8 Things You Should Know this Morning
1. Britain France and Germany call for New Iran Sanctions The foreign ministers of the three countries wrote to EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton last week calling for tougher measures as the showdown with Tehran becomes more tense, a European diplomat told AFP on condition of anonymity. They strongly…
5 cheap ways to keep natural hair
How I abhor hair. I abhor hair with a passion that is indescribable, irrevocable, undeniable, indivisible and unchanging as Father Time. I hate hair as if it is the reason men cheat and women are female dogs, as well as their own enemies. I hate hair even more than I…
Pirate Insurance: The Next Big Thing
About 2700 armed guards have been stationed on commercial ships along the Indian Ocean. Piracy may just be big business
The Parking Ticket Story
The world’s first parking meter, by history.com, was installed in 1935 in Oklahoma City. It was installed not as a source of revenue for the municipality but as a solution to lack of sufficient parking space for the rapidly increasing number of automobiles. The…
How to Pay Less For Motor Insurance
Car insurance can be a cumbersome cost. You'd like to spend less on that. Just how can you manipulate the system for that to happen?
Moving Back Home to Save Up For Your Own Home
Everyone longs to one day own a house of their own. The security and prestige that comes with knowing that you have a place of your own is indescribable. Based on the fact that majority of Kenyans survive on less than a dollar a day, high…
Should Churches be Taxed?
Religion and money are uneasy bedfellows – they fight and squabble about who gets up to soothe the crying baby at night. They don’t agree on a single thing. The neighbours are not left out either – they discuss just how incompatible the two are and are convinced a divorce is…
The Stock Market Today
A summary of share trading at the stock market today
Arbitrage: The Silent Money-Maker
We all want to make money. The question is the time and effort involved. So is there a lazy way to make money? Well, there just might be.
SACCOs Enhance Access to Financial Services
Kenya is making progress in deepening access to financial services as the number of those not reached by the services reduced to 6.1 million from 6.7 million in 2006. According to a financial access trends study in Kenya (FinAccess) conducted by the Financial…
What Motor Insurance Doesn't Cover
Motor insurance brokers have always been more than happy to take your money. After all, it’s their job to keep the premiums coming. The only issue is when a claim comes in. When can they NOT give you your money back?
Buying a flat? What you need to know
This is part of a series of articles from the book: The ABC of REAL ESTATE investment in Kenya The rapidly escalating value of land and the ever rising cost of building materials have forced developers to shift from individual houses and maisonettes to flats…
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