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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…
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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…
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The Stock Market Today

A summary of share trading at the stock market today
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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.
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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…
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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?
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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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Trade in Your Counterfeit Phone for a Genuine One

With 8 days to go before Communication Commission of Kenya (CCK) deadline to switch off all counterfeit mobile phones, Samsung is giving counterfeit phones owners an opportunity to trade in their counterfeit phones, between today, 21st September 2012 and tomorrow, 22nd September 2012, and get discounts on select…
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Yu Cash Services Now Available at Postbank Branches

Yu Mobile has partnered with Postbank to have Yu Mobile subscribers register, deposit and withdraw money from their Yu Cash accounts from any Postbank branch country wide. Speaking at the launch of the partnership, Madhur Taneja –Yu Mobile Country Manager said, “It…
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Stocks We Are Watching Today

The shares we will be closely watching at the NSE today
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EABL Unveils New Look Pilsner

East Africa Breweries Limited (EABL) has launched a revitalized new identity for  Pilsner Lager. This is part of the brewer’s new strategic direction. The unveiling of the new Pilsner Lager is part of EABL’s market strategy to renew its positioning and rejuvenate a…
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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 organisational change come from within?

They say change is the only constant in life. But where does it come from?
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8 Things You Should Know this Morning

1. Lecturers Call off Strike Lecturers on Thursday called off their strike after they signed a new deal that raised their salaries by 33 per cent. Learning in all public universities is expected to resume on Friday following the agreement of a return-to-work formula and a comprehensive Bargaining Agreement…
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