by Aishat Idris | Oct 31, 2020 | B Financially Literate
In one of my earlier posts in this series, I alluded to the fact that I commenced this journey during the first national lock down of the 2020 pandemic; a period which most people described as weird, unprecedented times. With lock downs looming again (since...
by Aishat Idris | Oct 24, 2020 | B Financially Literate
Picking up from my last post, now we have built up our emergency pot (six months of living expenses, or one year if you are like me and want to give yourself more of a buffer). Then what? Today I’m going to introduce some food for thought … If we go with the old...
by Aishat Idris | Oct 17, 2020 | B Financially Literate
Last week’s post covered what I considered to be the last of the main elements in our day-to-day spending habits; all of which impact one’s personal cash flow statement.Quick check-in on previous action points suggested:• Did you analyse what you are spending money on...
by Aishat Idris | Oct 10, 2020 | B Financially Literate
This week I debated with myself about whether to cover “assets” or “debts”. I finally settled on debt. I think this forms part of the basics that needs to be addressed before moving on to the elements that determine our net worth. So let’s talk debt. What is debt? ...
by Aishat Idris | Oct 3, 2020 | B Financially Literate
It was my birthday this week (happy birthday to me)! So I guess the excitement of it (and how busy work has been) has meant I didn’t prepare a post to publish – apologies all. It therefore means this is not one of the standard posts in the series. I...
by Aishat Idris | Sep 28, 2020 | B Financially Literate
I stumbled across these Instagram posts and felt they really speak to my last post. Even the great ones are quoted as advising against a single source of income, so if you don’t take my advice, perhaps their voice might resonate with you more? Consider it. Do...
