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If you are one of the 900,000 or so South African expats living abroad and know little about tax laws, this article is for you! We’ve put together helpful information about the income tax process in South Africa so you can work out where you stand concerning taxation. While every effort has been made to…
Saving is not something that the millennial cool cats are talking about. Instagram feeds are awash with envy-inducing photos of exotic locations around the world or picture-perfect plates of food from the hottest restaurant in town, all more likely to induce young people to splurge on a plane ticket to paradise or a memorable Michelin…
Here I am back on the travel insurance bandwagon…this time with a plea to travellers to make no assumptions about cover. I am inspired, yet again, by the recent real life tale of a friend who didn’t have cover for a trip but ended up having an accident and needing expensive treatment. Most galling is that…
It’s no secret that money is the leading cause of stress in relationships. Financial philosophies, which are often inherited from parents, can vary wildly. If you are a saver and your partner is a spendthrift, how can you find harmony when it comes to managing your finances? Unless you are insanely wealthy, money is involved…
Is Marie Kondo taking over the world? It certainly seems like it. Everywhere I look people are referencing the diminutive Japanese tidy upper! If the media buzz has passed you by, let me enlighten you. Marie Kondo is a self-styled organising consultant who authored a book called ‘The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up’ telling…
Inheritance tax (IHT) is certainly not going to win any competitions for exciting topics to read but it is an important subject to get your head around if you are a British expat living in Asia (or anywhere else in the world for that matter). As the old saying goes, there are 2 certainties in…
The middle-class squeeze has become a reality for millions of global middle-class workers who can’t afford to miss even one paycheck. This has been highlighted by the recent 35-day federal shutdown in the US. 800,000 largely middle-class workers were not paid during that time, and as a consequence, the media was awash with stories of…
Where do you go to get honest, reliable, easily digestible information about the investment landscape? With a raft of conflicting information available online and in print media, it can be impossible to sift through it all and pick out the key points which are relevant to you as an investor. That’s where Tilney’s newly released…
This is a follow-on post to this one, which outlined the first five questions to ask yourself when getting your finances in shape. If you are a rookie when it comes to money management and you haven’t yet worked through that list, it’s best to go back and start at the beginning. If you’ve already worked through that list, here are the next…
Was your new year’s resolution to get your finances in order but here you are three weeks in and not quite sure where to start? Well, we’re here to help! If you’re not savvy about money, it can be bewildering to know how to go about organising your finances. This stuff isn’t taught in schools so it’s not surprising that you will feel…