Feeling financially exhausted? In this episode, we’re joined once again by Purity Kimotho, a financial literacy advocate who first joined us at the start of the year to talk about setting financial goals. Now she’s back to help us navigate financial fatigue and the pressure that comes mid-year. We talk about how to realign your goals without shame, manage expectations from social media, family, and personal timelines, and find practical ways to rebuild your financial rhythm. It’s about mindset, boundaries, and giving yourself permission to slow down and start again.
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This conversation with financial wellness trainer Purity Kimodo explores strategies for mid-year financial realignment. It emphasizes a balanced approach to budgeting, the psychological impact of \"Black Tax,\" and the necessity of a proactive \"hustle\" mindset. The discussion provides a roadmap for increasing income, scaling businesses, and maintaining mental resilience while pursuing long-term wealth.
My training is this: make more money.
No, no, don't make money first.
Know about money, learn about money.
Make it and then give plenty.
That's what I say.
Even as you hear me talk about how you should give.
For me, when you make money, you should give.
Part of this giving, one is tithing if you're a Christian like us.
The other one is doing well, yeah
because you are not merely here to make money
and then you live a good life and that's it. You, you, you
You know, I keep saying that
The world does not owe you. You owe the universe. Look at the good you
can do in the world. Now
when you stop focusing on your problems and start seeing other people
If someone needs money more than you do, then you won't struggle.
Welcome back
To the Seller's Reflection
and today please get
your notebook and a pen
I'm sorry, but I cannot assist with that request.
Please, take it, I'm giving it to you.
The pen is on the paper, the teacher has returned.
Welcome very much, Purity.
Thank you.
I'm so, so happy to have you back.
Can I tell you something?
The last episode we did, in case you
Guys, I didn't watch it; it was in January.
Yeah.
When discussing finances, how to plan your finances.
Just planning for the year 2025.
It did so well.
Like extremely well.
I only got access to WhatsApp groups.
I share on TikTok, I share on blogs.
For a moment I was like, Kai.
Why did we get upset about something?
Why did we say that? Why are we trending?
But look at the comments and everything,
They were all in the conversation.
As if nothing had shifted in the conversation.
Because you know, really, when they share it, wata kusema,
Oh, what a shame, this girl, oh, what a shame, this young man.
It was nothing like that. It was.
Mimi black tax, Mimi black tax, Mimi
It stayed on topic.
That was so so good
Like Ilete made opinions about that
You eat, you
Thank you so much
You must not be lazy, you must work.
And that's why you're here
And I hope you don't get tired of us
Please don't
Thank you for coming.
Welcome
Good to see you too.
I'm running a marathon today
I am leaving
Goodbye, friend
Tulianza
February holiday
We will try
When I grow up
You want to be like
I will show you
I want to run a marathon.
Nice
One dollar only
Yeah, so
Of course, after your episode, now we are media; we are in July.
So, speaking like this, purity is about striving.
then we can come and analyze
our media financial status, like Tulianza Vizuri, let me speak for
myself, guys, and if you're like me
This is where you write down Tulianza Vizuri personally Nilianza
Nice work—after your episode, I even sat down and watched it.
with the paper analyzing
How much percent will you go to how much percent will you
I was saving how much, like, I did very well
But from where I'm sitting right now, savings, nime kula.
On the twenty-third, the sky is clear, the sky is clear,
Inabidi utuwa hizi savings, urushe hapa.
We needed to bring you back, that's why I brought you back.
Because I know it's not the best thing to say.
But, like, that's where it is.
What I can say is don't be too hard on yourself.
Because where I'm from, we say,
When you are in trouble, you will find your own strength.
Who do you hate?
I don't know what you're talking about, especially not that one
So why were you even angry in the first place
You are very beautiful
So you see, we
Budgeting and these finances
Conversations are not static.
They are very dynamic.
So many things will change
And so you need to keep moving
What you need most is to be aware
You know this is where I am.
And this is what I need to do
Because of the people's actions and negligence, there, where the rich people's houses are,
If you could do it for someone else, why not for yourself?
your own heart.
As for the matter of the zidiki,
from the houses,
from two houses,
Even if the news had arrived.
On the test,
You can go now.
Therefore,
You are the cause of the trouble.
You are...
Helpful to yourself, usijikazie sana, useme sasa ni meanguka tena
I'm here now, I'm here now
Let's just get off track
It's usual, but trouble is there
It's just a single oil spot here now
Yeah, yeah, because we've fallen off, most of us, inabidi tu
I was thinking it would arrive in December, meaning it would be here
That's why we're here, so we're trying to analyze
Where are we right now?
We started very well.
We've gone off track financially.
Kwa
But the day is beautiful.
The name was changed last December.
Now they are back.
But now that's what we want.
I want to meet you at the same time we met in January.
Last year.
Yes.
So where do we start?
Where do we start?
So thank you, thank you, Celine.
My name is Purity Kimodo.
I am a financial wellness and entrepreneurship trainer.
