Sep 17, 2020How to invest in your 20sThe Best Beginners Guide that covers: How to invest, where to invest and the best investing book recommendations — You’ve probably already heard of the greatest secret to investing. It’s the greatest and most valuable asset in your portfolio. The best part is, you already have it in abundance. You know what I’m talking about, right? Okay fine, I’ll reveal the secret: TIME. Investing in your 20s Since I’m also in my 20s…Investing Tips11 min read
Sep 10, 202011 Ways to Feel Rich (Even on a Budget)11 ways to welcome luxury in your life without guilt — I have often told stories about poverty from childhood. That as a child I’d go for days without eating. My clothes were often hand-me-downs from strangers. In school, I would be sent out of class multiple times for always having fees arrears. My parents fought about money on a daily…Investing8 min read
Sep 3, 2020How to Track Personal Expenses (The Easy Way)A 4-step guide to help you track your personal expenses and the best app to track expenses — Tracking my expenses on a daily basis is the key activity that has ensured I stick to my financial freedom journey so far. It has eliminated all guesswork in my finances. It’s a two-fold system that involves tracking my daily expenses and sticking to my budget. …Investing7 min read
Aug 27, 2020How to stop living from paycheck to paycheckAn 11 step guide to help you get unstuck — Between 5th and 26th of every month, I receive numerous phone calls and messages from debt collectors, friends and family included, demanding that I pay back what I owe. A few days to pay day, I’m usually ecstatic.I have dopamine hits because the money is on it’s way, I’m full…Investing10 min read
Published in An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·Aug 20, 2020How to be Productive at Work and in your Side Hustle14 best productivity tips for people with a 9 to 5 job and a side hustle — The other day my girlfriend and I were talking about our adulthood. About how we know we are adults because well, the age tells it all, but we both agreed that financially and in so many other aspects of life, we don’t feel like adults. “I have this constant feeling…Investing12 min read
Aug 13, 2020Is a credit card your gateway to financial freedom?Factors that determine your creditworthiness, how to improve your credit score, and how you can use your credit card to build your credit score. — If I was to give a standing ovation to an industry for successfully using the art of human behaviour and psychology to make money, it’d be the banking industry. A few weeks ago, I received a message from my bank: Too many expenses to carry? Enjoy financial freedom and live…Investing10 min read
Aug 6, 2020How credit cards work (how to make it work for you)Tips to help you avoid interest charges and other fees — I was still living in Nairobi. I saw an advertisement on TV explaining how convenient it is to own one. The ad was by one of the leading banks in Kenya. They were running two ads, one featured a lady and the other featured a guy. …Investing14 min read
Jul 30, 2020How to stop spending money (14 best hacks)A guide to spending less — Even with a monthly budget, stopping myself from spending my money feels like a war I have to fight on a daily. …Investing11 min read
Jul 23, 202012 Finance Lessons from Nudge by Richard Thaler & Cass SunsteinPersonal finance lessons from one of my favourite books! — Richard H. Thaler’s & Cass R. Sunstein’s book Nudge: Improving decisions about health wealth and happiness is on my to-reread list. If you want to get great book recommendations, ask bookworms to give you a list of books they have re-read or plan to reread. …Investing8 min read
Jul 16, 202010 Money Lessons from Summiting Mt KenyaBetween 10th and 15th July 2019, a group of 19 alumni of Starehe, 16 old boys, 3 old girls and 1 staff member took up an enormous challenge: to summit Mt Kenya (point Lenana, 4985 metres above sea level) and raise $60,000 the Griffin Memorial Trust Fund while at it…Investing10 min read
