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Cape Town - Some movies are based on it, bragging rights depends on it, and yet there are some people who perceive the ability to have and save money as something only for a select few. History has shown that most people who gets “lucky” by winning the lotto or receiving a rich inheritance find themselves losing all of the money and being worse off just a few years down the road. Why is this?

Someone once told me that in order to truly earn, you must first learn. Guess what, to save you have to earn. If you are already living on a shoe string budget and stressed out about monthly debt repayments then it’s time to seriously ask yourself if you really know how to work with money as good as you think you did…

While it is a step in the right direction to make use of a CFP professional as your financial freedom GPS to guide you and tailor an investment plan specifically based on your unique dreams and objectives, you will still have to give the financial planner professional money to work with. 

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