Working Women's Wealth

Let's talk retirement…. do you know how much money you need to have saved? More to the point, how much should you have saved by NOW? Most people don't like to ask the questions, because they're afraid of the answers. But this particular issue is not going to go away. And the truth of it is, the sooner you face the reality, the sooner you can find a path to a solution. Researchers have found that "...

Are you content with your career choices? Or are you itching for a change? It's never too late to take a leap of faith, and as my guest today can attest to, there is no profession so exalted that you can't transition out of it. Dr Karen Barnard, went from doctor to life coach, and in this episode we speak about the mindset that can make or break your career, the voice of the inner critic, aha mome...

The most important money you will ever invest is that which you saved before you turned 30. But what if you didn't start then? Are you too old to achieve financial freedom? The answer is a resounding NO! Don't resign yourself to the fact that you're stuck. Not with the job you're in, the expenses you have, or the life you're living. You have a lifetime ahead of you. Do you want to spend it living...

Have you ever wanted to invest in property? Do you talk about saving and investing but haven't yet jumped in? Taking risks is scary, particularly on a budget. Hearing someone else's story sometimes makes it easier to begin your own... My guest today, Tiffany Alexy, bought her first property at 21 (and she now owns 11!), and has since started a company that helps people buy, sell and invest in prop...

Do you spend time learning about, measuring and managing your money? Or do you (like most people) avoid it, because financial speak sounds like a foreign language to you? When it comes to money, the average time people estimate they spend on personal finances is one hour and 12 minutes a month.   And so it isn't surprising that, according to the National Treasury, 94% of people won't get to living...

Were you ever taught financial literacy? Did your parents ever talk to you about money? Do you feel that you are adequately equipped to become financially free? Research says that by the time a child is seven, they've already formed financial habits (they learn by simply watching their parents), and so it's important to both TEACH and DEMONSTRATE good financial practices from an early age. My gues...

Have you taken an inventory of your finances recently? Or are you scared of what you'll find when you do? Sometimes all you need is a little support to get you started... Find your REAL financial starting point, and the REAL reason you are where you are. Create your OWN plan to stop the worry that's draining you. Only when you know where you are, can you know how to get to where you want to go nex...

When you think about finance, do the words 'complicated' and 'not my job' come up for you? Does your husband take care of money matters? And what would that mean for you if the subject of divorce arose? Whether or not divorce is on the cards, my guest today, says that "We can't assume someone is going to look after us. We need to do it ourselves." Mary Waring has over 30 years of experience in the...

Has the holiday season bust your budget? Or has financial stress been plaguing you a fair bit longer than that? Either way, most of us have financial stress in one form or another. And because money worry in the pit of your stomach is the last thing you need to start this decade with, and because it will happen to all of us, there are three things you need to know to help get you out of financial...

You've got big plans and you know how to set them into motion. You are a woman that CAN. You're all GO, GO, GO and PUSH, PUSH, PUSH! Until you're burnt out. With the realisation that it's time to find a new way of operating. The fact is, women are 60% more likely to burn out than men, and as a gender, are less happy, less fertile, and sicker. But we have opportunities. And the power that it took u...

Happy New Year! Has today found you resolutely jotting down your New Years Resolutions? How many of those are the same from last year? Don't beat yourself up! There are lessons to be learnt in failure. I know I've learnt some of those lessons this year! Most 'instant success' comes from hard work and consistency over time, and so it's important to NOT give up. In this episode I share with you thre...

Deck the halls with boughs of holly and jingle all the way, it's the happiest time of the year! Christmas is traditionally a time to spread joy and good cheer, and one of the BEST ways to do that is through gratitude. Gratitude is a cornerstone of happiness, and a good practice to adopt is to find at least one thing every single day to be grateful for. In this episode, I share with you a new techn...

There is! It's called Trading Back, and it enables you to have a little bit of the AND. In today's episode I reveal how to utilise this secret to enable you to both live now AND save for the future.

