Lifestyle/Travel
A compilation of various aspects of my life - travels, flex and any other randoms.
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Money talks || Cures for a lean purse – III
Hey people! If you’re just joining in, this is a series of posts on curing a lean purse – teachings on saving and investment in simple, relatable terms. The principles are taken from the book, The Richest Man in Babylon. Even if you have read the book before, I’m sure you’ll still be able to pick a thing or 2 from this post series as we discuss how to apply those principles to our modern life. We’ve discussed four cures already covering saving, budgeting as well as investing. Make sure you subscribe to this blog so as to get new posts delivered straight to your inbox! #5 ‘Make of thy…
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Money talks || Cures for a lean purse – II
Hi money-minded peeps! Happy new month!!! Hope you’ve made some personal finance assessments and adjustments since we discussed the first two cures for a lean purse? If you have, awesome! If you are yet to, you’re still on track because now that you have the knowledge, all you need now is the ginger to implement. Here’s something Arkad has to say to you on that note – ‘Wealth, like a tree, grows from a seed. The first copper you save is the seed from which your tree of wealth shall grow. The sooner you plant that seed the sooner the tree grows. And the more faithfully you nourish and water…
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Money talks || Cures for a lean purse I
Hey people! Hope you’ve been well since our last post? In the debut money talks post, I promised to share some tips on savings and investment over the next few weeks. Most of the principles I’ll be sharing are gotten from the time-trusted book, The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason. Babylon is said to have been the wealthiest nation in its time, with lots of wealthy persons inhabiting it. It is also home to one of the seven wonders of the world, the hanging gardens of Babylon. Although I’ve been guided by most of these principles way before I read the book, everything was really broken down…
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Money Talks || Why you shouldn’t save in a traditional piggybank.
Hey there! Do you save part of your income? How do you do that? Do you save in a traditional piggybank? Whatever your answers might be, just read on, I have gist for you. Before getting into the post proper, I’ll be sharing some backstory about how this idea came to be. Stay with me. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been struggling with whether or not to delve into writing about personal finance. The idea was particularly inspired by a message I received from an old classmate reminding me of when I helped her save money back in secondary school. I had contemplated starting this series a while back,…
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Sonder – The profound awareness that everyone has a story, as complex as yours.
One sunny Sunday afternoon, while I was on call duty at the accidents and emergencies department at my workplace, an officer came in and mentioned that he had brought a patient (Mrs A) who was involved in an accident. I thought it was probably a fracture or something of that nature. I was with other patients, so I couldn’t go and attend to them. The casualty officer on duty was available so he went to see. Upon reviewing, he certified Mrs A dead. I was shocked to hear that because I hadn’t really expected it. The backstory (history) of Mrs A even made me more shocked – she had been…
