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Money with a story – no strings attached!
“Once upon a time … “ is how stories used to start and generally ended with “and they all lived ...
Can giving up coffee make you R300,000?
The English proverb “Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves” is backbone to many ...
SA Expats – Financial Information
By Ryno Viljoen Moving money from South Africa is subject to Reserve Bank exchange control regulations and in most cases ...
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but does it make cents?
Not only has modern technology shrunk the planet it’s also made it possible for Pretoria Oupas and Oumas to talk ...
The money that grew on trees…
You can bet your bottom dollar that everybody you know, yourself included, has been asked the question - do you ...
SA Expats: What 2015 bring depends on what you bring to 2015
Exactly 100 days from today we’ll be celebrating, hugging, kissing, texting, phone calling and wishing friends, family and strangers a ...
South Africans love violence…
To the point we set our alarm clocks to crazy early hours to haul wife and kids out of bed ...
SA Expats: Geld wat stom is maak reg wat krom is…
Daar’s derduisende Afrikaanssprekende Suid-Afrikaners wat deesdae in die buiteland woon – heel gelukkig met baie dinge in gemeen. Soos? Hulle ...
SA Expats: The good news – you too can afford to retire early!
Retirement is a day in time we’re all looking forward to – the luxury to stop working and to start ...
SA Expats: There’s no time like the present.
When’s a good time for South Africans living outside the country to get their financial affairs in order, to cash-in ...
SA Expats: Unclaimed policies – the money you forgot or don’t know about …
Is your share of the R1 billion in unclaimed policies with your name on it – just waiting to be ...
SA Expats: There’s cash in unclaimed policies and NO SMALL PRINT
The generic skepticism about what one can and cannot expect when wanting to cash-in a policy because of “small print” ...
SA Expats: Unclaimed policies and counting chickens
People typically start buying policies in their late 20’s and early 30’s. At this life stage the premiums are affordable ...
Expats losing out on unclaimed policies in South Africa
By Ryno Viljoen Did you pay policy premiums prior to leaving South Africa? If so, you could be in for ...
SA Expats: Emigration Fear Factor vs. Dual Citizenship
Believe it or not: the most common angst associated with emigrating from South Africa? Do I lose my South African ...
SA Expats: When to take the pension gap?
Is the question we’ll all be asking ourselves sooner or later...South Africans, living and working abroad, who rely on their ...
Cash in and transfer your South African retirement annuity yourself…?
By Mariette Janse van Rensburg I spoke to a lady on the phone yesterday, desperate for help. The past 18 ...
SA Expats: Blocked Rand Account is Good!
While these may sound like words from Confucius’ mouth it is our myth buster pleasure to clarify yet a misunderstood ...
Don’t delay! Avoid retirement investment decay!
Many South African expats left their pensions, policies and other financial assets behind when they upped and offed to go ...
Don’t lose grip of your family’s wealth in South Africa!
Imagine if you will. You're a South African family living in Sydney, Texas, London, Ontario or Auckland. Mom, Dad and ...