Your personal finance
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The golden rule for a happy financial life
The golden rule for a happy financial life has always remained unchanged for centuries: spend less than you earn and…
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Eeeish, it’s easier said than done!
The other day, a follower of my column wrote: ‘I have been reading your Personal Finance column for a year…
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No regrets – my free advice to the youthful!
When I was young, I dreamt about a lot of things. I wanted to be a writer, writing stuff that…
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Advice to the youth: Be financially independent
As the National Planning Commission is going around the country consulting on the new Vision for the country, it is…
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A letter to my children
You may have read Dr Kenneth Kaunda’s ‘Letter to my children’. In his busy schedules as President of Zambia, he…
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Why do you have him for a friend?
One day, my 10- year old son stunned me. He was just coming from school and found me home in…
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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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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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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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You will one day remember the money you are ‘wasting’ today!
For most people, the thought of saving money conjures up thoughts of endless budgeting that denies you enjoying the fruits…
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Why the Bible encourages investing
Not long ago, my pastor took to the pulpit with the message from Matthew 25:14-30. The passage basically discusses a…
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