Money savvy McDonald’s worker saved $34,000 in just 15 months – and the reason he did it will warm your heart
- A money savvy McDonald’s manager has saved a massive $34,000 in 15 months
- Henry Serfontein, 23, is saving to pay for a visa to bring his mother to Australia
- He said nothing can ‘ever be enough to say thank you for what a mum does’
A money savvy McDonald’s worker saved $34,000 in 15 months in a heartwarming bid to pay for a visa to bring his mother to Australia.
Henry Serfontein, 23, is more than halfway to his goal of saving $60,000 to finally reunite with his mother after his dad, sisters and step mum left South Africa in 2017.
The Wollongong resident said nothing can ‘ever be enough to say thank you for what a mum does’ and to bring her to Australia is ‘the least I can do’.
Henry Serfontein, 23, (pictured) is saving to pay for a visa to bring his mother to Australia from South Africa
‘I really don’t need more than that, to me, that’s perfect, that’s enough to be able to do this and give her a better quality of life and feel safer,’ he told news.com.au.
Mr Serfonstein said the last time he saw his mother was when he was 20 years old and is concerned if anything happens to her he isn’t close enough to solve the problem.
‘At the moment in South Africa, it’s just my mum and my grandmother. South Africa has naturally a very high crime rate and its more just the fact I can’t be there anymore, which is really concerning for me,’ he said.
The 23-year-old is currently employed as a restaurant manager at McDonald’s after working his way up at the global fast food chain over the past few years.
The money savvy 23-years-old saved a massive $34,000 in 15 months and even bought himself a new car
The McDonald’s manager said the last time he saw his mother was when he was 20 years old (pictured: Stock image of McDonalds restaurant)
The secret to his saving success is stashing away the majority of his wages into a savings account and then dividing what’s leftover for his monthly needs.
The strategy even helped him buy a brand new car.
‘The misconception is that you have to limit yourself with your spending but as soon as you put your money aside first, the guilt of spending isn’t there anymore as you have already saved,’ he said.
The McDonald’s manager enrolled in an online program called Mastering Money from finance company SkilledSmart to help streamline his savings.
Founder of SkilledSmart Paridhi Jain, 31, said Mr Serfontein’s money saving journey has been ‘heartwarming to watch’ as his finances had a ‘deeply personal goal’ behind them.
‘The idea that is he going to be a pivotal piece of bringing his mum to Australia, it’s such a heartwarming story and kudos to him for taking that on at such a young age, but it’s a great example of what you can do when you set your mind to it,’ she said.
The McDonald’s manager enrolled in an online program called Mastering Money from finance company SkilledSmart to help streamline his savings (pictured: McDonalds stock inage)