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Women’s Month is a time to celebrate the strength and independence of women. Managing your own finances, especially when facing peer pressure, is a crucial part of this independence. At Bayport Financial Services, we understand these challenges.

Today, making the most out of your savings is essential. Understanding and using tools like tax-free savings accounts (TFSAs), compound interest, and automation can significantly enhance your financial wellbeing by getting you more out of your savings.

Mandla (32) is one of Bayport’s consistently best performing consultants when it comes to helping customers solve their debt problems. He also describes himself as a money-savvy person – but that wasn’t always the case. We conclude Youth Month with Mandla’s story.

Many of us make a lot of money mistakes, especially as young people. We asked several young Bayporteers to tell us about the money secrets and wisdoms they wish they had been told earlier in life.

Quite a few of the young people we spoke to for this blog post admire Patrice Motsepe and DJ Sbu. Here are some of the money lessons these two public figures can teach us.

Relieving the immediate and often debilitating financial distress in which employees find themselves is usually the focus of employer-led financial wellness programmes.

Relieving the immediate and often debilitating financial distress in which employees find themselves is usually the focus of employer-led financial wellness programmes.

In the spirit of doing more in 2024, here are some tips on how to get more out of your workplace EAP, especially as far as your finances are concerned.

Budgeting, spending less and finding a side hustle are all things you can do to build a more comfortable life. However, they are only one side of the money management coin.

Financial freedom is not something that happens when you win the lotto, get a fancy job or marry a rich person. It can only happen when you build on a solid foundation – and that starts in childhood.