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For the whole family · Vir die hele gesin · Umndeni wonke

School fees now. Retirement later. One plan for both.

Two salaries, a bond, children at good schools — and a retirement you both want to enjoy. MaxWealth puts the whole household on one page and tells you, in Rand, whether it adds up.

Free to useBoth partners, one profileMade in SA
On track · 74/100Fees covered to matric — if you both add R1,900/month to your RAs.

The three big numbers in your house

They all come out of the same two salaries. Plan them separately and one of them loses — usually retirement.

School fees

+6.4%

average 2026 fee increase at top private schools, against 3.5% inflation. Fees compound faster than your salary does.

BusinessTech, 2026 fees · businesstech.co.za

Two-pot temptation

R43.4bn

withdrawn from savings pots in five months, with R12.9bn paid to SARS in tax. Often to cover a gap the fees opened.

SARS, 31 Jan 2025 · sars.gov.za

Retiring together

6%

of South Africans are on track to retire comfortably. Two incomes help — only if both pots are planned as one.

10X Retirement Reality Report · 10x.co.za

Every kind of South African household

Illustrative families. Different homes, languages and schools — the same question at the kitchen table.

The Dlaminis · Midrand

Doctor and IT manager. Two in private school, one bond, two RAs.

Die Van Wyks · Durbanville

Ouditeur en onderwyser. GEPF plus a preserved fund from her first firm.

The Pillays · Umhlanga

Pharmacist and engineer. Saving for university and their own early retirement.

Lerato & James · Cape Town

Architect and lecturer. Retiring together, from two very different funds.

Seven tools. One set of household numbers.

One household profile. Each tool ends on a single verdict and the next step that moves it.

Retirement

Both partners’ funds, RAs and preserved pots — are we on track, together?

74/100example household score
Check our track →

Budget

Fees, bond, levies and lift club — where the two salaries actually go.

R6,400example monthly surplus found
Open Budget →

Tax

PAYE checked for both payslips, and what an RA top-up gives back from SARS.

R14,800example yearly refund from RA top-ups
Check our PAYE →

How it works

Sit down together for ten minutes. No adviser, no sales call.

1

Open any tool

Start as a guest. You never need to sign up to see your result.

2

Build one household profile

Both salaries, both funds, the bond and the fees. Every tool reads the same profile.

3

Read the verdict

One score for the household, and the single next step that moves it.

Plan the school years and the golden years at once.

Free and private. Built for South African families, payslips and tax tables.

Are we on track? →