A new data set called the South African Financial Diaries has been produced, based on a sample of 166 households, drawn from three different areas in South Africa - Langa, Lugangeni and Diepsloot. The selected households represent a range of dwelling types and wealth categories. A unique...

The Financial Diaries data-set is a unique, new set of year-long daily income, expense and financial transactions for households from three different areas of South Africa. These data show that over-indebted households (those that spend 20 per cent or more of their gross monthly income on debt)...