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I’m a lawyer by trade and have been with FNB for the last 8 years or so, currently working in our Procurement department. Both writing and finance interest me especially, though I don’t claim to be an expert in either field. Married with two young boys, I’m squarely in the “family years” and am always keen to learn or share tips on how better to manage life.

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Steve's blog: When do you pay your bills?
Ah, bills. Those little envelopes with panelled windows arriving in the post that don’t offer the start of a pleasant conversation but rather a reminder that our resources have, for some reason or another, been committed to someone else this month...

Posted: Feb 15 2010, 05:09 PM by Stephen Nel | with no comments

When the tinsel's gone
It’s the turning of the year again, with everyone looking back on what’s been before and looking to what is coming ahead. The first few days of the New Year will be awash with hazy memories of indulgences as we tidy away the remnants of the...
Posted: Dec 31 2009, 10:58 AM by Stephen Nel | with 2 comment(s)
Steve's blog: When sharks prey
The sometimes turbulent waters of money lending definitely get murkier as you go further down and the chances of coming across less than savoury characters increase as well. The problem of unscrupulous moneylenders taking advantage of the weakness or...

Posted: Dec 10 2009, 09:53 AM by Stephen Nel | with no comments

Can you make work work for you? Procurement lessons, part 2
A little recap of the principle from last week’s post: if businesses pour vast amounts into ensuring that they do things in the best possible way to minimize costs, why not take those lessons home and see if they can help you save, too? The first...
Posted: Jun 16 2009, 09:35 PM by Stephen Nel | with 2 comment(s)
Set medium to long term goals
You don’t have to be a keen follower of financial markets these days to realise that we are well and truly in the grip of a global economic crisis. The distant rumble of losses at overseas banks has become crashing thunder here at home as we’re...

Posted: May 07 2009, 10:03 AM by Stephen Nel | with 7 comment(s)