Hello everybody! Welcome back to the Money Mistakes series. In November 2017, I started off sharing my own experiences of bad financial decisions I made and then had others share theirs. The series continues. Today Jeanette Theu shares her story. I cringed…
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Reflecting on 2017 and my goals for 2018
“Ease is a greater threat to progress than hardship. Keep moving, keep growing, keep learning. See you at work.” – Denzel Washington It’s 2018. Happy New Year everybody! I’ve just finished watching Denzel Washington‘s motivational speech on chasing your dreams….
Lessons on writing and content creation that will help in 2018
I was reminded of probably the most important lesson I learned in 2017 when I spoke to a friend about what inspiration means. She had asked if my husband and I regard each other as muses since both of us…
A dedication to my daughter
Today I’m a mom of a two year old 🙂 Yup, it’s Princess’ birthday on 21 December and I’m at work today. Kwaa kwaa kwaa. Seriously I didn’t even think about taking off until this morning. I should’ve. But, We…
Money mistakes I won’t make in 2018
I keep slips (receipts) of everything – petrol (fuel) slips, toll gate slips, grocery slips, you name it. You’ll find it in my car’s cabinet or my handbag or somewhere in the house. Most times I keep the slips to…
How to prepare for your unpaid maternity leave
My toddler will be two years old in December 2017. Good news arrived last week: my pregnancy diaries of 2015 is finally published in the Living and Loving magazine. I documented from Week 9 of my pregnancy till Week 40….
Life update: November
It’s been ages since I did a life update, so let’s do this! In this post I will share: Lessons I learned in business Lessons learned in blogging Motherhood matters Blog posts I’ve enjoyed For those of you who don’t…
“I took out a loan to pay off a loan”
I met Abongile Khunjulwa Tyopo through Twitter. We haven’t met in person yet but she was keen to share her story on my blog series “Money mistakes I made“. I started this series to share things I’ve learned in my…
How to save money: lessons from my parents
My parents taught me a little about saving money when I first started working – during grade 11. My mom, for example, said I must open a 32-day account. It’s an account where you put in money and you have…
Money mistakes I made
Okay, so for several months whenever it is a few days after I’ve received my salary, I would feel really, really sad [I don’t want to say “depressed”]. I would be in the ladies bathroom at work and think “I…