Should You Track Your Net Worth?
“The true estimates of your financial intelligence is not how much you make but how much you are able to keep” – Roshawn Watson We received a positive response on Monday’s post: Want to Know Your Net Worth and figured we should have a…
Counterfeit Nightmare Coming True
In 2007, China executed a former director of its food and drug agency for approving fake medicine in exchange for cash. This move was at the time when the far Eastern economic giant was preparing to host the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. A local newspaper last weekend carried a…
Banking With Airtel Money
Like the case of M-PESA-to-bank, Airtel Money allows you to conduct all your banking transactions in the comfort of your phone. You can withdraw and deposit cash into you account plus also transfer funds to another person’s bank account. Bank’s partnering with Airtel Money mobile banking…
Do NOT Trust the Experts
Economist Tim Harford illustrations why experts and "experts" cannot really predict which shares are the most promising. What do you think?
Will Alternative Money Solve Our Many Problems?
Bernard Lietaer, ex-banker in Belgium and author of The Future of Money believes in alternative currencies. According to him, the design of money is the root of all that happens or doesn’t happen in society- that money is not really needed to solve the world problems, but it is…
Want to Know Your Net Worth?
A survey by Forbes Magazine of the richest people in Africa ranked Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta 26th with a net worth of $500 million, approximately KES 42,480,000,000. Business tycoon Chris Kirubi was ranked 31 with a net worth of $300 million, approximately KES 25,488,000,000. So,…
So You Think That Money is the Root of All Evil?
In the words of Ayn Rand, a Russian-American philosopher, playwright and screenwriter famed for the philosophical system of Objectivism: So you think that money is the root of all evil? Have you ever asked what is the root of money? Money is a tool of…
Some Money Lessons From Harry Potter
You must have either watched, read or at least heard about the Harry Potter sequel and J.K. Rowling, the author of the novel. Reading between the lines one can pick out at least six financial lessons. Harry Potter is a money smart boy who…
Slavery By Currency
In the words of Leo Tolstoy Money has in our time completely lost that desirable significance as a representative of labour; such a significance it has only exceptionally, for as a general rule it has become a right or a possibility for exploiting the labour of others. The…
10 Tips For Saving On Your Food Costs
#10. Buy more at once. As a shopper you can often score discounts by buying items such as beans, pasta, and rice in bulk. Just be sure to store the food in a safe spot to avoid waste. #9. Compare prices. This is important. Don’t just buy off the shelf…
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