How grief and other trauma can affect how you manage money

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GUEST – Gugu Sidaki – Director and Wealth Manager at Wealth Creed

Divorce. Job loss. Business failure. Eviction. Bankruptcy. Poverty.

Few people get through life without experiencing a financially traumatic situation of some kind – whether as a child watching your parents go through it or experiencing it yourself as an adult. Look no further than the pandemic to see countless recent cases of it.
Such events can lead to undermining money habits that can hurt your finances, your relationships or both.
28 Aug 2023 4PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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