Do You Budget for Charity?
When you are a businessman or an individual who has grown up or lived in a certain community, there is a certain obligation to that community that never goes away. In Kenya for instance, when you are a member of a church, local development group or parent in a public…
Being Broke Ain't Bad After All
It is that time of the month when most guys are as broke as ever. What is left in your bank account, that’s if there’s any, seems not enough to push you till the end of the month. All you can do is wish that the month would…
For Your Weekend Reading
Starting today, we will be putting together a collection of articles we found on the interwebs that make for good weekend reading. These ones will start us off. 1. Marital Discord: If It’s Not Sex, It’s Money There’s a fundamental problem here. According to her definition, as…
Your Tap to Stay Dry a Little Bit Longer
Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company had earlier announced that repairs on the supply pipe from Sasuma Dam were to be completed at the beginning of this week and that normal water supply was to resume by Wednesday, 23rd, May 2012. Latest news from…
Your PesaTweets
There are times you sit on your computer, staring at a moving twitter timeline, and a healthy burst of financial education hits you, loaded in 140 characters. From time to time, we will be scouting the Twitter timelines, sharing some of the best #pesatweets we bumped into within the week. …
Get a Samsung Galaxy Pocket for Free
After launching the Samsung Galaxy Pocket this week, Samsung Electronics East Africa has an exciting offer running today from 11 a.m in selected stores across the country. Buyers will get a brand new Samsung Galaxy Pocket phone on purchasing one. So go ahead and spread the word, BUY 1 Samsung…
How Much Does Matatu Uncertainty Cost You?
Budgeting is a pivotal item in managing personal finances, which many people have either succeeded in or failed at terribly. A properly prepared budget could lead to properly informed purchases and expenditure which in most cases builds the base block for saving to take place. In Kenya, transport is an…
Fuel Prices Could Fall Significantly
International oil prices fell below $90 a barrel for the first time in over seven months on Wednesday, a fall attributed to the tumult in the Eurozone, excess supply and positive news from Iran. The price of Murban crude oil appears to have stabilized at $84.80,…
Einstein’s School of Hard Knocks
Albert Einstein ranks top on my list of men who represent the virtue of excellence. He is inarguably one of the smartest men to walk on this earth, an average at best in school but a man of uncanny wisdom. Below are a couple of lessons we…
Banking With Orange Money
Equity Bank is Orange Money’s preferred mobile banking partner with relatively friendly transaction rates as compared to those of other banks. Below is a comparison of transfer rates from Orange Money to a Equity Bank account and to other bank accounts. data sourced from: orange.co.ke The transfer rates from…
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