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04/07/2025

What's For Lunch?
Take out is convenient and may be easy to pick up near your work (or have delivered) but it’s good to think about the cost compared to the old school habit of making yourself a lunchbox.

Takeout lunch: R70–R100/day
Homemade lunch: R15–R25/day
Savings: R1,000–R1,500/month…and it’s usually healthier too.

You can quickly see why your mom used to pack you lunch each day.

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03/07/2025

Excited to be starting these up again (at 3pm on Zoom today).

We have a whole lot of topics lined up for DCs over the next +- 4 months.
If you have not joined before then drop us an email at [email protected]

Today we will be joined by credit provider: Consumer Friend. Come get to know them better.
(and...its totally free and only 30 min long)

03/07/2025

Ever feel that you want a little nibble when you’re stressed out?

Well, it is a fact that stress triggers cravings for sugar, fat, and salt. That’s why we sometimes talk about comfort food. It literally tricks our brains and makes us happy (for a bit).

But the short-term comfort we get from having that snack or big meal can quickly come back to bite us when we look at our groceries and snack bill at the end of the month.

Try this instead:

Drink some water, go for a walk, try journaling to help you understand your stress or phoning a friend for a good yak instead of reaching for the snacks.

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02/07/2025

Food prices change over time and if prices don’t go up then portion sizes go down. Either way, food prices are not stable and you will end up paying more over time.

For example, consider just some recent changes over just the last few months:

2L milk: Was R24, now R30+
Bread: Was R13, now R18+
Cooking oil: Was R35, now R60+

If your budget hasn’t changed, then it’s time to relook your food plan and make adjustments. Better yet, start to shop smart so that you can get value for money.

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02/07/2025

DCs going to the DCASA annual conference can enjoy the convenience of having DCASA bring your NCR renewal certificate to the conference.

You just need to (pay the NCR and then) ask them to, here: https://buff.ly/bpk8tZn

02/07/2025

Your beautiful budget plans can go right out the window when you fall for these common traps.

Here is a list of 5 common culprits that sneak into our trolleys and cause overspending:

1) Shopping when hungry
2) Shopping without a list
3) Daily micro-shops (a little here and there)
4) “Specials” you don’t really need
5) Overdoing it on the snacks and drinks

Tip: Make and stick to a shopping list, and never shop on an empty stomach.

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01/07/2025

This is just a quick post to let you know about the upcoming 𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐭𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐃𝐂 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐬 over the next 16 weeks. We do the workshops online (on Zoom) so that everyone everywhere can attend.⁣
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This week, we are launching a new round of the workshops, which are designed to help you think about how to build your brand and design adverts and content to get more clients.⁣
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𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐨 𝐖𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭?⁣
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While the workshops are basically about how to build a brand and get more clients, we have specific things we drill down into each week. Here is a rough guide to topics we will cover in the next +- 16 weeks:⁣
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Brand – Why it matters⁣
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Why You Need To Track Your Stats (& risk management as you grow)⁣
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Get More Clients: More⁣
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Get More Clients: Better⁣
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Get More Clients: New⁣
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Warm Outreach⁣
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Content ⁣
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Advertising⁣
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Advertising (Part 2)⁣
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Cold Outreach⁣
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How Consumers Decide ⁣
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Leads⁣
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Sales⁣
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Sales & Spending Windows (Part 2)⁣
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Wrap Up⁣
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We invite you to come and join us as we discuss these topics. Even if you have been around for a while, it can be interesting to just focus in on one topic for 30 min and then take a few min after the workshop to think about how you can do that specific thing in your practice. ⁣
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𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝?⁣
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We often get so busy doing the work that we don’t have time to make some strategic, big picture thinking. These workshops will provide you with that opportunity (and some inspiration). ⁣
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We also like to invite some service providers and CPs to come and join in and say” Hi”. It’s nice to put faces to names and get to know these hard working people better.⁣
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And of course, as if you needed another reason, there is no charge to attend the online workshops.⁣
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To Attend Simply Email: [email protected]⁣
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𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞?⁣
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Thinking of attending again?⁣
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Well, if you have attended before then we will recommend that you attend our upcoming in person meet up in JHB on the 13th of August (the day before the DCASA annual conference). The in person workshop is specifically aimed at how to get more clients and we tailor it to your specific practice.⁣
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If you missed previous topics before and want to attend this round, then you are, of course, most welcome. You can even let us know which topics you missed and we will send you reminders for those specific weeks.⁣
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𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞…the online workshops this time are the same as we have covered before and if you have attended before then…𝑟𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 do ‘the stuff’ you heard last time. ⁣
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Don’t waste time coming to listen to the stuff all over again. Rather, use the 30 mins to get to work on the notes you made last time. ⁣
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Stop stalling and procrastinating. ⁣
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𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐟𝐟…𝐬𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐢𝐭!!!

01/07/2025

Your fridge may be telling a story: https://buff.ly/0KoMvun
In the latest issue, we explore the relationship between food, eating and debt.

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