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MzansiMali tools are educational illustrations. The calculations stay in your browser and are not personal financial advice.

Savings target calculator

See the monthly amount implied by a target, the amount already saved and the number of months available.

21 practical tools

Start with the money decision in front of you.

Use your own numbers, see the trade-offs, then leave with a clear next step. No account, email address or sales call is required.

Your figures stay on this device. Calculations happen in your browser and are cleared when you refresh or leave.

Everyday money

Money Survival Planner

See whether the household reaches the next payday, then compare normal and lean-income scenarios.

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Debt & credit

Debt Freedom Planner

Compare avalanche and snowball payoff paths without a lender or debt-review sales funnel.

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Help & rights

Rights & Recovery Router

Find the correct official route for grants, UIF, credit records, scams, complaints and unclaimed benefits.

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Big decisions

True Cost of a Car

Count finance, fuel, insurance, maintenance and balloon risk—not only the advertised instalment.

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Life changes

Job-Loss Survival Planner

Turn confirmed cash and essential costs into a runway plan, with current official UIF routes.

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Work & income

Paycheque Translator

Estimate 2026/27 PAYE and UIF, check payslip arithmetic and understand take-home pay.

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Work & income

Side-Hustle Cockpit

Test pricing, break-even sales, tax reserves and real hourly earnings.

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Everyday money

Electricity Cost Planner

Use the tariff on your bill to estimate appliance usage, units and monthly cost.

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Family money

Family Support Boundary Planner

Compare family support with your own essentials, debt commitments and chosen buffer.

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Retirement

Two-Pot Withdrawal Impact

Estimate cash after marginal tax and see the possible future value given up.

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Money safety

Gambling Reality Check

See the true cash result of deposits, withdrawals and fees, with confidential help routes.

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Debt & credit

BNPL & Subscription Check

Bring future instalments, subscriptions and fees into one pay-cycle view.

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Big decisions

True Cost of a Home

Stress-test the bond plus levies, rates, insurance, maintenance and upfront cash.

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Family money

Estate Readiness & Liquidity

Estimate the cash gap after death and build a practical family-readiness checklist.

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Protection

Insurance Shortfall Explorer

Compare cover, excess, loss and emergency cash without recommending a product.

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Protection

Medical Cost & PMB Navigator

Estimate a known treatment shortfall and prepare the right pre-authorisation questions.

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Family money

Education Funding Runway

Project study costs, savings and the monthly funding gap using your assumptions.

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Community money

Stokvel Health Check

Reconcile expected contributions, costs, arrears and member shares with a governance checklist.

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Protection

Family Protection Gap

Turn debts, immediate costs and temporary family support into a discussion estimate.

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Saving & planning

Goal Trade-Off Planner

Compare deadlines and monthly funding needs across three goals without product recommendations.

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Big decisions

City Cost-of-Living Compare

Compare two user-entered household budgets and the break-even time for a move.

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