The following is a mini life update… The past few weeks for has been like a scene from the Tornado movie. Things were just happening at a rapid speed, I’m a form of a whirlwind, a tornado… Messy with a…
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5 Money Tips I Learned During Januworry
For those of you who don’t know, January is dubbed by a lot of us as Janu-worry because it’s the month we worry about our finances a lot. Make a list and put it up (or write it down) I…
How to diet when it’s just not your thing
“Without commitment, you’ll never start but more importantly, without consistency, you’ll never finish.” – Denzel Washington. “I’m SO hungry.” “My body feels weird.” “Clearly my body isn’t used to eating salads only.” “I’m going to have sugar in my coffee…
Life Update – January 2018 review
Hello everybody, I’m doing a Life Update to tell you what’s on my mind the past few days. In this post I will share: Lessons learned in business and life Thoughts on Day Zero Blog things Thoughts on Day Zero…
Planning A Holiday By Maximising Your Leave Days
This is a sponsored post. This post was done in collaboration with Travelstart. Travelstart sent me a reminder recently that I should make the most of my annual leave days. I was given a Holiday Leave Planner Infographic to help…
“Getting a child makes you reconsider your finances”
Today we talk to 24-year-old Muthoni Njoki about lessons she learned around money and her financial situation. Muthoni tells us that her mistake was to spend money instead of saving it. She said in her mind she kept on waiting…
3 Podcasts About Brand Partnerships And How To Start Pitching For Brands
One of the topics I Googled over the holidays was on how to pitch for brands as a blogger. I came across blog posts of mostly overseas bloggers who spoke about how to introduce yourself as an influencer to a…
Being a parent gives me ideas for blogging
I know a lot of bloggers can relate to this: I get stuck often, not knowing what I should write on my blog. Ja I know, I’m a mom, so I can publish my mommyhood diaries, but I don’t want…
How to pay off your car in two years
In today’s “Money Mistakes I made” blog post series, we talk to fitness blogger, Samantha Dube who lives in Johannesburg. I’ve been on Samantha’s hikes last year and I’m definitely joining her again – it’s a way for me to…
The main reason I haven’t paid off my car yet
I spoke to a friend recently about the long distance travelling my husband and I do on a regular basis. Last year alone we did two roadtrips – one from Johannesburg to Cape Town (a return trip) and the other…