My Money, My Lifestyle: Recent Episodes
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The My Money, My Lifestyle podcast features the contributors to the City Press personal finance pages
Welcome to the finale of the Emotions and Money podcast series, where we explain concept of the Money Fingerprint. Personal Finance
Tune in as renowned host Maya Fisher-French and guest Paul Nixon, the brilliant mind behind Behavioral Finance at Momentum, unravel the astonishing impact of our biological responses on our investments. Personal Finance
On 24 April 2023, seemingly out of the blue, SARS updated its "Manage Your Compliance Status” webpage and announced a “new enhanced” TCS application form. This meant that a South African who was wishing to invest more than R1 million offshore would have to follow the same financial audit process as a person applying for a tax non-resident status. In this podcast Maya speaks to by Thomas Lobbin, head of Cross-Border Taxation at Tax Consulting South Africa to understand what this means for investors and why SARS has taken this approach. Personal Finance
In this podcast discussion personal finance expert Maya Fisher-French and Moroka Modiba, author of Think yourself Rich, discuss how a newly married couple should start managing their finances together. Personal Finance
In this podcast personal finance expert Maya Fisher-French and Thomas Lobban from Tax Consulting SA unpack the budget. What does it mean for South Africa’s debt levels and what does it mean for our taxes? Personal Finance
Since March 2001, all South Africans have been legally required to declare and pay tax on their annual worldwide income, irrespective of where they live. Personal Finance
In this podcast Maya Fisher-French speaks to retirement reform expert Rowan Burger about how the Two Pot system will work.
Maya Fisher-French speaks to Ntombi Dube, a remarkable woman who paid off R700 000 of debt. If you are feeling stuck and need some inspiration, listen to her story.
Maya Fisher-French speaks to Tax Legal Specialist at Leap Group, Reinert van Rensburg, about everything you need to know about your 2022 Tax return.
In this podcast, Maya Fisher-French speaks to financial planner Wynand Gouws about his book “To 100 & Beyond – how to make your money lasts as long as you do”.
Maya Fisher-French and Louis van der Merwe discuss how to manage both the fears and practical side of mortality.
In the second part of a series of conversations around life transitions, Maya Fisher-French speaks to financial planner Louis van der Merwe of WealthUp on how to approach significant changes to your lifestyle.
As part of a series of conversations around life transitions, Maya Fisher-French speaks to financial planner Louis van der Merwe of WealthUp about how adult children can support their ageing parents.
Maya Fisher-French speaks to Rory Brachner, founder of DoshGuide.co, and financial planner Marc Sydow about a further evolution where financial planners no longer charge for assets under management, but are paid for work actually done.
In this podcast Maya speaks to Busi Skenjana about how stokvels can leverage their true power.
Maya Fisher-French speaks to financial planner Terence Tobin of Rich Ideas about ways to cut your tax bill while growing your investments.
To discuss what you should be doing with your investments, Maya Fisher-French is joined by Kunal Sawhney, CEO of independent equity research firm Kalkine.
Maya Fisher-French speaks to Grant Field, CEO of Fedgroup, about investing in bees, blueberries, macadamia nut trees and even lettuce.
The My Money, My Lifestyle podcast features the contributors to the City Press personal finance pages
In this podcast, Maya Fisher-French speaks to Mabule Setwaba, Corporate Cash Manager at Investec Bank Limited, about whether cash is now trash, or if it still has a place in your portfolio.
In this podcast, Maya Fisher-French speaks to Mantsha Pheeha, a business strategist at Talent Unleashed on how to bootstrap your start-up by creating a pilot project.
Maya Fisher-French speaks to Carol Mazaka, consumer director at 1Life, about the findings of their generational wealth survey and the different ways we can leave a legacy.
personal finance expert Maya Fisher-French speaks to Warren Ingram, financial planner at Galileo Capital about his new book Global Investing Made Easy.
Mapalo Makhu of Women&Finance shares her experiences of having a child whilst meeting client deadlines and the importance of having a plan in place – especially when it comes to unexpected life events.
When it comes to understanding the risks in society, insurers generally offer the best insights. Insurance companies do not pay out for deaths that did not happen and they will apply a risk rating on behaviours or health status that they believe would lead to higher illness and mortality rate. In this podcast, Maya Fisher-French speaks to Discovery Life’s deputy chief executive Gareth Friedlander about what the statistics are revealing around the effectiveness of the Covid-19 vaccine.
In this podcast personal finance editor Maya Fisher-French chats to money blogger Brett the ETF Enthusiast on how blogging helps keeps him on track financially.
