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Is The Mobile Number Migration Coming To An End?

To promote effective competition in the mobile market segment, Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), in April 2011, introduced the Mobile Number Portability (MNP), a service that allows mobile subscribers the flexibility and convenience of migrating to a mobile network of their choice yet still maintain their original mobile…
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The Scam: KES 800 for a SIM Card

You’ve probably spotted a group of young guys outside Junction Shopping mall, on select days, masquerading as Airtel Kenya promotion agents. Their strategy is simple; they target you, walk up to you and present you with an Airtel SIM card saying it’s yours for free. Once you stop…
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Money Won't Buy You Happiness, It Will Buy Experience

“People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.” – Abraham Lincoln Basic human logic is: As soon as I have enough money, I’ll get _ which will enable me to do _ which will then make me happy. We,…
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Traits of Poor Financial Management

“Of the billionaires I have known, money just brings out the basic traits in them. They were jerks before they had money; now they are simply jerks with a billion dollars.” – Warren Buffet Is your house full of things you don’t need, overwhelmed…
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Doctor? There’s an App for That Too

What if you could monitor all your bodily functions with just the touch of a button? It may not be entirely possible now but scientists appear to be getting closer every day. With smartphone and tablet applications taking the market by storm, it pays to know how much…
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Insanely Expensive Stuff: The iPhone 5 in Pure Gold

iPhone 5, the biggest thing to happen to iPhone since iPhone –apple.com As reported by Bloomberg Businessweek, more than 5 million iPhone 5s were sold in the first 3 days after its launch, surpassing a record set last year by its predecessor, the iPhone 4S. 3 days after the unveiling…
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Money in Patents: The Superman Story

With Apple and Samsung flinging mud at each other in court we take a few lessons from the superman story to show why you should probably patent your work.
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Living within Your Means, What It’s All About

“What I earn supports a certain lifestyle, living above that lifestyle means I’m living beyond my means.” – Anon Living a comfortable life doesn’t necessarily entail having an extravagant lifestyle. It simply entails living a financial stress free life. Where you don’t worry about whether or…
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Can Your Fixed Expenses Push You To Financial Ruin?

Eating out in expensive restaurants, hefty bar tabs and a weakness for expensive stuff could make it tough for you to save for the future. Odds are against this when compared to fixed expenses. They are the real danger. Fixed expenses refer to any kind of…
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Someone Tweet 911

If some thugs broke into your house, your first response would be to panic. Your second response would be to look for the safest possible place to hide. Only an idiot would Tweet in a time of crisis. But what if that Tweet could actually save your life?…
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