Your personal finance
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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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Healthy finance life
I’ve received so many great pieces of advice over the years, from family and friends, from great books, and from…
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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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Healthy finance life
I’ve received so many great pieces of advice over the years, from family and friends, from great books, and from…
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A jealous spouse and finances
Don’t get me wrong friends. To be jealous is human nature and for couples especially, it is in all fairness…
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Living like you were dying this year
At the start of this month, my mother (amama) and mother-in-law (ama) were both home. It was perhaps one of…
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Beyond the Financial Literacy Week , what else?
It’s barely a couple of weeks now since we had a Financial Literacy Week in this country led by the…
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Are you spending towards your long term goals?
Every single day, I spend at least a few minutes thinking about what I want from my life. I think…
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