Stories – Values and Money

Men, expensive alcohol & controlling spending during the festive season

South African men can make better financial choices during the festive season than spending their hard-earned money on expensive alcohol.

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Mentoring young people to help them make better financial decisions

In a community riddled with high levels of crime, Comfort is encouraging young people to overcome their circumstances for better life choices.

Renewing your attitude towards money can help you achieve your goals

South Africans need to take risks and not get comfortable in their challenging circumstances.

Sugar daddies and financial advice for young women

Young people in the entertainment industry can really benefit from learning good financial values and habits – especially in an industry where there is pressure to follow a glamorous lifestyle.

30% of South Africans are living in debt

The biggest problems South Africans have when it comes to managing their finances are living in debt and failure to budget.

The power of having a plan

Bohale took the lessons she was learning about money and values at the Ikemeleng youth centre in Alexandra and put them into action.

The trouble with child maintenance

Research by the Institute of Race Relations in 2011 found that single parent households, are the norm in South Africa, with the majority of children growing up with one parent, most likely a mother who relies on a government grant to get by.