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‘tis the season to consolidate your debt
Published: November 27, 2020
Categories: Debt Relief
Tags: Consolidation Loan, Debt Consolidation, Debt Relief
December holidays and Christmas festivities can be very tough on your pocket. How to make this year different? Plan, plan, and plan some more so you don’t get yourself into more debt than you can…
Don’t let Black Friday leave you in the red
Published: November 27, 2020
Categories: Financial wellness
Tags: Budgeting, Financial education, Financial Planning, Financial Tips
Black Friday is an American tradition, but over the past few years South African retailers and shoppers have embraced it too. All the mind-blowing specials can seem like a shopper’s paradise, but if you are…
Make the most of what your workplace offers
Published: November 26, 2020
Categories: Workplace loans
Tags: Employee loans, Financial Literacy, Financial Tips, Loans, Online loans, Payroll lending
Most of your waking hours are spent at work. It’s the place where you are most likely to make friends, where you meet new people and are introduced to new ideas. It should also be…
If it’s too good to be true, it’s probably an online loan scam
Published: November 26, 2020
Categories: Personal loans
Tags: Financial Literacy, Financial Tips, Online loans
When you are desperate, it is easy to make poor decisions. It is especially easy to believe someone who promises to make all your money troubles go away. Sadly, these promises are often scams, and…
Bayport Budget Booster
Published: November 26, 2020
Categories: Financial wellness
Tags: Financial Literacy
At Bayport we believe in the transformative power of the right kind of credit at the right time. While we respect the fact that we cannot prescribe to our customers how to use their loans,…
Bayport Loan Services
Published: November 26, 2020
Categories: Financial wellness
Tags: Bayport Insurance
Bayport’s insurance journey started with credit life insurance, a policy that covers any money owed on a loan should a customer be retrenched, contract a dread disease or pass away. Introduced in only a few…
Budget to achieve your financial goals
Published: October 13, 2020
Categories: Financial wellness
Tags: Budgeting, Financial education, Financial Health, Financial Literacy, Financial Planning, Financial Tips, Managing your Money
If you have always thought that having a budget and sticking to it is boring and unexciting, it’s time to think again. Used correctly, a personal budget is like a map that gets you to…
Money hacks when you’re in your 20s and 30s
Published: October 13, 2020
Categories: Financial wellness
Tags: Budgeting, Credit Health, Financial education, Financial Health, Financial Literacy, Financial Planning, Financial Tips, Managing your Money
In our 20s and even our 30s, we tend to live for the moment. While that is not a bad thing, when it comes to finances we have to keep the future in mind. Building…
Why dipping into your retirement savings is not a good debt relief idea
Published: October 6, 2020
Categories: Debt Relief
Tags: Consolidation Loan, Debt Consolidation, Debt Management, Debt Relief
Covid-19 has done a lot of damage to our already battered economy and many people are struggling to make ends meet and to get out of debt. But before you cash out your retirement savings,…
What assets are, and are not
Published: October 6, 2020
Categories: financial literacy, Financial wellness
Tags: Debt, Financial education, Financial Health, Financial Literacy, Financial Tips, Investment, Managing your Money
The money gurus (not the get-rich-quick con artists) agree that only assets will get you to financial freedom. But understanding exactly what these assets are can be confusing. Let’s unpack the issue of assets and…