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…
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…
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…
Stocks We Are Watching Today
The shares we will be closely watching at the NSE today
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…
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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