It is often during times of divorce that we expose our children to the worst part of us. The content below was kindly supplied to us by Bronwyn Samuels, social worker in response to the request..please can you help us get some facts for our readers with reference to the avoidance of using children as pawns in an acrimonious break-up. …
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Budgeting The Kakeibo Way
What is Kakeibo? The Kakeibo Journal is a Japanese method of budgeting to help you keep track of your spending and savings.It was first popularised by Motoko Hani, Japan’s first female journalist, back in 1904. How does Kakeibo work?It’s simple really, if you take 10 minutes every day to concentrate and make notes of how you have spent, you are …
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DIY Divorce
Whilst Up To Me are not advocating for divorce we do recognise that there is a huge need for information regarding DIY divorces that can help save couples many thousands of rands. This is another document by the amazing Charlie Bezuidenhout Hollingworth that makes the understanding of the process easy. As always, should you wish to contribute to the work …
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Protection Order: Step by Step Guide
This incredibly comprehensive guide will give you all the information you need to know about Protection Orders. “Knowledge is Power” and when you are trying to navigate a system that sometimes seems impossible to understand and at the same time you are fearing for your life, or on an emotional roller coaster, it is useful to be as prepared as …
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Domestic Abuse, Protection Orders and Exit Plans
For the legal definition of gender based violence and domestic abuse, how to go about obtaining a protection order as well as how to strategise an exit, Charlie Bezuidenhout-Hollingworth has put together another simple and extremely easy guideline that provides clarity and hope for a better tomorrow. Charlie grew up in a home with an abusive father and she has …