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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,…
