A few months back, I carried out a survey on personal finances. The goal was to study the impact of the pandemic on personal finances and delve a little deeper into the behavioural aspects of personal financial management. One of the areas studied was budgeting; the systematic approach of planning (and predicting) one's cash flows … Continue reading #08 Budgeting – An Illustration
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#03 Accounting
I was speaking to a friend the other day and these were her sentiments on personal accounting or personal finance if you prefer. "Personal finance is not a game of amassing wealth. It's about balance. Balancing day to day life with the needs of the future. Giving my kids the very best now but also … Continue reading #03 Accounting
#02 Foreign Ground – part two
Read last week's article? Here are a few accounts from my previous post that sets the stage for today's thoughts. Everything was fine until they cut our salaries by 30%. They, then, begun delaying transfers by 10 days, 20 days, 30 days, 60 days. Yes, 60 days! I had a loan and as soon as … Continue reading #02 Foreign Ground – part two
#01 Foreign Ground
Personal Finance & The Pandemic: Preamble At the onset of the pandemic, I listened to an executive from the Institute of Economic Affairs - Kenya share his insights on the possible impact of the novel coronavirus. "People will begin to move upcountry..." he sort of promised. Upcountry? I went numb. What if I got laid … Continue reading #01 Foreign Ground
Accounting & Other Stories 