An emergency fund is money you have set aside in case of emergencies. It covers unexpected expenses and/or emergencies you may face. Why it is important to have an emergency fund It is necessary to have a…

Dear Friends, I'll be taking a short break from 27 June 2020 and will be back on 20 July 2020. Take care, eishstudentbudget™

"The simplest definition of a budget is "telling your money where to go."" Tsh Oxenreider. Oftentimes we find ourselves thinking, "Where did all my money go?" One day we h…

Hello, everyone! I hope you ( and your pockets!) survived #BlackFridayWeekend. It may be tempting to blow through a bank account this Cyber Monday, given that it is often believed that Cyber Monday…

All hail the queen (who turns 37 today)! #BeyDay Source: https://goo.gl/pciRyu Beyonce certainly bows down to no one when it comes to her finances, so why should you? The superstar, who is wo…

It is a wonderful Tuesday morning in Johannesburg. The sun is out, birds are chirping, and I am feeling pretty excited about tackling the rest of the week. Although the pressures of school, work, and life…

HAPPY WOMEN'S DAY, SOUTH AFRICA! From left to right: Rahima Moosa, Lilian Ngoyi, Helen Joseph and Sophia Williams-De Bruyn.  Our female predecessors worked hard and sacrificed much so that we …