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As we celebrate Mother’s Day this weekend, take a moment to appreciate all the things your ma did for you – including the money lessons she taught you. The “money doesn’t grow on trees” chats, the rainy‑day stashes, the quiet sacrifices and the insistence on thinking ahead were all early versions of budgeting, risk management and long term planning.
Those small moments – being told to save first, read the fine print, or think twice before spending – are the foundations of how you handle money today. Honouring that wisdom now means pairing it with a bit more structure and intention: protecting the people you love, planning for the long term, and making sure your money decisions line up with the life you actually want.
Here’s to the original CFOs in our lives – celebrate them this weekend.
PS Catch up this week’s news on my Weekly Scoop 👇 and meet Heinrich Punt, the newly appointed CEO of Sanlam.Connect 👉 – what a lekker okey.
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