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Keeping cosy and safe: A winter guide from King Price

As we brace ourselves for a potentially icy winter, millions of South Africans are preparing for the possibility of up to 16 hours of daily loadshedding in the months ahead. With many of us turning to alternative heating sources such as gas, paraffin heaters and open fires, safety becomes paramount to prevent becoming part of South Africa’s winter home fire

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How to protect your appliances from loadshedding: 5 top tips from King Price Insurance

Loadshedding is more than just a nuisance. For South African consumers, it’s hitting the wallet hard. Of late, King Price Insurance has seen a 100% increase in claims for appliance damage caused by power surges. And with Eskom’s finances dwindling, as revealed in its State of the System Presentation, the situation may worsen. This alert comes from Wynand van Vuuren,

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Your summer home maintenance checklist

Admit it. You want your home to be in good condition but you don’t necessarily want to spend your time off up a ladder, pulling leaves out of a gutter, fixing broken things, and generally tending to your home. But when your home is your biggest investment, maintaining it is a non-negotiable. Also… If you have buildings insurance (or any

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Budget plans to manage your money in 2022

You can’t argue with the fact that the last 2 years have done a number on our personal finances. And flip, we get it. We understand how crazy it can get for people to save money, pay off their debts, and work towards their financial goals in this economy. If ever there was a time to explore new budgeting strategies

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Household items you won’t regret spending more on

Everyone’s worried about how much everything costs… And for good reason. With the way our expenses are increasing, it’s tough to decide when and where we should spend more money. If you’re anything like us, you’re probably experiencing moments of panic whenever you have to swipe for more than R100. The thing is, there are loads of household items that

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Buildings vs. home contents

Insurance-talk can be confusing… But not when you’re with the king of insurance! Here’s a breakdown of what we mean by buildings insurance and home contents insurance. If you turned your home upside down, home contents insurance would cover the things that fall out. For everything else on your property, you need buildings insurance. In both cases, you’re comprehensively covered

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Protect your home from a fire hazard

House fires are scary. They’re also destructive. Some of our highest claims over the years have been from house fires, showing just how devastating these hazards can be. Sometimes they wipe out the home from top to bottom! We thought it would be a good idea to share how you can protect yourself and your loved ones from house fires.

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What you need to know about switching home insurance

Switching to a better home insurance policy that’s way more suitable for your valuables and way more affordable for your budget is the smart (and dare we say, obvious) choice. Sadly, a lot of consumers don’t actually know that they can switch their insurance to whichever company they want, whenever they want. And if they do know that they can

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Cleaning hacks that’ll blow your mind

Cleaning hacks that’ll blow your mind (and 1 that’s got to do with your insurance) We’ve all become pros at occasionally (or more frequently, if we’re honest) performing operation ‘fake clean’ to get our homes looking livable in just a few minutes. While we applaud getting a job done quickly, going faster can ever so rarely = a job done poorly.

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Home decorating tips you need

Home decorating tips you need: Ever find yourself looking around your home and feeling super bored with the general state of affairs? Well, hold yourself back from moving or embarking on a renovation project based off of your Pinterest house of dreams. Because that’s just basically the most expensive thing you’ll ever do. Renovations always seem to start off at

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