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Jean Archary, a South African Financial Wellness Coach, empowering people about money matters. Jean Archary is a Certified Financial Planner® and created MONEY MESSAGES, a financial education and wellness company in South Africa that offers a range of solutions for employees and their families. Jean is a published and AfriCan award-winning author, financial wellness coach, speaker, and mom. Her passion is to empower as many people about money matters and shift the way they think, feel and behave with money. Her company is based on the philosophy that "When you know better, you do better - (Maya Angelou). http://https://www.lionessesofafrica.com/blog/2022/5/14/startup-story-of-jean-archary?rq=jean%20archary

Dit kos baie geld om kinders groot te maak en selfs later in hul jong volwasse lewens finansieel te ondersteun as jy die beste vir hulle wil hê. Van die oomblik wat daai bondeltjie in die wêreld kom tot lank ná hulle skool klaargemaak het, moet ouers hul hande diep in die sak steek vir noodsaaklikhede én luukshede. For the full article, click on the link below. GELDSAKE

As Albert Einstein famously said, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” If you have been living from paycheck to paycheck or merely getting by on your stipend, it might be time to look at your money beliefs. For the full article, click on the link below. Rewriting your money story

My relationship with money has been fraught with challenges over the course of my life. In my first few years, money was plentiful. I lived a life of luxury and experienced true financial abundance. However, at the age of eight, my entire world changed. My mom without a career, income, or financial support, became the sole provider for four kids under the age of 10. To read the full article, click on the link below. Overcome your money fears

If there’s anything that COVID-19 has taught us, it’s that life is unpredictable. Yet, how do we respond when we’re thrust into a ‘new normal, constantly being bombarded with rapid changes that threaten to push us over the brink? It was Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, who said: “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.” For the full article, click on the link below. Navigating through a financial storm

Feeling the pinch? Learn how to spend less money The current price of petrol as of today is R26-74 for Petrol 95 ULP. That means a 50l tank will cost R1337 to fill up. An increase in petrol price is followed by an increase in the costs of goods and services. South Africans are surely going to feel the pinch in the coming months, so brace yourself. Now is a good time to get your financial house in order and plan for the months ahead. One way to ensure you make ends meet is to curb your spending and look for [...]

We are halfway through the year already. So, let us have a quick check-in. What progress have you made thus far regarding the money goals you set in January? Are you on track to achieve these goals or have you encountered a few unforeseen roadblocks? If you have, it is ok to feel despondent. Yes, it's absolutely ok. Life is never smooth sailing and with all the happenings that are going on in the world, it's okay to have had a few setbacks. Remember we endured a global pandemic. Never would we have ever predicted a disaster like this. And we [...]

Make more money If you want to be wealthy, make more money. If you feel like you are not making ends meet, make more money. If you desire a lifestyle of comfort and financial freedom, make more money.  It’s that simple. Yet this simple strategy is not easy for everyone to apply. In this month's blog, we share some ideas on how you can make more money. Have you ever wondered why this strategy is easy for some and not for others? It all boils down to this….mindset. When you have a wealth mindset you are trained to see opportunities instead [...]

Going from A to B almost hardly happens in a straight line. We know that life is unpredictable and doesn’t always go according to the plan or vision we have in mind. We may set off down a path of knowing where we are and where we want to be. We may have all the tools and resources necessary to get there, but then life happens, and something gets in the way. The resources we choose may not be adequate or fulfill their purpose. We might have a roadblock that deters us from our original path. Or perhaps we pick a [...]