A particular hot topic this year is what home office expenses will be allowed as deductions. In this podcast personal finance expert Maya Fisher-French is joined by Donaldson Madungwe of Tax Consulting SA.
Aging happens to all of us and one of the big decisions we have to make, for ourselves or our parents, is whether to downsize and move into a retirement village.
We know from studying history that entire generations can share a similar money attitude or behaviour based on a major financial event that their generation experienced. What affect, if any, will the Covid-19 pandemic have on this generation?
We all have a money story that has shaped our relationship with money. A money story is a personal narrative about finances. It moulds your beliefs, thoughts, and feelings about money.
In this interview, Maya Fisher-French sits down with financial planner and author of Midlife Money Makeover Kim Potgieter.
The pair delve into how our relationship with money and those money stories we grew up with either help or sabotage our finances.
Maya Fisher-French speaks to John Sanei, futures strategist and best-selling author, about why we need to reset the way we think about money.
If you want to understand bitcoin, Blockchain and the related crypto asset world, listen to Blockchain technologies specialist at Investec Private Bank Chris Becker.
In this week’s My Money podcast, Maya Fisher-French addresses tax, particularly as it relates to freelancers, side gigs and ad hoc work.
In this week’s My Money, My Lifestyle podcast, we delve into the world of crypto scams, which seem to be mushrooming despite repeated warnings from our authorities to be wary.
How do you teach your children to manage money? It starts at home says 13-year-old Alidzulwi Tshikosi, author of “Not being authentic can be costly” - a warning tale of a young man who uses credit to live beyond his means and which ultimately destroys his relationships.
How to choose the right exchange traded funds or unit trusts and one that meets your needs.
In this podcast @Satrix_SA chief investment officer Kingsley Williams joins Maya Fisher-French to provide some guidelines around selecting the right fund, but also to give us some perspective on the investment landscape for this year.
How do we navigate the short-term roller coaster to achieve long-term stability?
For many people, the Covid-19 pandemic has brought with it major financial harm and some may be considering entering debt review.
In this podcast, Maya Fisher-French speaks to labour lawyer Michael Bagraims about your rights when it comes to voluntary retrenchment, including the benefits you receive and what rights you give up.
How does a balloon payment work? What questions should I ask my dealer? Can I settle my car finance early and what happens if I want to give my car back?
Maya Fisher-French is joined by personal finance blogger Brendan Dale of @Your_Money_Blog where they discuss their approach to Black Friday and tips for online safety when shopping for deals.
Offshore investing is not just for millionaires, it should form part of everyone’s investment portfolio.
If you are confused about how advance payments to your home loan and car finance work, you are not alone.
In this podcast, Maya Fisher-French and Mapalo Makhu unpack exactly how they work and when advance payments on your car can be used to settle the balloon payment.
City Press personal finance journalists Maya Fisher-French and Mapalo Makhu speak to independent financial adviser Markus Bauriedl about what to look out for when selecting life insurance to make sure it pays out as promised.
Whether you are saving for your child’s education or investing for their future, Maya Fisher-French and Mapalo Makhu discuss where and when to invest.
In this podcast, Maya Fisher-French and Mapalo Makhu speak to Izak Odendaal, investment strategist at Old Mutual Wealth, about the danger of getting caught in a negative mindset and why we shouldn’t ignore some of the investment opportunities available at really great prices.
Personal finance writers Maya Fisher-French and Mapalo Makhu discuss why women face more financial challenges and why it is important for women to take control of their financial destiny.
Maya Fisher-French and Mapalo Makhu discuss personal financial ratios to help you evaluate your current financial strength and position.
A negative experience with the way financial products are sold questions whether people can make the right decisions when their advisers have different motivations.
City Press personal finance journalists Maya Fisher-French and Mapalo Makhu look at the costs of debt holidays and how to get back on track after taking one.
If you have just started working and taking home R15 000 a month, in the next five years you will earn nearly R1 million – without any promotions or salary increases. What will you have to show for it?
With the economic fallout expected from the Covid-19 coronavirus, investors have either seen their portfolios seriously hurt or are too afraid to enter the equity market now.
Sitting on cash is an option, but what if markets recover and investors lose out on potentially higher returns?
City Press personal finance journalists Maya Fisher-French and Mapalo Makhu discuss how structured products can provide a guarantee with market upside.
Most parents make supreme sacrifices to provide for their children, and research shows that mothers, in particular, will put their children’s needs before their own.
We want to offer our children the perfect world, where they want for nothing, where they never feel shunned or that they are not good enough. But is this the best way to teach them about money?