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READ 3 generations, 1 budget
READ The need-to-know: marriage contracts
READ When sharing is not caring
READ Rent-to-buy cars: is it as good as it sounds?
READ Simple, smart ways to start saving
READ Navigating roadblocks in your career
TAKEOUTS
Inside information
Whether you’re struggling with your houseshare’s monthly budget or thinking of buying a new car with a rent-to-buy deal, we have tips and advice. Click through to these stories for more.
Struggling with housemates who can’t or won’t pay?
‘If someone cannot pay as much as the others, there is value in other household contributions, such
as childcare, cooking and cleaning.’
Tempted by the low premiums of rent-to- buy deals?
‘Some operators use the term “rent-to-buy lease” when they mean “rent-to-buy contract”. Don’t let this confuse you.’
Is your job on the road to nowhere?
‘Your CV is almost like an old-fashioned calling card or, in social-media terms, a friend request. It has to interest the recipient enough to let you in the door.’
Paperwork is important, even
as you walk down the aisle
‘A lobola letter alone does not necessarily prove
that you are married.’
What to know
about SA’s new Cybercrimes Act ‘Granted, we do have a right to freedom of speech, but this right is not absolute. It does not allow us to commit a crime or threaten to harm someone in the online world.’
I want to save but simply can’t!
‘You don’t need a perfect plan from the get-go. The important thing is to save something every month. Just start and keep it up, and it will become habit.’
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