by Agatha | Jun 25, 2020 | Investing, Money
What is your net worth? If you asked me that question 5 years ago, I’d have thought you were crazy. Broke people don’t have a net worth, right? I’d have also immediately thought of Warren Buffet, Oprah Winfrey, Jeff Bezos, Chris Kirubi,...
by Agatha | Jun 11, 2020 | Money, Investing
Good news! I completed and passed (I got an A!) the online accounting course. Confession! I had been procrastinating on taking the final exam since mid-April because of fear. I wasn’t scared of failing the exam. I just kept making excuses in my head to justify the...
by Agatha | Jun 4, 2020 | Investing, Money
“Making a budget is scary, scarier than it’s hard. I think if I start putting in those numbers I’ll break into tears. And that’s what I’m trying to avoid, the premium tears.” “Thinking about the future just freaks me out. I’m also trying to avoid filling the savings,...
by Agatha | May 28, 2020 | Investing
I have read several articles online that say ‘rich people don’t save money, they invest.’ I have also heard it being repeated in personal finance videos on YouTube. And from conversations on money I’ve had with people of late. There might be some truth to it. I’m not...
by Agatha | May 21, 2020 | Money, Investing
Dave Brailsford is known for having popularized the concept of aggregation of marginal gains which he described as ‘the 1% margin for improvement in everything you do.’ He used this concept to improve the performance of professional cyclists in Great Britain when he...
by Agatha | May 14, 2020 | Money, Investing
My first job after uni is one that I’ll never forget. It had many perks. During the interview, the CEO didn’t ask me any questions to do with my degree, skills or work experience. It was a warm and delightful conversation that started with… “Who is Agatha?” At first,...
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