Earners need to firmly communicate their financial obligations to their families, says Ndumi Hadebe, author of 'Black Tax: Handle Black Tax Like a Pro'.
Navigating so-called black tax is less about money and more about communicating your boundaries, according to Ndumi Hadebe, the author of Black Tax: Handle Black Tax Like a Pro. The term black tax originated in South Africa and describes a form of financial assistance that is typically quietly expected by family members of black workers who have achieved a sense of financial stability or success.
“[The weight of black tax] … is not being fully recognised because we are not talking about it. We are not in a position to air our feelings and our thoughts about it; we certainly do not create the situations where we can actually air our feelings,” she said. She added that to some extent these individuals enjoy assisting their families. “So we continue doing it and keep ourselves stuck in the washing machine of black tax.
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