Buy vs Rent? The Home Loans Story Home Loans are probably the most sought after loan in the world. Often difficult to get and expensive to pay. But is the extra cost worth it as opposed to renting? Let’s have a look! How long will you stay in the home? As pointed out by Fidelity, …
Saving Money is HARD! Don’t kid yourself! It is much easier to just go and spend every penny in your account. I have done that! But what I have found more beneficial to have money left over at the end of the month. It almost like sitting on your couch and streaming Netflix is easy …
How to create your financial plan? “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail”, the wise words of Benjamin Franklin. And this applies to your financial plan as well. But how do you create a financial plan? Write it down This may seem like an obvious one, but I myself have skipped it in …
How to save money in tough times The tough times are the last place you think about how to save money! Especially when you have lost your income or your income get reduced! There are then more important things to worry about, and you may even have to dip into your savings. And that is …
Budgets as I showed in my previous post ” Budgets! Agg… ” are not the old boring things we were taught in school. We control our budgets as our destiny. So here are my Top 4 tips for Dominating your budget! Pay yourself first Yes I know that sounds weird. But you worked hard for …
With COVID19 spread across the world and now hitting our nations, many industires have been badly affected! Many people have lost their jobs, been temporarily laid off, and even retrenched. This is stressful and will effect your finances in a huge way. How do you deal with these Unexpected Events Effecting Your Financial Goals? You …
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When these epidemics happen, it causes heart ache, hurt, and widespread panic. But if we all panic and sell during these times, we often loose more due to the panic. So what should we do? First: Keep you heard! You need to think clearly and not hastely! You can destroy months or even years of …
Budgeting is one of those complex things that forms part of our adult lives, or at least try to for us wannabees. It is hard! And it sucks to say no to eating pizza every night! But building the art of managing your finances is something that will help you achieve your goals of traveling, …
I want to jump in, as they say, head first. Saving is a necessity to building long term wealth, achieving goals of travel, buying a house, or paying for your child’s education. It can also be great to have some stashed away for a rainy day. But with so many opinions out there how do …
Welcome to Once a Week Financial Blog. We’re young, innovative, and definitely not experts. But through life and working things out we have learned about the world of saving, investing, and all things financial. These are what we want to share with you. We are not finacial gurus, and we do not offer advise. You …
