Are you always agonising about not being able to pay your bills? Living from pay-check to pay-check? Are you shackled to an 8 to 5 job that you detest but have no savings and no other source of income? The salary you get from work is as a direct result of your efforts at…
Personal Finance
Personal finance, investment and money matters.
How Are You Funding Your Child’s Education?
“Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rests the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development.” – Kofi Amman Read [Father’s and money matters – is your family financially secure] As parents and guardians, it is our greatest desire to give our children and wards the best possible…
Gaining Financial Equality – International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day, celebrated on March 8th around the world, seeks to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. It also acts as a catalyst for change when it comes to gender equality. The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is “Choose to Challenge”. While the general equality for women is…
Rubies Junior Account and App
Bad finance habits are everywhere, people spend recklessly and save reluctantly. When it comes to financial literacy we should not leave it to chance. Damaging financial advice is even more rampant. While this might seem like an adult issue, it really is not. Like all habits, children and teenagers start cultivating financial habits from a…
When Last did You take a look at Your Money Matters?
It’s Mid-July already! This is for sure a time to take a look at our money matters. At the beginning of the year, most of us had such noble plans for the year 2020. Some of those plans were to start afresh in a new decade, do the right things, and work towards exciting goals.…
60 Things I Have Learnt From Nimi Akinkugbe
The first time I came across Mrs Nimi Akinkugbe was in the newspapers. She had a regular column in a national newspaper about money matters. I reached out to her by sending her an email and asked if she would contribute to the blog. I was in the early days of Lagosmums and explained what…
12 Good And Effective Money Management Tips For Dads
Effective money management skills are are a must have for every dad!
Kobe Bryant and Estate Planning
I did not follow Kobe Bryant’s career during his lifetime. However, in the wake of his passing in a tragic helicopter accident along with his 13 year-old daughter Gianna, and 7 other passengers earlier this year; I have been struck by his legacy and have thus been anxiously waiting to hear about his estate plan…
How To Profitably Merge Your Worldly Goods
Whether you are in a serious relationship, are formally engaged, or married, money is an essential part of our everyday lives and is a topic that should be discussed regularly. It is also a major cause of stress in relationships; particularly marriage, where it takes on an even greater significance not just for the couple,…
Passive Income: A Pathway to Financial Independence
Recently there has been talks of “financial independence”. What does this mean to you? Most people live in the cycle of active income, which ties their time to their income; the salary you get from the work you do is as a direct result of your efforts at work. Active income can be earned only…