South Africa’s Top 6 Savings Accounts (from the top 6 SA banks)
Most of us are under immense financial pressure and recent statistics have shown that South Africans are among the worst savers in the world. As a way to...
Can’t afford your rent? Don’t worry, just don’t pay
“Can’t afford your rent? Don’t worry, just don’t pay” is just about the worst advice someone could give you. But incredibly, with Coronavirus and the lockdown, this sort...
75% of South Africans have lost income due to Covid-19 and the poor are the hardest hit
We recently ran a survey to get a better view of how South Africans have been financially affected by the Covid-19 Lockdown, and the results were distressing to...
Review Discovery Vitality Rewards Program
Consumers, myself in particular, are naturally sceptical of reward programs. Each brand is faced with trying to create a loyalty program that is different and competitive enough in...
Enhanced Tracking Protection and MoneyShop Credit Reports
MoneyShop Free Credit Reports allow you to access some very sensitive and private information. As such, we use some advanced techniques to protect your data. However, if you...
Shake off the COVID blues and get your side-hustle going
We recently ran a survey to gauge the impact COVID-19 has been having on South Africans’ livelihoods. More than 1000 of our loyal MoneyShop subscribers participated, and it...
MoneyShop Youth Month Survey
June was Youth Month. And so we took a look at how a parents finances affect their children. The results are in, please see the results below. Also,...
My experience in offshore investing
I’ve always been a big believer in investing a portion of my earnings offshore, mainly because I was born in Zimbabwe and I’ve seen many families (including my...
Are you Aware of the Tax you’ll Pay on your Severance Package if you Get Retrenched?
Let’s get straight into some of the financial implications of Covid-19: Economists are predicting that anywhere between 350 000 and 1 million people in South Africa could lose their...
MoneyShop ‘Covid-19 and Your Finances’ Survey
There is no doubt that Covid-19 and the lock-down is destroying our economy. And some people in particular are being hit hard. Our survey for this month looks...
