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“Life happens. We need to stop feeling  guilt and shame over a bad financial situation – and rather find solutions which will see us not only survive, but financially thrive”

Moeshfieka Botha

2020

2021

2022

2020

 

February 4, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/mind-your-business-women-have-their-own-strengths-42087575

February 4, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-data-prices-must-fall-42087289

February 11, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-protect-your-cash-from-stds-42557313

February 18, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-you-dont-have-to-pay-old-debt-42911009

February 26, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-dont-fear-the-term-blacklist-43433042

March 10, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-the-recession-just-got-real-44498670

March 31, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-your-financial-rights-amidst-the-coronavirus-crisis-45821289

April 8, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/watch-rek-your-cheque-debt-options-during-lockdown-46392479

April 9, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/ease-your-worries-with-a-debt-counsellor-46399746

April 14, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-stay-inside-and-save-if-possible-46670894

April 28, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-governments-relief-process-lacks-planning-47277588

May 5, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-jou-cheque-can-you-afford-your-car-payment-47555443

May 19, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-jou-cheque-updated-criteria-for-r350-grant-48118277

May 19, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-jou-cheque-do-not-give-in-to-fraudsters-48118130

May 26, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-jou-cheque-only-10-people-got-r350-sassa-grant-48507832

May 26, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-jou-cheque-get-your-budget-in-order-now-48507835

June 2, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/mind-your-money-be-responsible-with-your-grants-48847392

June 9, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-jou-cheque-the-purpose-of-credit-reports-49148840

June 23, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-jou-cheque-no-sassa-relief-geld-this-is-why-49774503

June 30, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-strain-on-your-wealth-and-health-50143614

July 7, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-mense-lets-not-get-uitgevang-50525664

July 14, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-next-3-months-will-be-worse-50948440

July 21, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/lockdown-has-a-silver-lining-51236144

July 21, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/sassa-please-respect-the-people-51236145

July 28, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/sassa-get-a-grip-on-the-reality-3a5e7f8c-8647-47d1-968e-1406d972f6f5

August 4, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-be-a-financially-strong-woman-7cef64b5-17f0-449d-a238-c2456757aabc

August 11, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/break-the-cycle-of-financial-abuse-d7f2e5be-49a6-4149-8c53-e4e73ea31089

August 18, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-simplifying-the-grant-process-aa6aafc2-4e55-4579-bcdc-3e2438a8a773

August 25, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rather-be-safe-than-ever-sorry-f0b93130-1d5f-4c1e-986b-552b02dab303

September 8, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/ways-to-get-your-r350-3502848a-7ab2-4f8f-905c-24cb511dbc96

September 8, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/ace-an-online-job-interview-bc78cd87-687c-4f71-b65d-7710f7bc700f

September 9, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-i-am-disgusted-with-the-uif-saga-255d2fbc-0404-440a-81c7-07f505094628

September 15, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-readjust-your-business-model-9f8b0fb2-e744-4fba-afc3-c16c940ccb35

September 22, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-we-deserve-good-service-3258e016-9b3c-4ebd-9ffa-0007a66fd9aa

September 29, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-assistance-for-house-buyers-f22bd570-003d-4162-8833-b1b47aeb71fc

October 6, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-wise-up-if-you-cant-leave-sa-c8a62f2d-1ee6-4ac2-ab63-0a74013dc7b7

October 13, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-can-covid-19-grant-continue-in-sa-ec7f37fd-8689-4632-a843-dc4d268b7b19

October 20, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-if-theres-a-will-there-is-a-way-c286511f-7777-469a-bf6a-22db321fe599

October 27, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-financial-stress-a-groot-kopseer-6c4be5ce-45f9-4d9a-8ae2-9513512c160a

November 3, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-the-good-bad-and-ugly-of-the-budget-speech-ffb124cb-4a25-4c4a-92ce-fc9ea38d24d8

November 10, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-dont-be-fooled-by-black-friday-3864d826-b560-414d-8d2b-abb5d9679cc8

November 17, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-call-the-cops-for-debt-collectors-ce8c0aee-ded2-4389-ba7d-08796b430cac

November 24, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-avoid-the-risk-of-online-shopping-e3a8012a-aa15-4af0-b139-a45d8045f085

December 1, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-schools-cant-retain-reports-82f86bf5-f33c-42c6-b1f3-247e049aa8b8

December 8, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-counting-cost-to-survive-covid-19-148c37a0-1e52-41f3-9942-1e948d1df1ae

December 15, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-pay-back-my-money-tfg-ed721129-0b8c-4eb4-9fe4-5bb3d97b0713

December 22, 2020
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-you-cheque-money-saving-tips-840d41d1-09f8-4849-abc1-b29c5b614a3e

 

2021

 

January 5, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-reap-the-benefits-of-a-saving-habit-86b0fb3f-d9d9-47bf-a1c6-d05420a1e884

January 12, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/dos-and-donts-of-job-interviews-6daa1ba1-8b0b-443a-9dbf-19317d02b58e

