The Month the Money Finally Came In The payment notification arrived just after 10 a.m. KSh 120,000 received. Kevin stared at his phone for a few seconds. It had been a slow couple of months. One client had delayed payment, another had reduced the amount of work coming in, and Kevin had spent several weeks…
The problem did not look serious at first. James had a steady income, paid his bills on time and rarely considered himself careless with money. But one afternoon, while preparing to apply for a loan, he sat down and tried to work out exactly how much he had saved, how much he owed and how…
The message came at the worst possible time. A friend had sent a WhatsApp message about an investment opportunity that promised attractive returns. The amount required to get started was not particularly large, and several people in the group were already talking about how much they expected to make. It sounded convincing. But before sending…
When Brian Lost Money Because He Did Not Understand What He Was Buying Brian had always considered himself financially responsible. He earned a decent salary, saved whenever he could and had recently started thinking seriously about investing. Like many young professionals, he had watched enough videos online to know that leaving all his money in…
When Joseph Discovered He Did Not Know How Much He Was Worth By the time Joseph sat down to renew his business insurance, he had already spent nearly three hours looking for figures he thought he knew. One bank statement was in his email. Another was in a drawer at the office. His SACCO statement…
When Amina Realised Her Salary Was Not the Problem Amina had been working for several years and, on paper, she was doing reasonably well. Her salary had increased twice in the previous three years. She had moved to a better-paying job, her children were in school and she had even managed to start putting some…
The book was already open on the table when Zakayo checked his M-Pesa balance for the third time that evening. He had been reading about building wealth, saving consistently and making money work for him. The advice sounded sensible. The problem was that his own money seemed to disappear before he could put any of…
When Peter Realised That Earning More Was Not Solving His Money Problems Peter had always believed that his financial problems would disappear once his income improved. When he was earning KSh 35,000 a month, he believed that life would become easier at KSh 50,000. His salary eventually rose, he thought the next increase would finally…
It is the last week of the month, and Brian is already doing some calculations in his head. His salary came in a few weeks ago. Rent has been paid, the house has food, he sent some money home, cleared a few bills and even managed to put something aside. At the time, everything looked…
The School Fees Were Not the Only Problem When Mary had her first child, she mostly worried about the things she could see. There would be nappies, clothes, food and medical visits. She knew these expenses would come, but they seemed manageable one at a time. Then her daughter started school. Suddenly, the list became…
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