Thanks to multitasking, grabbing grub on the go, parking in front of the TV while munching, and various other weight-loss crimes means we hardly register what, or how much we eat!

There’s a simple solution: keep a food diary! Studies show a journal not only aids weight loss – it accelerates shedding the kilos! Research has shown dieters who recorded their meals and snacks successfully, consistently lost weight!

If you’re going to keep a dieters diary you may as well keep record of your South African money. How much, where and what control you have over your own money. Make a note of the pros and cons of retiring on a South African Rand Annuity income. Will it afford you a comfortable and successful retirement?

Since publishing the ASISA ruling on Unclaimed Policies, we’ve had hundreds of inquiries as well as many surprised, relieved and happy people qualifying for payout and their money to be transferred to all four corners of the globe.

ASISA and the insurance companies are actively trying to locate some 349,500 orphaned policyholders. They’ve traced people from all walks of life – some who simply forgot about “an old policy”, down to a 32-year-old lady who lost her father when she was 10 and unaware of the fact she was the sole beneficiary of his estate.

The moral of the story? If you don’t ask you won’t get! If we are as concerned about our money stuck in South Africa, as we are about losing weight 2015 can be a very good year.

The bottom line: you’ve nothing to lose with potentially a great deal to gain – we’re not talking kilos … Please feel free to make the inquiry You’ll find it easier than shedding a couple of kilos and much tastier too!