January 19, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-avoid-loan-shark-jaws-d45845fe-6e66-47b6-9662-3ccd93e0798a

January 26, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-business-advice-on-your-phone-7c31f66b-8b3c-4d17-912f-3688aa0c0489

February 2, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-r350-relief-grant-now-expired-ab1dc8b4-353a-448d-8c63-4be8499ed5ba

February 9, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/need-for-cash-is-a-loan-ly-road-8b961fef-15cd-4b9a-bc8e-cc3dd24c8cfc

February 16, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-breakdown-of-sona-speech-8162ff8a-90b6-4799-a3c2-c65a54e231b3

February 23, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-avoid-love-con-on-social-media-9bf85bc5-297a-45f2-8016-3facbd907b18

March 2, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/have-some-fund-with-retirement-9388249f-8fbc-4347-89fa-0e4289110b52

March 9, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-learn-to-tackle-your-summons-e03516d2-4d65-4a1f-babf-376977565b69

March 16, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/be-a-pal-in-deed-to-a-single-ma-e6649a42-5507-461a-a251-29056f42b872

March 23, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-jou-cheque-yes-debt-is-a-las-but-there-is-help-16d67d52-5f7f-4b01-a1d6-1bb3b079010f

March 30, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/sassas-easter-payouts-a-vrot-eier-185a6e7d-3f52-46ff-93f7-5a0c1092fb29

April 6, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/making-skuld-on-your-skuld-dont-use-your-credit-card-to-buy-your-groceries-8c9d6904-8a48-4d26-937f-3143291d8e62

April 13, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/dodgy-credit-is-not-your-skuld-65c74e91-114a-4b64-891c-33295483f22e

April 20, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/financial-education-for-children-is-a-must-f2f5a806-89e7-40d4-ad82-e29c3f29f012

May 4, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-spend-less-to-get-your-moneys-worth-03ef865f-e459-4c6b-9e25-797bb1ec8195

May 11, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-dont-break-the-bank-for-labarang-ef29d21d-8f47-42cf-9ede-ff23935ea01f

May 18, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-dont-lie-on-your-loan-application-51bcc33d-6743-441a-a2b2-c71c84176d8d

May 25, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-avoid-drama-after-death-cb972de5-d0ca-4167-86c6-b9ab5a5808eb

June 1, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-funeral-cover-scam-dead-end-54057b8e-3928-439a-9550-6850fd5d2ea0

June 8, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/sassa-makes-me-naar-stop-apologising-and-focus-on-delivering-a-service-db3f25e1-9fe1-49a3-866b-d164ec27df1f

June 15, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-government-projects-available-to-help-young-entrepreneurs-f54ccb1e-67e9-44e7-bef2-a1ebd6114f97

June 22, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/its-a-buyers-market-in-sa-how-to-take-advantage-of-low-rates-to-buy-property-1abb35c7-9ef8-4db8-8529-a95048f848bf

June 29, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-saving-on-your-insurance-bills-99875333-562c-4270-86a8-8ac6f9f42d18

July 6, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/lindiwe-youre-a-social-mess-verification-issues-delaying-r700m-grants-is-pathetic-94bd21c2-fdeb-49c6-be7f-e06423838c3b

July 13, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/put-your-pride-in-your-pocket-pandemic-has-hit-middle-income-earners-hardest-2861f2c4-4280-4014-8c32-4e7225e3fb70

July 13, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/put-your-pride-in-your-pocket-pandemic-has-hit-middle-income-earners-hardest-2861f2c4-4280-4014-8c32-4e7225e3fb70

July 27, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/counting-the-cost-of-covid-treating-the-coronavirus-is-as-pricey-as-it-is-brutal-2305e996-f077-4bbd-ab1f-174e4cac90b6

August 3, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/sassa-scams-are-out-to-bite-you-91b6c8e9-8565-46b6-8151-cf8ed540b7d3

August 10, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-jou-cheque-sassa-r350-grant-break-down-850436d5-a174-45e9-85fd-27ffc0905dbd

August 17, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/pandemic-hits-women-worse-84853392-60ce-4930-b458-07f70ed303c5

August 24, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/covids-impact-on-the-tenant-know-your-rights-on-rent-evictions-and-the-landlord-f91680e5-ba52-4606-b4f6-ef0131bebd26

August 31, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/mense-claim-what-is-yours-insurance-ombudsman-is-always-there-to-assist-you-41d9903f-6662-40f5-95b2-80173ff5c332

September 7, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-jou-cheque-get-rich-quick-scams-6eecac1c-a1fb-4ade-b2b0-b2721976d784

September 14, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/who-qualifies-for-r350-srd-separating-fake-news-and-facts-of-grant-applications-99b75246-6909-4dd4-8bea-514de5f961fb

September 21, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/voice-when-youre-gone-make-your-final-wishes-known-during-wills-month-d677dd53-3015-44c4-9b80-b9b73cde1820

September 28, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/you-are-not-alone-in-this-relieve-physical-mental-pain-caused-by-money-issues-7b8ac3b1-3268-4e8d-8e20-0c24fbb5fce3

