Your personal finance
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Debt is inevitable but…
Personal finance covers a wide variety of money topics including budgeting, expenses, debt, saving, retirement and insurance among others. Understanding…
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Do you have a contingency plan?
Sometime last year, Malawian Airlines had its flights to Malawi from Harare cancelled on two consecutive days–on Friday and Saturday.…
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Why bother impressing other people?
It was over five years ago. Both of our family cars were down. Not because of fuel but due to…
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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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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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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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Yes, they are just financial myths
Welcome back. This week, I wish to conclude on the three remaining financial myths. Myth 5: Self-insurance I write at…
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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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