Financial well-being for Women

Please note these figures and calculations are for the year 2009.

This is a working example formulated by Anton Du Preez


Before our meeting

Life Assurance policy 1
R 320 pm (cash value of R1845)

Life Assurance policy 2
R 570 pm (cash value of R1322)

Life Assurance policy 3
R 285 pm (cash value R0)

Total premiums of R1175 pm
(total cash values of R3167)
After our meeting (based on needs and wishes)

One Discovery life package.
Vitality and the Discovery Card benefits included.

Kate’s Income tax came down by R2160 per year due to a tax deductible income protection benefit.

She will also receive R3167 as cash from her other life policies after termination.  

Note that Every 5years she could get up to 60% of her total premiums paid back to her tax free Total premium of R 868 pm
.

Total premiums of R868 pm

Kate saves R487 pm


R487 pm + R3167 cash into her Bond saves her R241 592 & reduces her term by
14 months.

10.50% interest
20 year full term bond
R1M loan amount

Vitality Healthy Foods with Pick n Pay

Kate spent R454.36 at Pick n Pay

2 X Jungle Oats VIT 35.58
2 X Fat Free Milk VIT 14.98
2 X Fat Free Yoghurt VIT 37.98
Bag of Fruit Special VIT 79.94
3 X Plain Cashew Nut VIT 43.47
2 X Skinless Chicken Breasts VIT 87.90
Olive Oil VIT 56.99
3 X Tin Peaches Natural Juice VIT 38.85
Washing Powder   32.79
Shampoo   15.39
Toothpaste   10.49
     
Items (25 Total)   454.36

Kate saves R98.22

By using her Discovery Card, she gets 25% off the healthy
Foods (6000 products) paid back after one month.




Some of Kate's Retail & Lifestyle expenses

Before   After   Cash Backs
        After 1 month
         
Gym R350 pm Gym R 0 pm  
Clicks R430 pm Clicks R430 pm R64.50
Pick n Pay R3500 pm Pick n Pay R3500 pm R280
Cape Union Mart R500 pm Cape Union Mart R500 pm R50
Reggies R500 pm Reggies R500 pm R50
Exclusive Books R500 pm Exclusive Books R500 pm R50
Shape Magazine R20 pm Shape Magazine R8 pm  
Look n Listen R120 pm Look n Listen R120 pm R12
Cellphone Account R400 pm Autopage Cellular R400 pm R60
         
Total R 6320 pm Total R5958 pm R566.50 +

The same lifestyle costing her in actual fact
R 5391 pm

Kate Saves R 929


Kate needs to travel to Cape Town to visit family

What Kate would have paid

Return Flight with Kulula  
R1200

Europe car rental
R350 per day for 4days totals R1400.

Southern Sun 5star Hotel
R600 per night and stays 4 nights and totals R2400                                                            

Total of R5 000 for her 4 days trip


What Kate pays today

Note: She is now a member of Vitality (gold status) and Discovery Card.

Return Flight with Kulula  
R 840

Europe car rental
R 280 per day for 4days totals R1120.

Southern Sun 5star Hotel
R330 per night and stays 4 nights and totals R1320                                    
Total of  R3280 for her 4 days trip

She saves R 1720

Kate's Dream Holiday Away

Destination - The Bahamas

British Airways -  R15 000 to Miami return ( she pays R 9750 )

Royal Caribbean Cruise liner - 
  for 5 nights R5300
( she gets reimbursed R 1060 after one month )

Total of R 20300
Kate saves R10 810


Destination - Mauritius

She has built up around R40 000 miles by using her Discovery fast miles (R6/ 1mile)
She converts them into SAA voyager to fly to Mauritius.

She booked her accommodation via World Leisure Holidays for a 5day stay.
This costs her R14000

By paying with her Discovery Card she received a further 2916 miles.

One month later she received an amount of R2800 that was paid back into her account.

Kate's Summary of Savings

Life Assurance savings   R487 pm
   
Retail and Lifestyle savings R929 pm
   
Total savings   R1416 pm
   

This total of monthly savings pays for:

R1416 pm
   

Kate’s  new Discovery life package
(Based on her actual needs and wishes)

R868 pm
   
Left with Savings of R545 pm
   
The other cash savings from Travel & Leisure R15 330

Retirement Phase build up

We could Invest Kate’s R545 pm towards her Retirement phase.

We can protect her investment by having 80% of the funds highest performance guaranteed per day.

She can have some of her life cover paid out to her at her Retirement phase in the form of an extra Retirement income. (plus other boosters)

For Kate this extra income is 166% more nett of tax for 10 years long.

Kate's savings could be subsidized by S.A.R.S. up to 40%.