A Billion Shillings in One Year's Salary
According to Yahoo! the CEO of Goldman Sachs Mr. Lloyd Blankfein received a pay package of $16.2 million in 2011 despite a sharp decline in profits and share price during the year. Blankfein’s pay boost includes stock awards from previous years that vested in 2011, and therefore does…
The Energy of Money
Here is a thought for your Sunday, on the energy of money. Try this exercise. Take out a banknote and hold it for a moment. Imagine everywhere this banknote has been, and everywhere it will be going. Think about the people who have held it, and what they have used…
The Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)
When I was in primary school, I had a serious case of FOMO. Coming from a strictly religious home, certain programs such as WWF were strictly prohibited in our house. I’d go to class and find all my classmates talking about a certain wrestler on WWF that they…
Kenya’s Money in the Past (Part II)
Njenga Karume was politician & businessman who grew up on a Delamere farm and in his time he became one of the richest indigenous business people before independence, and later a reluctant, but effective leader of a controversial organization (GEMA), l...
Too Fat to Fly? The Parable of Henry the Pheasant
A story is told to illustrate the modern generation’s addiction to abundance, a condition that makes us victims of our own success. It is called the ‘parable of Henry the pheasant’. A pheasant is a bird, in case you were wondering. The location is England in Blenheim Palace,…
Who Invented Money and Why Did He Invent it?
It’s that time of the month when you have to tighten your belt as your financial reservoirs are fast diminishing. One question I always ask myself during such times is who the hell created money and why did he invent it? We wake up in the morning to hustle for…
“Resist the Crowd: Cherish Numbers Only”
This might be the hardest investment advice to take, but it might be the best you will ever get. It feels warm to be in the crowd, but numbers are warmer. So resist the crowd, and cherish the numbers. Jeremy Grantham in what he calls ‘The longest quarterly…
"Negotiate Your Salary" and 5 Other Financial Tips
“The Biggest Loser” is a television show that teaches people how to eat healthy. “Loser” here refers to the person who loses the most excess fat and millions tune in to watch the show every week. “I love that show,” says Alexa Von Tobel, a Harvard graduate…
The Hustle of Dating a Nairobi Woman
Nairobi women are not only beautiful but also classy and sassy. Most tend to be the miss independent type, driving fuel guzzlers and living in palatial residents. A majority of them remain single, and it’s no wonder that many of them flocked KICC when Nigerian televangelist Chris Ojigbani visited the…
Bei Ya Kuongea – Mastering the Art of Bargaining
Some find it too low class and pedestrian. Others see it as a sign of economic arrogance. But bargaining is an economically upright practice. This might be probably one of the reasons why most men would rather hunt squirrels with spears than take a woman shopping. Most women…
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