It just hit me the other day, that although I have a savings account, and there is ‘some’ money in it, which fluctuates between zero and negative, I have never sat down and come up with a serious emergency fund. A figure that I know if push came to shove, this account would be able […]
Most of us have got a savings account, in which we have saved some amount of money that we can use in case of an emergency such as hospital bill, car repair, house repair, death in family etc. Basically, that amount we have saved will help us in either one emergency or another. The question […]
For one to be successful in the diaspora, one has to adapt, learn and overcome many challenges, and do it fast. One of the major challenges Kenyans in diaspora face is learning and navigating the financial system, especially in understanding what a CREDIT SCORE is and also, what things make it good and what makes […]
Parenting is not an easy task, there is no one formula that works, there is not manual that one can periodically peruse through to check and see how you can fix somethings. The care that we give to our kids, is based upon what our parents taught us as right and also what our life […]
The truth is, we all have that dream car that we want. We all have that top luxury car that we dream of, some of us even have posters of them or we always share them on social media for our friends to check them out. However, because life is what it is, we always […]
The transition from life in Kenya to life in America is fraught with very many challenges. Having been used to the simplistic Kenyan system, and having the comfort of family, relatives and friends to help you navigate through the daily struggles of everyday life, there move to the United States brings with it numerous challenges. […]
As we begin the journey towards achieving those new year’s resolutions that we made, I feel its important to know where we stand at the beginning of the journey so as to have a better picture next year, of how far we have come, what we were able to achieve, what we did not and […]
A Kenyan living in the US is cashing in from Kenya’s athletics prowess by designing sports safari packages which blends the traditional beach and bush safari with a running experience in the Rift Valley highlands. Wilson Kiriungi, based in Boston, Massachusetts, is the brain behind Run with Kenyans – a company he founded in 2011 […]
David Karangu at Worcester Polytechnic Institute David Karangu a self-made entrepreneur and businessman was a guest speaker at one of the WPI – Kenya Investment Conference. Below are highlights on key points he talked about in his presentation that was followed by questions from the audience. Getting started in Business It is no different than […]