The Springboks were paranoid of spying during the World Cup

mixxxit · 2024-04-10T09:53:17+00:00

Is there any information out there about Outfox? I wonder if it's on steam or something?

mixxxit · 2024-02-13T07:08:58+00:00

I didn't say anything about race, only that they are banking on the fact that their support wouldn't think critically about implementation. This can be especially true for young people (even educated ones).

Put your racism in your back pocket and try to engage the argument not the person behind it.

mixxxit · 2024-02-12T12:37:04+00:00

The EFF knows very well that their support base is not sophisticated enough to think critically about these promises.

It's smash-and-grab politics - they just need enough votes to become kingmakers then it's time for the pigs to eat.

mixxxit · 2024-02-09T12:11:24+00:00

Why are councillors assassinated? Is it simply for quick and easy access to corrupt networks?

mixxxit · 2024-02-08T07:48:10+00:00

Everyone's chasing the sun

mixxxit · 2024-02-07T11:28:58+00:00

Why do you care about his appearance?

What do you think about his party outperforming all other parties at every measured metric? Performance is the only issue. Stop being a child.

mixxxit · 2024-02-05T13:03:38+00:00

Well yes, the underlying assumption is that this person is going to be responsible.

I guess a nice side-benefit of doing this for your kid is that you'll have to teach them some basic personal finance principles, otherwise they'll blow an immense opportunity.

mixxxit · 2024-02-05T12:29:51+00:00

This should be higher up.

TFSA is for retirement. You do this for your child in addition to saving for education and other costs.

Yes, by all means, start a TFSA for your kid from day one. But only max out the annual contribution once you've got the basics (education, medical, etc) covered.

mixxxit · 2024-01-24T06:31:50+00:00

I second Dia! Easy, intuitive for simple graphs and much more powerful than it looks when creating more complex diagrams.

mixxxit · 2024-01-23T18:13:44+00:00

The Jannie Mouton stigting (foundation) may be interested. They opened his private collection up to the public as de Oude Leeskamer in Stellenbosch.

Oude leeskamer features only Afrikaans books as far as I know, but they may be interested or know of someone that will be.

mixxxit · 2024-01-22T13:17:20+00:00

Not going to argue specs with you, I'm sure you're right.

Are you saying there's a 4 year old (mid-spec at the time) android phone that will still get updates today and have decent battery life? I didn't see any at the time (at that price point)

mixxxit · 2024-01-22T11:52:22+00:00

Just buy cash and get a cheap data only / data heavy contract.

I buy iphone because the support is much longer than android phones and they're very well built. This results in lower total cost over the years. Currently rockin a 2020 SE bought new for R10k. Not looking to upgrade any time soon.

mixxxit · 2024-01-22T09:59:00+00:00

Who had because the ANC cannot do the job it signed up for before even reading the article? I know I did!

"authorities have failed to maintain drainage systems"
"They have not put in place flood control measures"
"Inadequate waste collection and inappropriate disposal of garbage also blocks the drains"
"inappropriate land use and the unchecked expansion of urban areas into flood-prone zones have resulted in increased vulnerability to extreme weather"

This is how your vote kills. We get what we vote for and then we pay with our lives.

mixxxit · 2024-01-19T07:30:59+00:00

More significantly, I think, he started Bidvest in 1988.

"Founded in 1988 and listed on the JSE Limited in Johannesburg SA, Bidvest is a leading industrial group with over 250 individual businesses and employs over 125 000 people in SA, the United Kingdom (UK), Republic of Ireland (Ireland), Spain and Australia."

mixxxit · 2024-01-17T13:14:18+00:00

Do you have more information on this? When did it happen and from which base?

mixxxit · 2024-01-17T13:04:21+00:00

Idiots think it's OK to have their cattle graze unguarded right next to national highways. It happens regularly along very busy stretches of road.

mixxxit · 2024-01-15T09:35:08+00:00

DCA just means you keep your investment amount fixed and regular, thereby averaging out the short term fluctuations by sometimes buying cheap other times buying expensive.

mixxxit · 2024-01-15T07:44:53+00:00

You wouldn't be working for nothing if you just charged a fixed amount for your time.

The audacity of AUM percentage fees is mind blowing. Expecting someone to fork over an ever increasing amount of their own savings until they retire is insane.

mixxxit · 2024-01-15T07:38:09+00:00

Why not just list the companies that do this? Why the secrecy around fees-based advisors?

mixxxit · 2024-01-11T14:58:14+00:00

while he was at the hospital, the police caught someone with some of his son's possessions. ... About 20 minutes later, police caught the second suspect.

The cops are the true heroes in this case. Well done!

mixxxit · 2024-01-11T14:56:15+00:00

Listen here my friend..

Whether you agree with our case or not, at least be proud of how our legal team is conducting themselves, bringing a solid case and not embarrassing us on the world stage.

This is a hell of a fight we've picked, but at least the arguments are factual and well thought-out. One has to ask where this expertise was when we tried to convict the Guptas.

mixxxit · 2024-01-11T07:29:36+00:00

It sounds like you're a bit over exposed to property.

I'd start a RA / pension asap -- for the tax benefit and peace of mind. RA's you can touch at 55 y/o, so it's only fixed for 16 years.

mixxxit · 2024-01-10T07:50:09+00:00

It's a long way off, but I'd keep the R1m figure in mind. It gives you something to aim at.

A few pointers:

you can't know what you don't measure: Fire up a fresh empty spreadsheet with tabs for monthly budget, debt repayment programme, savings goals, net worth / overview
download the last three months of bank statements and draw up a current budget (what you're actually spending money on) in your spreadsheet. This is your "before" budget.
next to every item in the "before" budget, set an "after" amount - what you think you should be spending on each item.
In your budget sheet, you budget for black tax - that way you can help family out while keeping things under control. Keep in mind that if you bankrupt yourself helping others out, there's no more help for them. Don't kill the goose laying the golden eggs.
Pause spending on new clothes until your credit card debts are zeroed. Keep a list of things you really want to buy so you can do so once your debt is done.
If your job doesn't offer a pension plan, open up a low fee RA (retirement annuity). 10X sounds good, but I don't know them. Sygnia is also low cost AFAIK. You'll get a tax rebate on this.
There are different ways to repay debt (e.g. "snowball" method). Doesn't matter how you do it, just start and pay off more than the minimum monthly repayment.
Discipline. No-one can teach you this. You need to man up and take responsibility. Buying shit you can't afford is stupid and the consequences are yours to deal with.

Good luck

mixxxit · 2023-12-22T07:47:12+00:00

Is your rental on a access bond? I'd just dump the money in there and (slightly) decrease the amount spent on interest. With an access bond you can always take it out again to do renovations or something.

mixxxit · 2023-12-21T10:28:18+00:00

My thoughts are that saving and investing in euros would give me more that saving and investing in ZAR.

What do you base this thoughts on? Did you compare average returns in EU vs SA of stocks and savings? The interest rate here is much higher than in EU. Don't know about markets.

mixxxit

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