Wedding Plans and Dreams
Thinking of a wedding? We talked to MrsMaqC about hers and what advice she has for anyone thinking of making the big step. MaqC (my husband) and I share a story of faith, love and friendship. During our dating and courting time, we knew when we wanted to…
Let’s Talk Cards
It has taken me a long time to compose and upload this post because it puts my moral authority in having a personal finance blog to question. Then I figured we all have our vices and mistakes we make and need to correct, this is one of those for me.
Excitement as Uchumi returns to the NSE: Our Analysis
When Uchumi Supermarket was put under receivership and suspended from the bourse six years ago, nobody thought that we would one day see Uchumi’s return to the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE). One can hardly count the number of firms that have gone under in Kenya and returned from jaws of…
Financial Wisdom
Today we decided to get creative. Here is a brilliant comic strip on personal finance by the very talented Creative Director Ras Mengesha and the very talented artist Ian Njuguna…
Earnings Season
Safaricom Ltd (SCOM) Recently Bob Collymore, Safaricom’s Chief Executive Officer announced a dividend of KES 0.20/share after the he announced SCOM’s KES 18.4 billion in profit before tax for the 2010/2011 financial year.
Money Is The Answer For Everything.
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.
Assets not Flossets
I had a consultation with a client recently. He was extremely proud of his achievements and informed me that over the past three years he had invested and accumulated assets. He was convinced that he was well on the way to wealth creation. When I prodded further about what…
Fall into the Grove: Gain Momentum
‘Getting momentum going is the most difficult part of the job, and often taking the first step is enough to prompt you to make the best of your day’ ~ Robert J. McKain What Triggered this? As a sports enthusiast, I love to watch the NBA action, besides soccer. Not so long…
The 4 Paths to Wealth – Part 1
The 25th edition of Forbes list of the World’s Top Billionaires was out a week ago. It saw the biggest rise in the number joining this prestigious club. From the previous figures of 943 to 1210 billionaires; more and more it appears, have either learnt few…
Money 101 – Lesson 4: Understanding the Tools
(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…
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