Those were the good old days Someone recently found this old advertisement from 1978. A “value for money” stay at the 4 Seasons Hotel Durban, a three star hotel in…
Finance
First National Bank (FNB) – How Can We Unbank You?
First National Bank (FNB) was once known as a model of innovation, but the bank has recently been at odds with this approach. Their stance on bitcoin and cryptocurrency, in…
How PayPal Ghosted Me
I’ve been using PayPal since at least 2006 for shopping on eBay. This online buying and auction bidding turned into a serious addiction. By 2010 I was mostly over it…
How to calculate your net worth
The current climate in South Africa is getting more and more unstable by the second and consumers are often left wondering what the state of their financial situation will be…
The Great Fuel Robbery – What Happened To South Africa’s Strategic Oil Reserves?
The year 2018 brought plenty of tears, laughter, and frustration in South Africa with particular reference to the government and political antics that took place. One thing is certain: there…
Why your bank likes rogue debit orders
Your phone beeps. Someone you’ve never heard of has taken R99 out of your account. You phone your bank. They tell you that you can dispute it, for a price.…
How is the South African petrol price calculated?
Many South African drivers are cautious of their expenditure when it comes to that dreaded P-word: yes, you guessed it – petrol. Whenever we hear the word, we always assume…