Executive Summary
Cash flow
Where R42,873 of monthly take-home goes
Net worth
Year-end, rand millions · assets R2.94m less debts R1.62m
Retirement projection
Age 38 (R610k) to 65 · rand millions
Marginal rate 39%. RA deduction cap 27.5% of R744,000 = R204,600 — you have used R60,000. TFSA: R12,000 of R46,000 used.
■ cream: used R60k ■ gold: + R26k top-up · of R204.6k cap
Top 3 actions
Ranked by rand impact
Build the emergency fund to 3 months
Move R2,000/month into a money-market account.
R2,000per monthTop up the RA by R26,000 before 28 Feb
Claimed back on assessment at your 39% rate.
R10,140back from SARSRefinance the car loan or pay R1,500 extra
R140k outstanding, interest cut over the term.
~R18,400interest saved