MOST women are better at managing money than men.
But for 14 years, the men of a stokvel named Broadway have shown that men can raise and save money for their families – and have fun doing it.
Broadway has eight members who are all from Heidedal, a suburb of Mangaung in the Free State.
The stokvel started with four members four years ago.
The men created the group because they were fed up with not being able to deal with their financial problems and needed to do something about it.
They started the group to sell braaied meat and cool drinks while watching sport.
George Storm, spokesman for the club, said: “It was started small so we never expected it would have lasted as long or grown as big as it has.
“We don’t feel like we’re members of a club but rather family. Our brotherly love has been the foundation of our achievements.
“But it was not easy keeping the club together after it was formed but consistent discipline helped Broadway get over many of those start-up speed bumps.
“We meet every weekend and think of new ways we can make our money grow.
“As men, we love sport and the basic idea for Broadway came years ago when we were watching a game. We were thinking about buying some meat and braaing it and the question came up: why not sell some the cooked meat?
“It’s not all sport and braais – we also speak about serious topics. We advise each other on how to manage our kids, families and finances.
“With the money we save, we pay our kids’ school expenses and arrange funerals when someone close to us dies. But we also arrange events for the elderly in our community such as regular date nights and dance nights at least twice a year.”
