Bayport Blog: Category - Financial wellness
A balance between needs and wants leads to financial health
Published: November 2, 2021
Categories: Financial wellness
Tags: Managing your Money
Financial health means balancing needs and wants Budgeting is important at any time of the year, but if you go into the year-end holiday season without a plan to guide your spending, you could end…
Don’t let financial distress damage your health
Published: October 25, 2021
Categories: Financial wellness
Tags: Managing your Money
When you worry about how to get out of debt, your health often suffers. The best way to protect your health is to take the money bull by the horns and look for help. Financial…
Debt solutions start with how you think about money
Published: October 18, 2021
Categories: Financial wellness
Tags: Managing your Money
We are socialised to believe that our financial stress will be over if we earn a bigger salary, marry a rich person or once the kids are out of school. In fact, solving your money…
Put your mental and financial health first this festive season
Published: October 11, 2021
Categories: Financial wellness
Tags: Managing your Money
December holidays and the festive season can be a very tricky time. Here are five things to stop doing, and five things to start doing, as you prepare for this year’s festivities. For many people,…
Focus on financial health for the festive season
Published: October 3, 2021
Categories: Financial wellness
Tags: Managing your Money
The earlier you start planning, the better prepared you will be for the festive season, and the less debt relief you will need at the end of the holidays. The end of the year sounds…
Make spring your season of debt solutions
Published: September 20, 2021
Categories: Financial wellness
Tags: Managing your Money
Want to know how to get out of debt and how to improve your credit rating? Take time out this spring to breathe new life into your financial situation and money habits. A good credit…
How to budget for big expenses
Published: September 13, 2021
Categories: Financial wellness
Tags: Managing your Money
Whether it is school fees for the kids or your own career development, upfront planning is the key to balancing financial health and education needs. The arrival of spring in South Africa is also the…
Better budgeting for traditional celebrations
Published: September 3, 2021
Categories: Financial wellness
Tags: Financial Health, Managing your Money
Culture and tradition ground us and give meaning to our lives. But the practices associated with them can cause financial distress if you don’t manage the money you spend on them. Traditional and cultural practices…
Local financial wellness is lekker
Published: September 1, 2021
Categories: Financial wellness
Tags: Managing your Money
It is no secret that South Africa’s economy is taking strain. The good news is that we can all contribute to rebuilding it while also improving our own financial health. The secret lies in buying…
Financial health improves when financial responsibilities are shared
Published: August 23, 2021
Categories: financial literacy, Financial wellness
Tags: Financial Literacy
Who should be doing what when it comes to your household finances? At a time when the world of work is changing fast, holding on to “traditional” roles can increase financial stress. There is an…