Why This Blog Exists

Money is rarely just about numbers. It carries emotion, history, obligation, fear, hope, and expectation. Yet most financial content focuses on optimisation and performance, often ignoring the social and cultural realities that shape financial decisions. Reflections exists to slow the conversation down. We write to:

  • Build financial clarity through understanding, not pressure

  • Explore the social, cultural, and emotional dimensions of money

  • Challenge shame-based financial narratives

  • Offer language that makes money easier to think about and talk about

  • Support dignity and agency in financial learning

This blog is part of Zaka-Tsala’s commitment to clarity before growth.

How to Engage

You do not need to read everything or agree with everything. Engage at your own pace. Sit with what resonates. Question what doesn’t. Reflect privately or discuss with others. Let the writing support your own process of understanding. This is not about getting it right. It is about staying curious.

Collective Learning

Reflections is grounded in the belief that learning about money is a collective process. No single person holds all the answers. Financial understanding grows through shared experience, careful observation, and conversation. We draw from reading, lived experience, research, and community insight, and we invite readers to do the same. This is a space where:

  • Build financial clarity through understanding, not pressure

  • Explore the social, cultural, and emotional dimensions of money

  • Challenge shame-based financial narratives

  • Offer language that makes money easier to think about and talk about

  • Support dignity and agency in financial learning

We believe that when people see their experiences reflected honestly, they feel less alone and more capable of engaging with their finances.

What You’ll Find Here

In Reflections, you may encounter:

  • Essays on dignity, shame, and money

  • Reflections on shared and interrupted income

  • Writing on financial clarity and observation

  • Cultural and contextual perspectives on finance

  • Questions meant to provoke thought rather than provide answers

Each piece is an invitation to think, notice, and reflect on your own relationship with money.

Today's Blog

Lesego [ Zaka Tsala Admin ]

Reflections exists for anyone who wants to think more honestly about money. It is for those who are tired of being told what they are doing wrong, and who are ready to understand what is actually happening. We are thinking alongside you.