In the workplace, do you feel able to engage in courageous conversations, allowing yourself to be vulnerable? Or do you 'armour up', afraid to appear weak? Vulnerability is being able to connect with people on an emotional level. It takes courage. Courage is a necessary leadership skill. And, it turns out that you can LEARN to be courageous! My guest today went all the way to the USA to find out h...

In debt? No savings for retirement? Do you find yourself making purchases to 'keep up with Joneses'? What would you have done differently if you had known more about money earlier in life? The truth is, even though it's easier to form good money habits when you're younger, it's never too late! In today's episode I talk about the six lessons that I'd teach my younger self about money, things I wish...

Do you hear stories of successful female entrepreneurs and feel like there's no way you can measure up? With the constant pressure to be perfect, do you feel like you're the only imperfect one? My guest today, Nwabisa Mayema, is an entrepreneur who is passionate about developing female entrepreneurs and creating a community of women who OWN their perfectly imperfect stories. 'Perfectly imperfect i...

Do you find that despite your best attempts to elevate the quality of your life, you are unable to either make money or hold onto it? The reason is not because you're DOING something wrong, it's because you're THINKING something wrong. It's your stories about money that dictate your experience of it. And only once you know what those stories are can you change your money thinking, thereby changing...

Does your inner critic allow you to love your body? Are you one of the 4% of people around the world who would describe themselves as beautiful? In this culture of perfectionism it can feel impossible to measure up, contributing to rising rates of depression and suicide. But what if you had the power to become the happiest, healthiest most fulfilled version of yourself? My guest today has confiden...

Do you remember a time before life beat you up? Wide eyed and full of hope, you were sold a fairy tale of the perfect life. And then you were knocked down one too many times, and so you decided that it was safer and less painful to stay small. Broken down or beaten up, there is still a small voice inside you that's whispering – RISE UP! BE BRAVE! FIND YOUR STRENGTH! This is YOUR life. YOUR scars....

In a world that seems to value 'faster, quicker, louder', are you an introvert struggling to keep up? Feeling drained and over-stimulated by these high-energy, extroverted interactions, do you exhaust yourself more by pretending to be something you're not? You're not alone, and you're not imagining the pressure that you feel in the workplace to step up, be the leader and contribute to the conversa...

If you were to die tomorrow, would you have any regrets? Yes? Then it's time to take matters into your own hands and change your life! What can you do to live your best life NOW? Whilst it's important to live in the present moment, (the benefits of it are unquestionable!) today's episode is of a more reflective nature. We're looking at two sides of the same coin, and asking you to engage DEEPLY wi...

Do you find that your limiting beliefs are holding you back? Are you stuck in your comfort zone? Are your feelings of 'not good enough' getting you down? Are you getting in your own way? Well then, this episode is for you! You see, it turns out that you can rewire your brain and your thinking and develop new habits and beliefs about yourself that will completely change your behaviour. AND you can...

Ever felt the nagging inside you – is this all there is? Am I living my best life? Last week I reached the milestone of delivering 100 episodes of my podcast! It has been a process that is transforming me into someone who, with consistency, can live my best life. Today I'll share with you 5 key lessons from those 100 episodes – foundations to living YOUR best life.

Most of us deeply believe that we can't change the world… because we are bombarded by bad news every day – radio, TV, social media feeds and billboards.  We feel 'the hopeless and helpless'… that it's impossible for one of us to change the world.  So we don't even try.  But what if we could? I chat to Sara Price – a 25 year veteran of the PR industry founder of Actually, an organisation that suppo...

When it rains it pours! Unexpected life changes can be traumatic. And it often all happens at the same time, right? Retrenchment, divorce, illness, losing your money. I always say life is about the 'AND' not the 'OR'. But in this case, it would be a relief to push pause on the 'AND'. There's 3 reasons why unexpected changes disrupt our lives! Tune into my podcast where I explain why act the way we...