by Mens Health | Jul 12, 2013 | Life
You work hard for your money. So it would be natural to assume that you’d get the most pleasure from spending it on the person who deserves it most: you. But guess what? This, too, turns out to be wrong. In a 2008 study from the University of British Columbia,...
by Mens Health | Jun 12, 2013 | Life
The mind-altering effect of money We like to think we
control money, because it seems so easy to control. Money is simple. Money obeys. But as we’ve all learned, we do not control money. In fact, money can relieve us of even our most deeply held principles with the...
by Mens Health | Oct 31, 2012 | Life
Cash in on your social network So says Duane Forrester, author of How to Make Money with your Blog (R185, loot.co.za). Hone your concept “Every blog should have a clear focus,” says Forrester. “You have to be known for something. Being an authority on a topic brings...
by Mens Health | Aug 24, 2012 | Life
Tobie van Zyl, CEO of online personal financial management platform moneysmart.co.za, advises on how to keep tabs on all your spending and how to start banking some coin. Put your bank statements into perspective Before you think that your bank balance is a target to...
by Mens Health | May 21, 2012 | Life
Here’s something an investment whiz would never tell you: you could do his job – and be just as successful at it. The same rules that help him close multi-million-rand deals can help you build a million-rand retirement. • I’ve learnt these tenets by spending the past...