Lisa Linfield, author, CEO, podcast host and mother to three, guides us through the financial side of divorce. What you should think about when dividing your joint assets to avoid wealth destruction, how to agree on maintenance costs after the divorce and how to learn to manage your finances on your own, if your partner took care of family finances before the divorce. Lisa also has important advice for people in domestic violence situations.

Lisa has written two excellent guides to the financial side of divorce, well worth reading even if you are not planning to get divorced:

Negotiating a settlement: https://workingwomenswealth.com/money-and-divorce-negotiating-a-settlement/

What to do after the settlement has been agreed:

https://workingwomenswealth.com/divorce-money-settlement-agreed/

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Every parent wants to give their child the best education possible because they believe a good education is the best start in life you can possibly give.

While a good education is certainly important, parents often make the mistake of thinking a more expensive school is a better one. There are so many well priced options for South Africans like Nova Pioneer and Spark schools.

Beside schooling, there is so much you can teach your children through active parenting and being very deliberate about teaching your children certain values and behaviours. This is often more beneficial over the long run than a very expensive education at a top school. Warren and Diana discuss schooling options for parents.

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In this episode Diana talks to Sam Beckbessigner about their favourite subject, compound growth. Sam uses three stories to simply explain what compound growth is and why you should care about it. Einstein famously said, “Compound interest is the 8th wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it; he who doesn't, pays it.”

Take care to invest your money where it gets the best growth, and where you pay the lowest fees possible, and just let time work its magic. Stay motivated to save and invest by regularly listening to this podcast.

Sam’s book, “How to manage your money like a fucking grownup” contains everything you need to know about managing your money, explained in simple language and in an entertaining way. If you haven't read it, please do!

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Budgeting could be the most boring topic on earth, but without a budget, your finances will forever control you, rather than the other way around. In this episode Diana talks to Jennifer Anderson about how she sets, spends and reviews her budget, how she prioritises spend items and how she and her husband balance needs and wants (luxuries).

The point of doing a budget is to have a surplus at the end of the month and Jennifer explains how she and her husband invest the surplus differently.

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A summary of the first 9 episodes. From income (losing your income, or starting a business) to expenses (buying a house, “black tax” and educating children) to saving and investing for tertiary education. No time to listen to all 9 episodes? Just listen to this one :)

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We all want the best for our children, and more and more this means paying for their tertiary studies. A good place to start is to know your savings goal. Do you want to send your child to a local or overseas university, or do they want to learn a trade, and how much will this cost?

Once you know your goals, it’s time to start saving, and the longer you have the better. Warren gives tips on how to invest the money you save so that it can grow, faster than inflation.

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Shannon tells us how, as a new mother, she created Ubuntu Baba to solve a problem and how she grew the business and fought a battle with Woolworths. She also has excellent advice for parents on what to buy and what not to buy when expecting your first child.

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Supporting your relatives financially can be a burden on your own finances. Xolani Sithole explains how to take care of your loved ones and also secure your own financial future. He reminds us that the reason for “black tax” is to “flatten the poverty curve”, and not to provide your family with all the luxuries they may want.

Xolani has practical advice about how to make your dependents eventually independent, and how to hold regular “budget meetings” with all your dependents to make sure their support is adjusted as their and your circumstances change.

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Warren Ingram answers questions from The Family Finance Show listeners. Should you pay off debt or stash your cash in the current market conditions? Should you invest locally or overseas? How should you save for your children's university education? All these answers and more in this episode.

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An interview with Aisha Pandor, who recently won the Forbes Woman Africa Technology and Innovation Award, on how she started a successful business together with her husband.

Aisha is a mom of three, holds a PhD in genetics and is CEO of Sweep South, a technology platform that connects domestic cleaners and tradespeople with people needing their services.

Aisha describes how she and her husband sold everything to fund their business, and how it has grown, along with her family. She shares insights into how she coped with the financial insecurity that comes from starting a business and on what it is like to work closely with her spouse. The financial advice she wants to pass on to her children is what this podcast is all about - compound interest!

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