Jun 5, 2018 | Divorce, Kids Money, Managing Money
So the ink is finally drying on the divorce settlement. You’re shattered – emotionally, physically, mentally. And you are starting to settle into your new life, the new status quo of visitation schedules and bills. Following on from our previous article...
May 26, 2018 | Divorce, Kids Money, Managing Money, Protecting your money
My heart always breaks when I hear of friends and clients that are going through a divorce. One thing is for sure, it’s one of those onions where the layers of complexity and hurt keep coming. But there is one element, money that is like a cancer pervading...
May 21, 2018 | Earn extra income, Entrepreneurship, Managing Money, Mindful Money, Podcast
Asking for what you’re worth is almost as difficult as facing your fears. It’s much easier to give something away for free than it is to ask for what you’re worth. In this episode, we understand why we struggle with this, and how to overcome it....
May 4, 2018 | Advanced investing, Managing Money, Retirement and investing
Investing comes down to 3 things Be honest about your investment behaviour Choose the right fund (listen here) Choose the right tax structure – it can cost or save you a huge amount of money. This is where you choose between Retirement Funds, Tax Free...
Apr 10, 2018 | Advanced investing, Managing Money, Retirement and investing, Within 5 years of retirement
It never fails to amaze me how complicated this world of investing is – or seems – to normal everyday humans. The challenge with so much choice is that it ends up paralysing us. With over a 1000 local funds and a gajillion offshore ones – it’s a no wonder we just...
Apr 3, 2018 | Entrepreneurship, Mindful Money
This is part of the Brave to be Free series Fear of Failure. Fear of Success. Fear of being seen as a fraud. What if people don’t like me? What if no one likes this? Followed by excuses. So many of them. For me personally, there were many excuses as to why I...
Mar 20, 2018 | Managing Money, Mindful Money, Retirement and investing
I’ve come to realise that our assumptions about money are at the foundation of why we do what we do. It comes up so often in my training courses, that I decided to write about it. And to be honest, I don’t think until I started training women that I’d ever thought...
Mar 13, 2018 | Entrepreneurship, Managing Money, Mindful Money, Retirement and investing
What is financial freedom? It’s a very good question. Financial Freedom is a term I hear thrown around so much. The freedom to, as Tim Ferris says, have a 4 hour work week. As his podcasts are longer than 4 hours between the various shows, I’ve always...
Mar 6, 2018 | Entrepreneurship
CEO of IBM. That’s what I wanted to be when I grew up. It was one of the biggest companies in the world, and so it was worthy of a 25 year old’s ambition. Get to the top – not just in South Africa, but the world. Entrepreneur – shmentrepreneur. I was...