The affordability of war is partly attributed to the fall of the iron curtain, the Soviet Republic. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), with a threat of going to war with the United States during the cold war era, stockpiled lots of weapons. When the USSR collapsed and broke into individual countries, many of the stockpiles were left in the hands of nations struggling to establish themselves. Corruption in such nations meant that this huge stockpiles were available for sale in the International market at throwaway prices.

There are sufficient coins in circulation, The Central Bank has assured, removing the need for supermarkets and shops giving customers sweets in place of coins for change on shopping.

We live in times when it is becoming increasingly permissible to employ unconscionable means of getting that extra buck. In fact, that statement is too polite because frequently, good men have prostituted their values in a bid to rake in the ever seductive “almighty dollar.” That partly explains why billions…

We all want to get wealthy, each for our own personal reasons. Bernard Were gives 10 very simple and universal tips on creating wealth, from making sure you pay yourself first, to understanding how time influences our wealth.

A couple of  days ago, I was meeting Truphosa*,  a possible contributor to  PesaTalk at a coffee house in Upperhill. I had just settled in and taken a look at the menu when she walked in, looked extremely miffed. She sat down and without looking at the menu, asked for…

Clearly, Money can’t make you happy, nor can its pursuits, or the things you can buy with it. BUT the freedom of movement it provides, the ease and convenience, and the possibilities of positioning do indeed solve most, if not all of life’s physical dilemmas.

Remember: ‘Use debt as an opportunity for growth. If debt has beaten you down, why not learn from the experience? Change your measuring stick. Money is not the measure of all things. Remember, you live in a society, not an economy.’

Remember: ‘Use debt as an opportunity for growth. If debt has beaten you down, why not learn from the experience? Change your measuring stick. Money is not the measure of all things. Remember, you live in a society, not an economy.’

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(This is the 5th article in the Money 101 Managing Your Money Series. We advise that you start from the the first article in the Series. Please click here to go to the Money 101 Managing Your Money introduction) In Lesson 2, we looked at where we would like…