John Manyike Chats to Robert Marawa about his Relationship with Money and Hard Lessons Learnt

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Please join John Manyike, Head of Financial Education, as he chats to entrepreneur and sports broadcaster Robert Marawa about his relationship with money from childhood and the hard money lessons learnt over the years. Listen for some interesting financial highlights and great tips.  

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Chapters
  • 00:00 Introduction to our guest speaker, Robert Marawa
  • 04:23 Robert expands on his experiences with a business during his childhood
  • 07:14 How would you describe your relationship with money with your younger self?
  • 10:48 Why do you think South Africans struggle with saving money?
  • 12:56 Robert describes on his experience growing up with parents who were strict about money
  • 16:29 How much influence did your father have on your relationship with money?
  • 21:28 Robert describes some of the hard lessons he learnt around money, specifically investing in property
  • 23:53 Have you continued investing in property?
  • 24:53 Planning for retirement and other parts of life
  • 29:44 What lessons have you learned around tax and SARS?
  • 32:36 How will you make sure your child is taken care of in the event you're gone?
  • 35:17 How were you impacted by Covid?
  • 41:12 What Robert would say to his peers based on the lessons he's learned and the health challenges he's experienced
25 Aug 2022 English South Africa Education

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