Welcome to your third decade on Earth - a strange mix of being old enough to remember what a dial-up tone sounds like, but young enough to still want to call your dad’s friends “uncle”. You’re living your life, building a career, a side hustle, a family, or a home, and next thing you know, you’re met with all sorts of responsibilities no one warned you about.
So, you’ve finally decided to join a medical aid. Maybe you’ve landed a full-time gig, started a family, or just realised that private hospital bills are no joke. Whatever your reason, welcome! But if you’re joining a little later in life or after being uncovered for a while, you might bump into two confusing terms: waiting periods and late joiner penalties.
June kicked off with a small but meaningful win: the repo rate dropped by 0.25%, taking prime down to 10.75%. It’s not a game-changer just yet, but when every rand counts, we’ll take any help we can get.
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