October 5, 2021

https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/rek-your-cheque-spend-wisely-on-your-matric-ball-c6241f2c-f7b6-406b-adf4-185629baa82a

October 12, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/counting-the-cost-of-voting-how-ward-councillors-affect-your-personal-finances-a6135eed-f84c-41c4-9900-3a24645f3bb3

October 19, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/an-a-z-guide-to-paying-papgeld-all-important-questions-about-maintenance-answered-9d9751c7-7114-4093-b45c-d976c051595f

October 26, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/studying-up-on-nsfas-funding-stay-on-top-of-application-process-to-avoid-hassles-0ddd2278-260b-47fb-bf82-bdc2b3a4a140

November 2, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/price-hike-fuels-even-more-debt-skip-black-friday-sales-as-the-cost-of-living-soars-fdb62929-340d-47df-89c4-d9ecca66e75c

November 9, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/you-ready-for-loadshedding-easy-affordable-tips-to-work-around-power-outages-c7038bfe-f2df-4f65-89eb-b443b7820b98

November 16, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/practical-tips-for-black-friday-shopping-do-research-prioritise-needs-avoid-loans-f03beabd-c81c-45c9-8131-2edc1d61f868

November 23, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/only-give-credit-where-it-is-due-reckless-lending-can-be-detrimental-to-creditors-as-well-as-to-consumers-3d61a391-65ea-485a-ab62-c2472f3edcf7

November 24, 2021
https://d.facebook.com/DailyVoiceSA/photos/a.406418599423108/4765625750169016/?type=3&source=57

November 30, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/small-business-needs-our-help-how-to-support-the-local-economy-during-tough-times-2d44d761-103c-46a0-9bf9-8a28dadcbac2

December 7, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/financial-abuse-prevalent-in-sa-take-control-of-your-finances-to-gain-independence-57a96f11-e024-496c-b36b-a0052acf96fd

December 14, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/fees-the-law-and-kids-reports-a-guide-to-school-fee-exemption-and-eligibility-191867cd-bf50-4db1-9962-097a1c4f0aeb

December 21, 2021
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/save-money-by-cutting-costs-a-practical-guide-on-how-to-reduce-everyday-expenses-d73afa57-3503-4e78-95cb-64a2fe60b495

2022

 

January 4, 2022
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/balancing-your-budget-in-2022-draw-up-plans-to-cut-costs-save-money-and-settle-debt-82f907e6-99a5-45a1-853b-4ba20e7c2c5d

January 11, 2022
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/how-to-apply-for-a-bursary-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-process-eligibility-and-deadlines-260d086f-fb06-4aba-a938-8cc9a365c159

January 18, 2022
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/school-fee-rules-know-your-rights-when-it-comes-to-childs-registration-and-placement-e390fe95-905a-4e4d-81d0-3130e8c3c9c4

January 25, 2022
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/get-on-the-job-training-now-work-opportunities-for-matrics-in-government-and-census-90c0f351-0e04-44b7-9234-eff5e736b2f7

February 1, 2022
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/cons-do-it-for-love-and-money-dont-get-caught-out-by-online-romance-fraudsters-7344816f-610b-4ed7-a67b-8822abcf61fe

February 15, 2022
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/to-hold-until-debt-do-us-part-a-quick-guide-to-marriage-agreements-in-south-africa-a1018f55-1f92-480a-8c53-b2d15ba49fb9

February 22, 2022
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/how-to-spot-a-phoney-job-ad-check-out-the-email-address-and-never-pay-upfront-16509ab9-8170-4b9f-9013-69099b679cf6

March 1, 2022
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/news/we-are-in-for-a-bumpy-ride-advice-on-how-to-cope-with-huge-increase-in-fuel-price-758c88dc-2e1f-40a8-aa28-2c1e4a627c25

March 8, 2022
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/sassa-all-you-need-to-know-eligibility-applications-2022-increases-explained-833d7895-2b8a-4d14-ba25-2e2385419701

March 22, 2022
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/how-to-ace-a-job-interview-tips-to-compile-a-cv-prepping-and-meeting-your-employer-feedcfaf-a083-4e36-8b54-2cbc1722c04e

March 29, 2022
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/how-to-grow-your-business-have-a-business-plan-get-support-and-be-patient-4e2e3094-1569-487a-bcd0-c5ff22967903

April 5, 2022
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/the-low-down-on-loan-types-a-guide-to-legal-lending-interest-rates-and-terms-07cd099e-e97f-4d0b-ae7b-36c20e971511

April 12, 2022
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/giving-credit-where-its-due-how-bureaus-determine-high-risk-low-risk-consumers-e553f277-abfa-4d04-94fa-9d3df13788c3

April 19, 2022
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/our-customer-service-sucks-public-private-sectors-need-an-attitude-change-d82f05c0-e57b-4c2e-9f5b-419b53e01fd8

May 17, 2022
https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/opinion/bills-youre-not-required-to-pay-bc5503b6-30dd-4578-96a2-bfdd7c9c1518