finance Archives - zaparents

Raising a millionaire!

by Mia Von Scha | finance, money | 4 comments

How can we help our kids to do better with their finances than we are? How can we possibly hope to raise a millionaire if we’re not millionaires?

A Lesson in Savings for Children

by Lisa Illingworth | finance, money | 2 comments

As South Africans we do not have a culture of saving as indicated by the Savings Institute of South Africa, 75% of household income is going towards paying off debt…

Financial freedom for parents (is that even a thing?)

by Tiffany Markman | finance | 0 comments

It was with no small measure of trepidation that I rsvp’ed for Dr John Demartini’s talk on achieving financial freedom.

Reduce stress by sorting out your finances

by Mia Von Scha | finance | 7 comments

The majority of parental problems that I see in my practice are exacerbated by stress, and what can be more stressful than sinking into debt. So, here are some tips to sort out your finances and start the new financial year in a less stressful and more kid-friendly way!

We spend WHAT on our kid?!?

by Tiffany Markman | finance | 19 comments

In response to last month’s article on grocery spend, I was referred to a website called ‘Free Our Kids – The toddler and me and our year for free’. This UK mommy has undertaken to stop spending on her toddler. For a YEAR!

We spent WHAT on groceries?!?

by Tiffany Markman | finance | 21 comments

Yikes!’ My husband stared at his (colour-coded) spreadsheet in horror, shocked at what we averaged last year in monthly grocery spend. For us, ‘groceries’ includes consumables like nappies, household products, meat, etc. It excludes eating out.