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• Finance Coach - Vol. 51

  Created: Sunday, 06 June 2010 15:44

  Finance tip: Investing jargon Short-selling. A term you may hear thrown around a fair amount is ‘short-selling’ or ‘shorting’. Normally, when you buy a stock or share, you become the registered owner of that particular unit . Then, when you w...

• The 10-minute rule

  Created: Monday, 31 May 2010 21:21

  Last week Tuesday, I was having a particularly full business-owner day – dealing with clients, taking a vehicle in for a service, replying to emails stemming from a new ad we’d put up, looking over financials for the previous month, researching a ...

• Finance Coach - Vol. 50

  Created: Friday, 21 May 2010 13:41

  Finance tip: Investment Know your investment horizon, and don’t get caught up in day-to-day swings in your investments. Whenever many people read about how the market has dropped in a day, or how a particular stock of theirs has dipped slightly, t...

• Finance Coach - Vol. 49

  Created: Friday, 07 May 2010 15:25

  Finance tip: Foreign exchange The worst places (and times) to exchange your foreign currency. Having recently had to change some dollars back into Rands, I was reminded of a couple of hints to keep in mind when changing money from one currency into ...

• Reader Question of the Week

  Created: Monday, 03 May 2010 21:36

  Once a week, we post a question on the site that's come from one of our readers.  This week, it's from an aspiring entrepreneur trying to strike the right balance in terms of putting money into (and taking money out of) her potential new business: ...

• Health Coach - Vol. 7

  Created: Monday, 26 April 2010 21:58

  Nutrition tip: Meal planning Try and eat smaller meals throughout the day, rather than a few big ones. Most of us are programmed into thinking that having ‘three squares’ a day is the healthiest approach to take. There are actually more benefits,...

• Finance Coach - Vol. 48

  Created: Sunday, 18 April 2010 13:20

  Finance tip: Motoring finance Watch out for balloon payments. With the worst of the recession seeming to be over, the car companies are starting to push their marketing hard again. With this, comes the odd fantastic offer where you can get a brand-n...

• Reader Question of the Week

  Created: Wednesday, 14 April 2010 13:21

  Once a week, we post a question on the site that's come from one of our readers. This week it's from an aspiring business owner debating whether to raise funds from the bank or from private individuals: ...

• Finance Coach - Vol. 47

  Created: Thursday, 08 April 2010 23:17

  Finance tip: Savings/Investments Always know what costs you’re paying. With pretty much any savings or investment product, there are going to be costs involved. They could be called admin fees, management fees, monthly fees, performance fees, or ju...

• Keep on truckin'

  Created: Wednesday, 31 March 2010 23:42

  Having driven across the country a few times in recent months, I was reminded of the number of trucks that we have hauling goods on our national roads. Most people I come across are of the opinion that these huge horses-and-trailers are the bane of t...

• Health Coach - Vol. 6

  Created: Sunday, 28 March 2010 22:50

  Nutrition tip: Muscle building Make sure you’re getting enough protein. Protein is an essential building block if you’re wanting to bulk up with lean muscle, but too often we don’t get enough of it in our diets. A good rule of thumb if you’re...

• Finance Coach - Vol. 46

  Created: Tuesday, 23 March 2010 22:36

  Finance tip: Food Cut down on unplanned eating out. For many of us, with our crazy day-to-day schedules, it’s often easier to just pop into a café or deli to grab a bite. Or maybe you’re in the habit of popping into your local coffee shop once a day...

• Finance Coach - Vol. 45

  Created: Thursday, 11 March 2010 16:44

  Finance tip: Estate planning Draw up, or update, your will. Having recently gone into a new tax year here at home, and with the tax changes in the annual Budget having been announced, it reminded me that it’s a good time to have a look at your wil...

• Your kid's first car

  Created: Thursday, 11 March 2010 15:49

  Having recently spent a few days in Grahamstown, and having visited a few of the university residences there, I couldn’t help but notice the marques of car parked in the parking lots. Subaru, BMW, Mini, Mercedes – not exactly what I’d expected ...

• Taking a short break...

  Created: Thursday, 25 February 2010 06:44

  Just to let all of you guys know that I'll be taking a short break for the next week or so, so there won't be much posting going on. I'm picking up a new addition to our limousine fleet (it's a beauty!), and driving it back across the country. On the wa...

• Finance Coach - Vol. 44

  Created: Thursday, 25 February 2010 06:41

  Finance tip: Credit Get a credit report at least once a year. It’s one of those unavoidable truths in life, but our credit history is destined to follow us around for years, and affects so many different aspects of our lives – applying for a home...

• Recent Visitor Trends

  Created: Thursday, 18 February 2010 13:38

  I love Google Analytics.  I am, by no means, a whizz at it, and definitely don't use it to its fullest potential, but the information it kicks up is always super-interesting.  Having just gone past the half-way stage of the month, I wanted to do a check...

• Reader Question of the Week

  Created: Monday, 15 February 2010 22:19

  Once a week, we post a question on the site that's come from one of our readers.  This week, it's from a young man trying to strike a balance between working and studying: Question: Hi Gareth, So, here is my story:  I finished matric in 2005. I have...

• Finance Coach - Vol. 43

  Created: Friday, 12 February 2010 12:25

  Finance tip: Income Trade stuff online. We’ve all heard the stories about the guys who’ve made a fortune trading on eBay. While doing it full-time is not everyone’s cup of tea, it can be quite a lucrative sideline, and an enjoyable way of makin...

• Health Coach - Vol. 5

  Created: Thursday, 11 February 2010 12:51

  Nutrition tip: Metabolism Drink plenty of water. While there are plenty of good reasons for drinking lots of water (flushing out your system, healthy skin, good digestion, etc.), a brilliant one is that is speeds up your metabolism. With your body co...