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The day I was given best cleaner certificate in England
Choose to believe it or not, I was awarded a certificate of recognition as the best cleaner while doing…
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Is that job of yours really your passion?
I’ve observed it and can bear testimony over and over again: the people that succeed in a particular career path…
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Stepping to success while earning less
Some time back, one man in Chilinde (Lilongwe) came foaming at me. He believed my advice in this column is…
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Business Columns
Why your neighbour is richer than you
This week, I came across an admirable review of the often-lauded personal finance book, The Millionaire Next Door. First published…
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Why you should avoid giving loans to friends
Let me say from the word go that I am writing this fully aware that I might lose friends and…
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Financial advice to a one year old
Hey! Osivela, you know what day it is today? 18th April 2015. Ringing any bells? It should actually — you…
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Why are you replacing your old Corolla?
The other day one of my brothers came visiting. He looked at our dining set and went: “Wow! But did…
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Mind the way 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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Mark my words, that addiction will rob you big time!
When I was working in government some years back, there was one senior economist who used to drink his head…
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Busy accumulating wealth and neglecting your health
You may not have known Billy Mays but you certainly must have known Michael Jackson. The latter got most of…
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When parents train children to be poor
Just yesterday, I stumbled across a very interesting read. Some American I have admired so much for his personal finance…
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Overwhelmed by important but not urgent things
You have been reading Personal Finance articles for years now. Every now and then you think ‘this is worth trying’.…
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Debt and you: Who is managing the other?
While conducting some training course last year in the outskirts of Lilongwe, I met a long-time colleague who began by…
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Ten secrets to entrepreneurship and overflowing pockets
Earlier this week, I stumbled across an article that carefully outlined ten essential tactics that underlie any successful entrepreneurial endeavor.…
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Do you ever communicate with yourself?
Communication with the core people in your life is important, but equally important (if not more so) is communication with…
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Time you waste in the toilet
We spend time in much the same way that we do money. We devote some of our time to actually…
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Beyond the Financial Literacy Week , what else?
It’s been a while since we had a Financial Literacy Week in this country led by the Reserve Bank of…
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How to improve employee morale without breaking the bank
It’s New Year and one resolution I have made is to keep my staff happy. Happy, engaged employees are the…
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Challenging your non-saving mindset
The starting point in a healthy financial life is ‘kuzimana’ (saving). If you are like most people, the thought of…
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Should you really party this festive season?
The times are particularly hard for many people this year. This is partly due to inflationary pressures that have built…
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