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...
Winning the Battle, Losing the War 1

Winning the Battle, Losing the War 1

John Henry was a slave for many years. When he earned his freedom, he used the chains used on him to make his tool of trade, a big heavy hammer. He got a job as a railroad worker after he convinced the bosses that his harmer was more efficient than all the other...
Beating The Debt Cycle

Beating The Debt Cycle

During an Insiders4Good East Africa Fellows Microsoft event, I sat in the audience and listened keenly as the participants pitched their ideas. 4 out of the 10 participants had the same idea; a money-lending app that would give access to credit to the rural poor,...
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