This page sets out the editorial formats we work in. Nothing here is a paid service or a package. It is a description of what you will find on the blog each week, so you know where to look when a specific question comes up.
Working lists for the jobs that take longer than expected: sorting decades of household paperwork, preparing a family home in Gauteng before a move, and setting up a small coastal garden that survives wind and salt. Each checklist is dated and ordered by urgency, not by category.
Plain-language notes on reading a retirement village levy schedule before signing anything. We look at what the monthly figure covers, how special levies are raised, and which clauses change the cost over time. No village is ranked and no placement is sold.
A regular slot for questions sent in by readers about transport, day-to-day costs and getting to know a new neighbourhood. Selected questions are answered in the column, and the sender is addressed by first name. Questions are sent through the form on the contact page.
Longer pieces that collect related notes in one place: staying in touch with grandchildren who live abroad, and the admin that follows a move, from municipal accounts to repeat prescriptions. Useful when one subject keeps coming back in different forms.
Practical notes on hiring a handyman or a gardener on a monthly basis: what to agree in advance, how to group the work into one visit, and what to keep in writing. Written for households where energy and time are both limited.
Everything is free to read and written in plain English. Start with the topic closest to your situation, or browse the full list of notes and guides. There are no sponsored rankings, no paid placements and no sales pitch anywhere on the site.
Three editorial formats, all free to read, all written in plain English. No sponsored rankings, no paid placements, no sales pitch.
Working lists you can print or keep on the fridge. Sorting decades of household paperwork, preparing a family home in Gauteng for a move, reading a retirement village levy schedule, and setting up a small coastal garden that survives on little daily effort.
Questions from readers, answered in the open. Transport in a new suburb, what day-to-day costs really look like, and how people get to know a neighbourhood after a move. If your question is not published, we reply privately.
Longer notes that collect related pieces in one place. Staying close to grandchildren who live abroad, and the admin that follows a move, including hiring a handyman or gardener on a monthly basis.
Everything here is written for South African families planning the practical side of later life. The only form on the site sits on the contact page, and it confirms technical receipt only. Start with the downsizing notes if a move is already on your mind.
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