What Does Your Wallet Say About You?
According to American Express, one of America’s leading credit card companies, over half (52 percent) of consumers aged 18-24 are likely to try new technology-enabled payment tools as they become available compared with 23 percent of those ages 55-65, suggesting that the fate of emerging payments clearly…
Can You Afford To Quit Your Job?
As Leonard A. Schlesinger, Charles F. Kiefer, and Paul B. Brown say in their blog ‘Choosing between making money and doing what you love’, if you can’t afford to follow your passion, then don’t quit your day job. Even…
Kenya’s Money in the Past (Part 1)
Duncan Ndegwa is a former head of the Kenyan Civil Service and Governor of the Central Bank. He published his autobiography Walking in Kenyatta Struggles in 2006. It’s a tale of history of Kenya, struggle for independence, nation building versus devo...
'Obsess Over Customers', And Other Top Business Tips
Obsess over customers. That is one of Jeff Bezos’s key business tips. Obsess over customers! And it makes a lot of sense. They’re the ones who pay for your product right? They’re the ones who will come back if satisfied and THEY are the ones who will blog and tweet…
Back When KES 100 Could Buy You A Lot
Do you remember the days when the coins were larger,the days when a 100 shilling note was enough to buy an entire week worth of shopping? A significant amount that was to be handled with caution. An amount that was only in your possession when mother sent you to the…
Can Coins Rust?
No really, can they? If you leave a Kshs. 20 coin out in the rain all by itself, cold and lonely, when you wake up the next day, if it’ll survive the many attempts by passers-by to claim ownership of it, will it rust? Ever thought about it? The…
What Harry Potter and Kenya Power Have in Common
A series of seven fantasy books and eight films based on the Harry Potter novels by British novelist Joanne Rowling, commonly referred to as J.K. Rowling. The books have gained the attention of children and adults worldwide for the better part of a decade, won multiple awards, sold over 400…
Do You Need Life Insurance in Retirement?
As you age, the idea of life insurance seems increasingly unnecessary. Many retirees prefer not to continue paying life insurance premiums when they no longer have young families to take care of. However, before you shrug off the idea of life insurance in retirement, it’s a good idea to consider…
A 26 Million Bar Bill; A Million NIC Bank Shares
A young Briton splashed out over £200,000 (Kshs. 26,439,380) on drinks at a Liverpool nightclub, breaking the world record for the highest bill ever paid in a club. 23-year-old Alex Hope spent £125,000 on a 30-litre Midas bottle of Armand de Brignac, known as Ace of Spades – the world’s…
Fame Might Be The Next Currency After Money
Here is a something that might get you thinking as you relax and enjoy your Easter. Will money ever be replaced as the currency of the economy? A writer, Michael H. Goldhaber, believes that attention is the next currency. The castigated ‘cyber whores’ will be the next rich folks in…
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