IOL Health - March 2022

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Clean up your lifestyle and

YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BAD habits don’t just impact your health but your wallet too. So instead of holding on to these habits, take a step back and look at things from a new perspective. When it comes to bad habits surrounding money, the effects can be painful: You might, for instance, pay thousands more in interest, leaving you with no cash to cover your emergency expenses. Take a look at some of the habits that you should revisit, not just for year health but for your finances as well.

Viwe Ndongeni-Ntlebi Smoking Smoking can be expensive in a lot of different ways. First, there is the cost of cigarettes, it’s one of the chart-topping bad habits. We can all agree that smoking has no positive health benefits. But it’s also bad for your financial health. If you think you are ok with spending extra rands on this habit, cigarette taxes keep rising, meaning

your habit will probably cost more in the future. Also, the added costs may come later in life as you deal with serious health issues from the side effects of smoking. Remember, medical bills can be very expensive. Give up this habit and save your money – and your health. Fast Food Although it has some of the lowest quality on the market, fast food can be surprisingly expensive. You may even think it can be almost as inexpensive as cooking

THE cost of your fast food fix quickly adds up. | ENGIN AKYURT Pexels


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