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Your personal finance
When your partner is a debt trap
You are in a love relationship. And the relationship is starting to get serious. You are contemplating marriage or some…
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Living a happy life with or without money
The Chewa’s have a saying: ‘Mphini yobwereza imawala’ (repetition helps to get the point home). This is the third time…
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Your personal finance
Are you sure you are making progress?
Abraham Lincoln once said ‘I am a slow walker, but I never walk back’. This is a powerful statement that…
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Surprises never cease: Some myths surrounding your money—Part I
One day, while at a local filling station, the pump attendant looked at me and drew closer to my car…
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Advice to the youth: Set financial independence as a key goal
It will come. Yes, it has to. Of course, I mean financial independence. I am especially talking to you young…
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Wait a minute! Are you financially independent?
Does “financial independence” mean complete freedom from debt? Does it mean the ability to stop being on a salaried job…
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Is saving really possible in Malawi?
Let’s face it. Is it really possible to save in Malawi, especially given the huge ‘black tax’ (as the South…
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You will one day remember the money you are ‘wasting’ today!
For most people, the thought of saving money conjures up thoughts of endless budgeting that denies you enjoying the fruits…
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Why the Bible encourages investing
Not long ago, my pastor took to the pulpit with the message from Matthew 25:14-30. The passage basically discusses a…
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Why do you have him for a friend?
One day, my 10-year-old son stunned me. He was just coming from school and found me home in the lounge…
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A peaceful home, a healthy financial life
The other day, my now 10-year-old son shocked me with one complaint. A complaint that still lingers fresh in my…
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A peaceful home, a healthy financial life
The other day, my now 10-year-old son shocked me with one complaint. A complaint that still lingers fresh in my…
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When your partner is a debt trap
You are in a love relationship. And the relationship is starting to get serious. You are contemplating marriage or some…
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Are you making the best use of your mental maths skills?
First of all, I will admit that I am not really good at mental mathematics—but I am good enough. Doing…
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When parents train children to be poor
Sometime ago, I stumbled across a very interesting read. Some American I have admired so much for his personal finance…
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Don’t plan to bite more than you can chew
You have been reading the personal finance articles for years now. Every now and then you think “this is worthy…
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Do you pay attention to how you look?
You see, one of the greatest challenges of living a lifestyle of financial freedom is determining the exact value of…
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Please I beg, start saving
The year is almost coming to an end. What do you have to show in your bank account or investments…
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The best investment for your child
A few weeks ago, I visited my mum back in the village. We had a long night of chatting by the…
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Why the Bible encourages investing
Not long ago, my pastor took to the pulpit with the message from Matthew 25:14-30. The passage basically discusses a…
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