Money on a Monday: Do your homework before taking part in a rewards or loyalty program

About this episode

Johann Roussouw shares tips on how to benefit from rewards and loyalty programs without losing money.

Before you agree to sign up for your bank or medical aid’s rewards or loyalty program, make sure that you will benefit from them, otherwise you will end up on the losing end and not save any money at all. This is the advice from Johann Roussouw, a certified financial planner with over 12 years of experience and who runs a TikTok channel under the handle “rands_and_sense”. He shares with Lester Kiewit some useful tips on how to align the rewards program with your lifestyle instead of the other way round.   Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show.  This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible. The team’s ability to spot & share relevant and unusual stories make the programme inclusive and thought-provoking. Don’t miss the popular World View feature at 7:45am daily.  Listen out for #LesterInYourLounge which is an outside broadcast – from the home of a listener in a different part of Cape Town - on the first Wednesday of every month. This show introduces you to interesting Capetonians as…

People in this episode

Host: Lester Kiewit

Guest: Johann Roussouw

Topics covered

• rewards programs
• loyalty programs
• financial planning
• personal finance
• consumer advice

Keywords

• rewards
• loyalty
• financial planner
• savings
• consumer tips

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CapeTalk, TikTok

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