Personal Finance

Landing your first job and watching that initial salary clear into your bank account is a satisfying milestone. After years of studying, budgeting on...

Following the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) latest decision to hike the repo rate by 25 basis points to 7%, pushing the prime lending...

Risk vs reality: navigating financial planning in your young adulthood According to Momentum Life Insurance's 2025 claims statistics, 62% of death claims among claimants under...

South African consumers are facing significant financial pressure amid a perfect storm of rising interest rates and inflation, driven by higher fuel, municipal tariffs,...

Young South Africans are more digitally connected and information-savvy than any generation before them. From personal finance creators on social media to instant access...

Every year, millions of credit applications are declined by the formal financial sector. Behind every declined application is a person trying to solve a...

South Africans are counting the cost of extreme weather after devastating storms, floods, winds, and even snowfall battered several provinces in recent weeks. The Western...

For many South Africans, seeing their salary arrive in their bank accounts is accompanied by a sense of relief, even if only for a...

Many South African couples are surprised to learn that living together, even for many years, does not automatically confer legal rights, even if they...

Before we had spreadsheets, banking apps, or diversified portfolios, we had Mom. Long before we entered the professional world, she was our first chief...

Winter doesn’t just bring colder mornings. It exposes the weak pressure points in your finances. Electricity bills climb, fuel costs bite harder, food budgets stretch,...

This Workers' Day, Siyasanga Kashe, Executive Member Solutions at Momentum Corporate reflects on the often-overlooked reality of South Africa’s employed workforce, and the growing pressure carried...