The Big Issue #312 – welcome to the MoneySaver edition, an issue packed with money tips and tricks for times you need them the most, from guest editor and financial journalist Maya Fisher-French.
Maya is the eNCA presenter for the Money Matters segment daily on DStv 403.
Here are some of the articles covered in the MoneySaver edition.
- Taking care
The power of your R25 magazine purchase helps us provide The Big Issue vendors with life-changing benefits such as these social welfare projects. Read MORE
- 6 Smart money moves this festive season
We’re headed into the last stretch of 2022 with the festive season just around the corner.
While the festive season is a brilliant time to relax and socialise, it’s also a time when it’s easy to overspend. So how about switching it up this year so you don’t end up with a sad bank balance and a mountain of debt as 2023 rolls in?
Words of wisdom from Sylvia Walker – FINANCIAL ADVISER AND AUTHOR OF SMARTWOMAN: HOW TO GAIN FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE AND CREATE WEALTH
Read MORE HERE
- How to tackle the debt monster
Debt repayments taking up a chunk of your budget? Maya Fisher-French, Personal Finance Journalist and author of Money Questions? Answered! and The Big Issue guest editor has some valuable insights.
“We often believe that the only way to pay off debt is with a windfall like a big bonus or winning the Lotto. But this thinking gets us caught in an anti- wealth trap. We spend on our credit cards all year and use our bonus or 13th cheque to settle the debt, only to start the cycle again the following year. We are using those bonuses to pay off last year’s spending rather than investing and building wealth.” Read MORE HERE
- A sweet amount you can bank on
Moroko Modiba, Managing Director of Fatima Capital and author of The Wise Investor: The Beginners Guide to Making Money on the stock market clarifies the benefits of ETFs, over a revelatory glass of wine and a R150 game changer. Read MORE HERE
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WHAT: The Big Issue #312 – MoneySaver edition
WHEN & WHERE: November – December 2022
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