The Financial Coach

MANAGING PEOPLE AND THEIR EMOTIONS AROUND MONEY

It’s often the little things that matter…

One of the “compulsory” forms of insurance that people with bonds have to have is Home Owners Insurance (HOI). This is insurance that covers the cost of replacing the building if it is destroyed through things like fire and floods. Usually the bank that provides the bond also very kindly arranges this insurance and the …

Petrol on credit?

Ok, so maybe I am really slow or maybe Std Bank is really sneaky or both. But this morning I checked our business credit card statement and noticed that we had been charged interest. Seeing that we pay the amount in full every month (the bank debits the amount) it seemed like a mistake. So …