Illustrative savings example
What this tool does, in numbers
You could save
R 412 000
3y 2mo sooner
Total paid
R 412 000 saved
R 3 535 000 → R 3 123 000
Total interest
R 412 000 saved
R 2 035 000 → R 1 623 000
Payoff
3y 2mo sooner
Apr 2046 → Feb 2043
Illustrative on a R1.5m bond at 10.25% (April 2026 prime) with an extra R500/mo · Try the planner →
The problem
A home loan is the biggest money decision most South Africans will ever make. Twenty years, two million rand, and a monthly repayment that quietly eats a third of your take-home pay. The numbers matter, and small changes — an extra R500 a month, a rate move of half a percent, a lump sum from a bonus — can move the total by hundreds of thousands of rand over the life of the bond.
Most people never see those numbers laid out. Bond originators quote you the monthly and move on. Cashflow Voyager is the tool I wanted when I was signing mine.
What this tool does
Models scenarios
Change the rate, the term, the extra payment, or drop in a lump sum. See the full impact immediately.
Compares side by side
Name and save multiple scenarios. Compare total paid, interest, and payoff date honestly.
Works anonymously
Calculators need no account and don't store anything. Sign in only when you want to save.
What this tool does not do
Not financial advice
I'm not a registered financial adviser. Big decisions deserve one.
Not a bond originator
I can't get you a loan or negotiate a rate. Talk to a registered originator for that.
Not a replacement for your bank or SARS
The maths here is illustrative. Your bank's quoted figures are the real ones.
Not a credit score or pre-approval
Nothing you enter here touches a credit bureau.
Who built it
I'm Edwin Stoltz — a South African software developer. I built Cashflow Voyager as a solo project because I wanted to understand my own bond properly and found that no existing tool answered the questions I cared about. Every calculator, every scenario, every line of copy is mine. If something's wrong, it's on me to fix.
Questions, corrections, or a number that doesn't match your bank's quote?
Privacy stance
What happens to your numbers
Minimal collection
Only what's needed to run your saved scenarios. No advertising IDs, no fingerprinting.
No selling, no sharing
Your data isn't sold or shared with third parties. Ever.
Encrypted in transit and at rest
TLS on the wire; encrypted at the database level.
Export and delete on request
You'll be able to download everything we hold on you and delete your account, end-to-end. (Available when accounts launch.)
Full detail in the privacy policy.
Illustrative figures only. Check actual rates and terms with your bank. Cashflow Voyager is a personal project by Edwin Stoltz · POPIA-compliant.