Hi Guys, Can you believe that the year is already over? First off, I want to thank everybody at Stangen for the hard work this year. I have the fortunate role of building products, but you guys need to get up every day and position these products. Thanks for finding the energy to do that […]
Brendan Els
Dear King Pricers & Sawubona Qhawe nama Qhawakezi!
Yes, team, you’ve read it right. I am greeting you both as Stangen heroes, and as new King Price team members. Life has a funny way of causing some ambiguity and 2020 will be no different. As a team, we will continue running the Stangen brand that we’ve come to love so much and have […]
Can I Insure My Parents’ Lives And What Will It Cost Me?
Have you ever heard of the term “Sandwich Generation”? It has absolutely nothing to do with a loaf of Blue Ribbon bread, a jar of Black Cat extra smooth peanut butter, or a solid brick of Rama margarine. In fact, the “Sandwich Generation” is a generation of people, typically in their thirties or forties, who […]
Why Are South Africans Selling Their Families Short? – Independent Report Delivers Shocking Stats
Would you steal a cupcake out of your kids’ lunchboxes while they were tying their shoelaces? Or invest your grandmother’s life savings in a start-up catering company that you know will fail miserably? No, you wouldn’t. And the reason you wouldn’t do this is because you never sell friends or family short! But here is […]
You’d be surprised how little your funeral cover should cost!
If your funeral cover is costing you more than R11 every month, you might be paying too much. And in tough economic times like these, who doesn’t want something for nothing, right? R11 isn’t technically “free”, but consider for a second that a cappuccino costs R25 nowadays. That means our Funeral Cover costs less than […]
Can You Guess What Life Cover & Owning A Brand-New BMW Have In Common?
How much does it cost to drive a brand-new, out of the box, splinternuwe BMW? At the time of writing this post, the latest BMW 320d will set you back a whopping R660 000. If you are lucky enough to have a 10% deposit stashed and a spare R8300 pm rattling around in your pocket, you […]
Will My Spouse Pay Tax When My Life Policy Pays Out?
You don’t wake up every day thinking about life insurance, do you? In fact, months and even years can roll past without us even thinking about spending money on a policy. Then one day you find yourself seriously contemplating your mortality and the implications of leaving your loved ones behind in a sticky financial situation. […]
Don’t Buy A Stack Of Funeral Cover Policies When You Really Need Life Insurance
South Africans really like buying funeral cover! Many South Africans are funeral insurance policyholders, making it the fastest-growing insurance product in the country. You only need to type “funeral cover” into your Google browser to see how insurers are clambering all over each other to vie for your internet search traffic results. With so many […]
Looking To Buy A House? – These Expenses Often Slip Under The Radar And Could Cost You A Bundle
The mountain of paperwork is finally out of the way. As you sit tallying up the money you’ve spent on securing your first home, you figure you aren’t going to get much change out of R150 000. It’s taken years to save up the money, and in less than six weeks your cash stash has been […]
The Estimated Costs Involved In Buying A House Or Townhouse Worth A Million Bucks
Buying a house, a townhouse or even a flat is probably the single biggest investment you will make in your lifetime! And if you consider that 90% of people end up financing their homes over 20 years, it’s safe to say that homeownership costs a lot of money. Outside of your long-term bond repayment commitments, […]