The Citizen (KZN)

Being financiall­y savvy

THE NUMBER ONE SOURCE OF STRESS: BOOK ON MONEY MANAGEMENT

- Citizen reporter

Develop a wealth-building mindset and realise that wealth is worked for.

At the beginning of each year, most people make new year’s resolution­s. One of the most important resolution­s to make is financial literacy. This is due to the financial stresses that many people often experience in January.

In case you are wondering where to start in putting your finances in order, a book titled

The Number One Source Of Stress written by Thulani Mandula will be a great source.

The book, which was launched in December, is an eye-opener and deals with an issue that is crucial to most people – trying to make a living and build wealth.

This book is all about financial freedom and management of money, something many struggle with.

It highlights how it is important for one to manage one’s finances, so that one can live a life that one desires.

It is true that money cannot bring you happiness, but let’s face facts, money can buy you the things that bring you happiness and can make your life easier.

This book teaches about the importance of managing money through various steps, such as:

Never live beyond your means. Never think getting a promotion will better your finances because the more you earn, the more you’ll want to spend. Save or invest in stock and property.

Pay off all debt.

Stay away from the “buy now pay later mentality” which is often related to credit cards. Reduce expenses and build an emergency fund for those rough days.

Learn to budget.

To do all those things, one needs to develop a wealth-building mindset and realise that wealth is worked for and is not instant.

This book is very beneficial, especially for people who are starting their careers and people who want to be debt-free and financiall­y stable.

To be wealthy, or at least financiall­y healthy, one must make saving a lifestyle choice.

One must be patient in accumulati­ng wealth and must avoid debt at all costs.

The book should be a cornerston­e for everyone who wants to live a life that is financiall­y stressless.

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