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How to Audit Your Finances: 11 Questions To Help You Review Your Monthly Expenses
Coincidentally, I wrote and published this article on 30th April, the last day of the month. I did my personal finance audit by answering these 11 questions that help me keep my finances in check on a monthly basis. These questions are adapted from Chelsea Fagan's and...
How To Create A Budget That Works
For the better part of this week, I have been struggling with anxiety which has led to a poor appetite. I have been eating less and less. Because it’s important to talk about these feelings since this pandemic is novel to all of us, I sent my friend a message to tell...
Minimalism-A Guide to Spending Less
From February to May 2017, I lived with my friend Gathoni. For 4 months before moving in with her, I would spend a minimum of 5 hours commuting to and from work every day. 2 hours 15 mins in the morning and 3 hours in the evening. By the time I got home at 9 pm, I’d...
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
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
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...