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The Fat Wallet Show with Kristia van Heerden

Podcast: The financial literacy test

Kristia van Heerden 9 April 2018Latest, The Fat Wallet

If you secretly hate us but haven’t been able to find a different source of financial information, I have some great news! I found a Freakonomics Radio episode that summed up exactly the principles we champion on this show. In this episode, Simon and I take the financial literacy survey. It’s only three questions, but ...

Did I achieve my financial goals for the year?

Donna Willan 13 December 2016Latest, Money cents

In January, I spent time setting my financial goals for the year. I was pleased with them at the time, but to be honest, right now, I can’t remember what they were. So I went back to the column. In summary, the financial goals I achieved were: to pay 10% extra every month on the ...

Short: How to buy a car

Kristia van Heerden 27 May 2016Latest, Periscope

When the Just One Lap team gets together on a cold Saturday morning, we like to solve each other's and the world's problems. Contributor Dineo Tsamela, better known as @DeeOnMoneyZA, is in the market for a car. With three "experts" in the house, what could possibly go wrong? Simon Brown, Petri Redelinghuys and Kristia van ...

Happy New Year! Financial goals

Donna Willan 12 January 2016Latest, Money cents

Happy new year, and happy financial planning. It’s that time of year when we make lots of promises and then slowly realise that we can’t live up to them. So my financial promise for the year is that I will set realistic goals, with clear action plans! I started by reflecting back on the financial ...

What to do with a small windfall?

Donna Willan 13 October 2015Money cents

A month ago I received a pay out from my previous employer for untaken leave. It was not much, but it unexpected money. It was very interesting to be sitting with a small, but rather thrilling windfall. I was really conflicted about what to do with it. Should I be sensible and invest it all? ...

Website review: 22Seven

Web Admin 14 September 2014Reviews

Started by Christo Davel, 22Seven is a personal financial management tool that launched in 2012. It grabs all your banking details from your various bank accounts and aggregates them into a single, easy to use online system – enabling you to see where you spend you money in one glance. At the beginning of 2013 ...