Apr 20, 2022 | Frankly Speaking, Personal Finance
Mental health conditions cost the economy more than R200bn a year through people missing work and presenteeism By some measures South Africans are the second most stressed employees in the world. Lump the impact of Covid-19 on top of this and it’s easy to see why our...
Nov 26, 2021 | Financial Planning, Personal Finance
People are downgrading their medical plans as they cannot afford the premiums — but at what cost? Roughly 20 months ago, the Covid-19 pandemic struck and life as we knew it was turned upside down. For many, the pandemic was a huge wake-up call, spotlighting our...
Dec 23, 2016 | Book Review, Frank on Money, Personal Finance
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is probably his most famous book. The book hit the shops 173 years ago on December 19, 1843, and sold out in three days. In this classic tale, Ebenezer Scrooge left behind his miserly ways and transformed into a joyful, compassionate...
Sep 12, 2016 | Frank on Money, Personal Finance
Financial Problems Many South African households suffer from financial problems and are financially unwell. A few examples of these problems are increasing consumer debts, emolument attachment orders (garnishee orders), resignations in order to access retirement fund...
