The curtain is coming down on 2020, and most of us are looking forward to ushering in a brand-new year, filled with fresh possibilities that we’ve scribbled down on a thoroughly sanitized COVID-free slate. The history books will keep score though, and soon a flurry of Netflix documentaries will be out, reminding us how a strange virus formed in a wet market in Wuhan and ‘boarded several flights’ across the globe, on a mission to prey on the […]
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Financial changes to make in 2021
We all had to make some changes to how we run our financial lives in 2020. Whether it’s cutting out unnecessary spending, creating new side hustles for alternative streams of revenue, or changing our living situations entirely, we’ve made adjustments – just so we can survive. Learning big lessons has been a theme this year, […]
Black Friday: Should you do it?
If you’re like us, COVID-19 has probably put quite a dent in your finances. You’ve had to assess and adapt your monthly budget aggressively; and change the way you do things so that you can still put dinner on the table while covering school fees, rent, your mortgage and other essential expenses. By now you’ve […]
Nowadays we ask fewer questions and offer you more cover than ever before
The concept of life insurance has been around for hundreds of years with the Amicable Society for Perpetual Assurance in London being the first to serve up ‘peace-of-mind’ in exchange for a premium, way back in the 18th century. What’s changed in three centuries? Plenty and nothing, all at the same time. It’s estimated that […]
Our Pension Funds: What’s This About the Government?
If you contribute to a pension fund here in South Africa, you probably heard a rumour recently concerning the Government proposing to be able to access these pensions. Now we’re sure you’re saving hard for this pension, doing the responsible financial thing and putting money away each month into it, so that when you retire […]
The NHI: What’s the latest?
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has placed our collective health front and centre as a priority in South Africa – as well as in the wider world. The virus has certainly highlighted our health system’s shortcomings, especially in provinces such as the Eastern Cape. But it has also shown us that the private- and […]
Admin Hacks For Your Traditional Funeral Policy Dashboard.
Time is money. You’ve heard it before, right? What that somewhat overtraded phrase really tries to sum up is the concept of “opportunity cost”. If I’m doing this right now, it’s taking away from my ability to do that (which might be far more valuable to me). And if you truly believe that time is […]
Is your family member asking you for a loan?
Most of us have been faced with an unpredictable financial situation at some point. A family member or a close friend comes to us, asking for a loan. Your heart wants to help him or her, but your head says no. Lending a family member money is always tricky because you don’t know whether they […]
Hundreds of Stangen policyholders are freeing up time by using our online servicing platform
The old phrase “time is money” is still spot on when it comes to general life admin. Nobody wants to waste time sitting on the phone to get some basic policy information changed, do they? Last year we knocked out an article on how you can free up time by getting online to make changes […]
Time to upskill yourself online, for free!
So, your side-hustle has been born and it’s starting to find its feet and take shape. You’re as proud as punch, but you know there are still a few grey areas that need fine-tuning. It’s time to take control and start educating yourself in the areas you are feeling a bit unsure about, but that […]