The 4 Areas of Financial IQ You Should Focus On

The 4 Areas of Financial IQ You Should Focus On

When a friend recommends a good book, I either head to Amazon and add it to my Wish list and make a mental note to buy and read it, or download an ebook, read reviews and leave it on my virtual bookshelf for later. I end up reading most of them, reading happens to be...
Of Financial Insecurities and Enlightened Greed

Of Financial Insecurities and Enlightened Greed

Earlier this week, a friend who is a pilot with Emirates Airlines shared the disheartening news that he has been put on unpaid leave for 7 months. 7 months. I literally had to count 7 months using my fingers to get a clear picture of the next time he will receive a...
Of Dangerous Financial Mistakes

Of Dangerous Financial Mistakes

Around mid-June last year, I received a rather exciting call from my cousin. He told me about a lucrative investment opportunity he had discovered. The investment was in Forex Trading. He had been investing in it for 3 months and since it had proved to be a legit...
Getting 1% Better with Money Every Day

Getting 1% Better with Money Every Day

What inspired you to be financially conscious? Every Saturday night before I retire to bed, I pick 5 outfits, iron and hang them separately in readiness for the coming work week. When doing so this week, I realized that I currently own very few clothes especially...
Winning the Battle, Losing the War 2

Winning the Battle, Losing the War 2

In the first part of this article,  I introduced the concept of winning battles and losing wars and gave personal finance examples on the same.   Consider this scenario:   A family of three siblings has been stuck in a family wrangle for 15 years over the sale of...
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