Mapalo Makhu!

Finance guru, blogger and author, Mapalo Makhu shares her journey and provides some insight on attaining financial security.

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What attracted you to the finance industry?

It was not an industry I was familiar with; it actually did not exist in my world! I was going to study copywriting at university. But through reading a couple of books in my ‘gap year’, a whole world of finance opened up to me and I knew for sure that it was what I wanted to pursue.

Did you always envision being a successful author, thought leader, wife and mother? Although I didn’t know how my life would unfold, I have always had the internal belief that I will be successful. I am excited about my future as I know the best is yet to come for me.

What motivates you?

Knowing that God has destined me for all that is good. That I have within me the tools and heart to make my dreams come true.

What inspired you to start a blog and publish a book?

I started the Woman & Finance blog to demystify personal finance and educate women about how money works. The blog then turned into writing for reputable magazines and national newspapers. I think it was from this work that I got the attention of an editor at publisher, Penguin Random House, who approached and commissioned me to write my first book, You’re Not Broke, You’re Pre-Rich

What are your thoughts on women empowerment in relation to finance?

I have always believed that a woman must have her own money. Even if you as a woman have made the decision to be a stay-athome wife and mother, you need to make sure you have some form of savings and investments of your own.