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Saving creates national financial wellness
Published: July 19, 2021
Categories: Financial wellness
Tags: Credit Health, Credit Wellness
Did you know that our county’s economic health depends on how much we as households and individuals save? Now that’s financial literacy that opens your eyes! Since March 1960, the SA Reserve Bank has been…
Where to save for financial wellness
Published: July 13, 2021
Categories: financial literacy, Financial wellness
Tags: Financial Literacy
Knowing how to choose the best savings instrument for your needs, is one of the pillars of financial literacy. You’ve decided to save money, reworked your personal budget to include an amount for saving, and…
Saving your way to financial health can be fun
Published: July 2, 2021
Categories: Financial wellness
Tags: Managing your Money
Spend less and save more. Only people who don’t have your financial stress can think it’s that easy. Not so. Let’s look at ways to put the fun into saving. With July being National Savings…
How debt help becomes savings help
Published: July 2, 2021
Categories: Debt Relief
Tags: Debt Consolidation
When you think about how to get out of debt, you should also be thinking about how to increase your monthly savings. The one goal supports the other. Debt consolidation is a debt solution that…
Financial literacy lessons for my younger self
Published: June 21, 2021
Categories: Debt Relief, Financial wellness
Tags: Budgeting, Debt stress, Financial Health, Financial Literacy, Financial Stress
Hindsight is 20/20 vision, the saying goes. If you could give your younger self money advice, what would it be? We asked a few Bayport community members to share their financial wellness wisdom. Donna: Don’t…
Don’t let other people cause you financial stress
Published: June 14, 2021
Categories: Debt Relief
Tags: Debt Relief, Debt stress, Financial Stress
Trying to keep up with the Kumalos or the Joneses or the Pillays is like giving your money to other people to spend. Giving in to peer pressure is the worst thing you can do…
Money hacks when you’re in your 20s to build financial wellness
Published: June 7, 2021
Categories: Debt Relief, Financial wellness
Tags: Budgeting, Credit Health, Credit Wellness, Financial Health
The sooner you start making a financial plan for yourself, the brighter your future will be. A few simple steps today will make financial health in your 30s, and the years to come, a reality….
No personal budget and other money mistakes young people make
Published: June 3, 2021
Categories: Financial wellness
Tags: Budgeting
The saying goes you’re never too old to learn. The opposite is also true: you are never too young to learn about, and do, the right money things to achieve financial wellness. June is Youth…
Is the 50/30/20 rule possible in your budget?
Published: May 24, 2021
Categories: Debt Relief
Tags: Debt Consolidation, Debt Relief, Debt Restructuring
Is the 50/30/20 rule possible in your budget? How much should you spend on what? Let’s look at a few guidelines to help you with your financial planning. When you first draw up a budget,…
Make sure insurance contributes to your financial health
Published: May 17, 2021
Categories: Financial wellness
Tags: Budgeting, Financial Health, Financial Literacy
Make sure insurance contributes to your financial health A cornerstone of financial planning is making sure you have enough insurance and the right types of insurance. There is a saying that we don’t think about…