Time banks lowered interest rates to attract home owners
You must have seen it by now: the dance craze where people go down as low as their limbs would allow. They are overjoyed and in one accord. But even before you can get a clue to what the excitement is all about, the dance ends abruptly with the message:…
Malipo ni papa hapa (All debts are settled in this world)
If you want to the best definition of this Swahili phrase, the best people to ask are the 10 candidates who were interviewed for the Chief Justice (CJ) position by the Judicial Service Commission last week. If I was betting man I would place a generous wager…
Dealing With The Green Monster- DEBT [Part 2]
Remember: ‘Use debt as an opportunity for growth. If debt has beaten you down, why not learn from the experience? Change your measuring stick. Money is not the measure of all things. Remember, you live in a society, not an economy.’
Dealing With The Green Monster- DEBT [Part 1]
Remember: ‘Use debt as an opportunity for growth. If debt has beaten you down, why not learn from the experience? Change your measuring stick. Money is not the measure of all things. Remember, you live in a society, not an economy.’
What Qualifies You for Credit?
The Six “C’s” of Credit How do you qualify for credit? To know the answer, you need to know what credit grantors look for when deciding whether or not to loan money, extend credit or issue a credit card to you. Credit grantors gather information, primarily from your credit…
10 Commandments of Personal Finance
For some people, getting personal finances in order is more grueling than wandering the desert for 40 years. But it doesn’t take a miracle. If you are looking for some basic guidelines, just follow these 10 commandments: 10. Thou Shalt Take Action Reading about how to improve your personal finances…
Teaching Your Children about Money
I vividly remember watching my father accept change from a cash transaction when I was a child, and trying to figure out exactly how it was fair that he had handed over a $10 bill and received two $1 bills (and our lunch) in exchange. I couldn’t have been more…
Money 101 – Lesson 4: Understanding the Tools
(This is the 5th article in the Money 101 Managing Your Money Series. We advise that you start from the the first article in the Series. Please click here to go to the Money 101 Managing Your Money introduction) In Lesson 2, we looked at where we would like…
How to get to your Financial Dream
So you’ve been dreaming of it all the car, the home in the leafy suburb, the places you go to and the holiday destinations. Problem is it’s not happening when you want it to. Want it now? Short of pulling a heist or getting extremely successful in a short while it will…
Bring out the Budget!!
You just got paid. You promised yourself that this month it would be different; No more brokeness and borrowing. You decided to do something you’ve never done – BUDGET. We’ll help you with it. Next week Joel and the Kiss 100 crew will be bringing their budgets so we can…
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