Know Your Money with Bronwyn Waner and Craig Finch
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184 episodes
The Accident That Changed the Rest of His Life | Know Your Money | Episode 183
He survives a horrific highway collision, climbs out from under a truck, and walks away with nothing but stitches and a scar. That’s where Justin’s story starts, and it’s why this conversation stays with you long after you stop listening.
The Secret to Achieving Impossible Goals - Know Your Money | Episode 182
A rollover on a misty road. Two fatalities. One survivor left with severe brain damage and the brutal reality of starting life again from scratch. We sit down with Justin to tell the story of Ari, a young man who has to relearn how to talk, eat...
181. What is financial planning really for? | The Story That Will Change How You Think About Money
One minute you are training for the next big event, the next you cannot feel your legs. That is the reality behind neurological injury, and it is why we invited Justin into the studio. He is a biokineticist who works daily with people living wi...
180. Your Money Patterns Explained
Money advice is everywhere, but the real question is why we still repeat the same money patterns even when we know what to do. We sit down with Natasha Leigh Bray, founder of HeartHealing™, to talk about the emotional root causes behind spendin...
179. Healing The Five Heart Wounds That Shape Your Life
Your bank balance can look like a numbers problem while the real driver sits deeper: the story you learned about yourself. We’re joined by Natasha Leigh Bray, the creator of heart healing, to talk about why so many people do “all the right thin...
178. How To Lose Millions By Having A “Great Idea”
A big money moment can be the start of freedom or the start of a slow slide back to square one. We sit with the central idea from Morgan Housel’s The Psychology of Money: getting wealthy and staying wealthy are two different skills, and most pe...
177. The Power Of Compounding Interest
Compounding can feel like a finance buzzword, but it’s actually a simple idea that can reshape your whole money life: your growth starts earning growth. We sit down and unpack the “confounding and compounding” lesson from Morgan Housel’s The Ps...
176. Defining Your Enough To Build Real Wealth
One of the most dangerous money problems is also the most normal: hitting a goal and immediately needing a bigger one. That “never enough” feeling can look like ambition on the outside, but inside it often brings anxiety, comparison, and decisi...
175. The Hidden Role Of Chance In Money Decisions
One random event can separate two people’s futures by millions and it can happen with money too. We’re Bronwyn Wayner and Craig Finch from Growth Financial Planning, and we’re back on our bookstall with The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel,...
174. How Life Experience Shapes Your Financial Choices
The most frustrating money argument is the one where both people are “right”. We dig into a core idea from Morgan Housel’s The Psychology of Money: no one is crazy, we all make decisions based on the tiny slice of the world we have personally l...
173. Why Switching To Cash In A Crisis Often Costs You More
Markets shout; money grows quietly. We sat down with Tamryn, Head of Retail at Allan Gray, to unpack why investor behaviour often drifts with the news cycle and how to build a plan that outlasts the noise. Using platform data, we explore how st...
172. Why Timing Fails And Diversification Wins
Markets roared when the headlines said retreat. We open the year by asking smarter questions than “what will 2026 do?” and dig into what last year’s outliers teach us about risk, patience, and building portfolios that don’t wobble every time th...
171. Trust Is Built, Not Bought: The Allan Gray Way
What if the strongest investment edge isn’t a clever model, but a structure built to think in decades? We sit down with Tamryn Lamb, Head of Retail at Allan Gray, to unpack how a private, perpetual ownership model shapes behaviour, protects con...
170. How Discovery Links Better Sleep To Lower Health Costs
Sleep is quietly rewriting our health stories—and our medical bills. We sat down with Discovery’s head of technical marketing to unpack a striking trend: members are sleeping less and sleeping worse, and the fallout shows up everywhere from dia...
169. Personal Health Pathways, Explained
What if your medical scheme could spot your risks early, guide your next best step, and reward you for taking it? We sit down with Aldu, an actuary from Discovery Health, to unpack Personal Health Pathways — a built‑in DHMS benefit designed to ...
168. From REM To Rewards: The Science And Strategy Of Better Sleep
Sleep is not just another health tip; it’s the base that holds our diet, exercise, and mood together. We sit down with Vaughan, Discovery Vitality’s technical marketing lead to unpack why rest now sits at the heart of the programme, what the la...
167. How Vitality 2026 Expands Access, Adds Sleep Rewards, And Boosts Fitness Points
What if your weekly routine could fund your favourite devices and turn better sleep into real-world rewards? We sat down with Vaughan to unpack Vitality’s 2026 refresh and how it changes the game for anyone chasing health, status, and sustainab...
166. From Gym Discounts To Real Health: How Discovery Vitality Actually Works
Think Vitality is just cheaper gym and flights? We sat down with Vaughan from Discovery Vitality’s technical team to pull back the curtain on how the programme really works—and how you can turn health data into everyday rewards that actually mo...
165. Designing Medical Aid For Modern Young Families
Prices go up, needs don’t pause. We open with why Discovery Health deferred contribution increases from January to April, putting relief back into members’ budgets, and then get straight into what families care about most: affordable everyday c...
164. Drowning in Debt, Here’s The Lifeline
Contact Chantelle: chantelle@ssdebtcounsellors.co.zahttps://ssdebtcounsellors.co.za/071 641 8088Feeling crushed by bills and constant calls from creditors? We sit down with Chantelle, a seasoned debt ...
163. Debt Counseling, Demystified
Contact Chantelle: chantelle@ssdebtcounsellors.co.zahttps://ssdebtcounsellors.co.za/071 641 8088Feeling cornered by debt even though you’re working hard? We sit down with Chantelle from S&S Debt Counse...
162. After A Big Trip, Here’s How To Fix Your Credit Card And Protect Your Cash Flow
We turn the post‑holiday credit shock into a practical plan: shrink the limit, build cash buckets and automate clean pay‑offs. We talk through the psychology of red balances, the banks’ incentives and how to set boundaries that stick.• ...
161. Maximise Your South African Tax Benefits With RAs & Tax-Free Savings
We dig into smart financial year-end moves for South African taxpayers, focusing on topping up tax-free savings and retirement annuities before the February cutoff. We show how to turn deductions and compounding into a reliable future income st...
160. When "I Do" Meets "Let's Do Business": A BrightRock Conversation
What happens when a business partnership faces an unexpected crisis? Much like a marriage contract that's never reviewed until divorce looms, poorly structured business agreements can lead to catastrophic financial consequences when partners di...
159. Securing Your Child's Future: BrightRock's Innovative Child Care Benefit
What happens to your children's education if you're no longer able to provide for them? Sean Hanlon, Executive Director of BrightRock, returns to Know Your Money to tackle this critical question with hosts Bronwyn Waner and Craig Finch.&nbs...