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Money Management for Couples
OUR last article on financial independence for Millennial resulted in requests advice to young couples on family finances, wealth creation, and harmonious money-relationships. Money is a major source of marital stress, therefore it must be…
Financial independence for our youths
THIS week’s article is mainly for our youths and their parents, as we seek to explore ways in which the former can become independent from the Daddy and Mummy Bank. Certainly, times are tougher for today’s youths than it was for their…
Surviving high inflation and low yields
These are truly perilous times. We are bombarded with a rare combination of high inflation, low interest/ investment yield, currency devaluation and stagnating personal incomes. In Nigeria, inflation has reached exceeded 13%, heights we…
Post-lockdown back-to-school financing
EVERY year about this time, we discuss back-to-school financing because our children are about to commence new academic sessions and this usually brings with it heavy spending on fees, books, stationery, uniforms, materials,and accessories.…
Avoiding Identity Theft
IDENTITY theft is the crime of obtaining a person’s personal or financial information with the sole purpose of assuming the person’s identity and carrying out financial transactions with the assumed identity. It is probably the fastest…
Avoiding Identity Theft
IDENTITY theft is the crime of obtaining a person’s personal or financial information with the sole purpose of assuming the person’s identity and carrying out financial transactions with the assumed identity. It is probably the fastest…
Avoiding Identity Theft
IDENTITY theft is the crime of obtaining a person’s personal or financial information with the sole purpose of assuming the person’s identity and carrying out financial transactions with the assumed identity. It is probably the fastest…
Financial well-being and mental health
MENTAL health issues are becoming more common and so are receiving the media attention they deserve. Sadly, many of these issues stem from money worries. Financial stress causes many of us to become anxious about the future and suffer…
Leveraging with debt
THIS is a personal finance column, so we hardly discuss business finance. However, the lockdown has brought with it a deluge of credit offers. Governments trying to restart national economies are dangling credits with mouth-watering…
Plugging leakages
I am certainly one of those who believe that we cannot get financially independent just by saving. As important as savings and prudence are, wealth only comes by active creation. We only get rich by increasing our incomes. However, savings…