight”

melissajavan
February 28, 2018
20

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…

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How to save money: lessons from my parents
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How to save money: lessons from my parents

melissajavan
November 17, 2017
9

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…

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Authors share their journeys: “This book took so much emotion out of me!”
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Authors share their journeys: “This book took so much emotion out of me!”

melissajavan
February 23, 2017
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“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…

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