I don’t know of any parent who has successfully navigated raising children without the issue of pocket money coming up. In some families such interactions between the parents and their offspring have led to rifts of seismic proportions
Finance Articles
The power of two – On credit scores and being twins
How is your credit rating determined? Your Credit Bureau score is calculated using a formula that evaluates how well or how badly you pay your bills, how much debt you carry and how all of that stacks up against other borrowers. The lower your scores, the less you stand a chance of obtaining a loan or other financing.
Taking to the Road: a Journey in Lifelong Learning
I do not have to tell you that the world is changing at an ever-increasing speed. I need – and want – to keep up!
How Would You Like Your Payment Served – Upfront Or Hidden Amongst The Veggies?
The recipe used by the majority of insurance companies is one which enables the agent (called a seller) to earn a commission for each policy sold. This is how they make their money so that they can eat. This commission is paid in differing amounts – the first helping is the biggest, followed by regular, smaller ones for the duration of the lifetime of your policy.
DIY Life Cover: ‘we repair what your husband has tried to fix’
It is difficult not to be reminded of your mortality if your internet scrolling is regularly interrupted by advertisements for life cover.
What’s for Supper?
Have you bought something at the supermarket where the advertised price and the till price are not the same? What are your rights as a consumer?
FOREX: All it will Cost You…
“There’s a forex scam that’s going around. There are plenty but this one I experienced myself.”…
We all want a quick way of making money. In exasperation we cast caution to the wind and search online for ideas. Read more on what to watch out for.
Longevity – So much more than Old Bones Creaking at Dawn
One of the advantages of being older, as I told a young friend recently, is that you tend to
become more truthful. You say it like it is, without caring as much about other people’s
reactions.
Will an Insurance Policy Really Protect Your Lifestyle?
The day I announced to my family that I was going to sell insurance, my dad shook his head sadly. ‘You are going to embarrass this family’, he stated. I guess I understand where he is coming from – almost everyone I know has had a fight with their insurance company.
Taxes: Why my mother tried to quit smoking twice a year
We knew that, twice a year, my mom would abandon cigarettes: at tax time, and on the 31st of December when she would resolve to live clean. It was one of our family traditions.