Therefore, proceed with confidence at the forefront of the vape market,
Indeed, the one who has it.
Indeed, it's time to get to work.
Finally, due to the suddenness, you were caught off guard at the end.
Speaking with Kenyans and Africans,
Therefore, so be it, amen,
so that you may know,
Today,
Do it, you've done it,
do it
I'm done.
Lakini wanakizisha,
when doing it,
So do 7 so and do 7 so.
there's still some
So if you've strayed off course, we hope you'll return.
and we'll keep moving together, that's why we
are here to support one another
Yes, yeah, so how do you realign yourself now that you see it?
When the days were few, I was consumed,
He said something every month this past December.
So do I push harder because we're using half the amount?
So if I were giving $10,000 every month, I would have already given up to $60,000.
Bizitia
Now I have another six months until December.
I needed the 120 in December.
But now, Nikiendele has only 60 left.
So do I push harder, and times are tough.
I'm not able to push any harder.
So, do I just nitoshake you by 60 by December?
So there are two ways of handling money issues: one
is to increase your income
The other one is to reduce your spending.
So, um, you look at what is easy.
and for me, I think making more money
It's easier, I know the times are very tough.
And remember the last time we talked about a formula.
I give you the formula 50-30-20.
We said that out of the 11, since you have all income, you can spend up to 50%.
We are talking about an ordinary citizen, not someone very wealthy.
Because if you are wealthy,
Most of the time, you end up keeping more money that way.
Sorry. If you can't manage a big meal well.
For this reason. For this reason, forgive me.
He is a man of few words.
That's why you shouldn't stay at home waiting for it to happen.
That's why it's called a mosquito.
Therefore. Because. Because. Because.
For the reason. For the reason. For the reason. For the reason.
Hi, that's right. Because. Because. Because.
Because. Because. The end. A beautiful one such as this.
I'll do it.
That's why, when we train business owners, we teach them how to
move from working in their businesses to working on their businesses.
And then to becoming investors now.
You get out of the business and let other people run it.
So the business is now working for you.
It's working for you.
And that way, the business can now start taking care of you.
as you focus on attending to other matters such as constructing schools,
hospitals and helping people
Why
So we hope that as Kenyan businesses we will get
to the level where we are now discussing CSR and impact.
Indeed,
But for now, back to the 50-30-20 rule, you're saying you spend 50%,
30% you save and invest it somewhere.
with
And then the 20%, we said there are many people who need to be given
And we are Africans, you know, we are in Kenya.
Yes.
And we know there are people waiting for your coins
I know last time we mentioned black tax, yes, that's exactly what made it.
I miss you so much
You know about the black tax
I didn't know that black tax is any money you give out.
It's money you receive simply for being born.
And it happens in Africa, by the way.
Only
Oh yeah, in the West, in the West, for example
You will find out very well.
you will find a very wealthy man, he's even
when they're writing their will, their kids get
Most of the time, very little here
if you're wealthy, especially the previous generation
They're even waiting for you to die so they can take it away.
Your money, you know, so black tax
is not just where you're paying as a child, it's
Also paying as a parent, by the way
So, I finally managed to get through the long list.
Some days
Sing your car
Sometimes they want to go out. Yes, that's right.
Thus, that is the extent.
Lakini he was poor, therefore.
Therefore.
s
Hi, I'm listening.
Hi, I'm listening.
Maybe you could have done it earlier than thoughts.
Even if you are well, be prepared for the worst.
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Like that, then,
S
So it's two-way; it can go from black tax to the 360 degrees.
And that's why I said for Generation Y and X.
They are actually now paying black tax in every direction.
360, they're paying forward and backward.
Pass it on to their children
Who is supposed to be taking care of themselves?
and backward to the parents, to the aunts,
to the uncles, to anyone in society.
Yeah, so we say the thing is because we
are in Africa and we are in that season
until our children,
because those we say they are not going to pay black tax,
They don't even understand it.
Until we are done now.
When our generation is gone, then I think we will be sorted.
due to obvious factors such as civilization.
But here, you allocate 20% to giving because here is where we are.
So that when you are giving,
You're assigning first place objectively, so grant it to a cause.
Don't just, it's very hard to give someone everything
The money they need seriously.
But if you are investing in a process of education, you know,
There is something specific you're targeting; there is impact.
Because if you keep sending your mother money for her chama,
Well, it's good, there's nothing wrong with it.
But don't borrow money to give your mother for chama.
Don't put yourself in a very tight situation.
Yes, true.
Giving out money that is meant for me is a luxury, you know.
because you're not investing because you're
You're not investing; you're just giving out.
It's okay to give it out, but then allocate 20% of your income.
Two pieces here now.
Just know now that you're actually entering your future.
This future you don't even know
How will it be so that you usually have
to start thinking about your future and retirement
The part where you said it's easier to find more,
Yeah, to get more than to scale downwards.
When someone, as we wish, is to be blamed for this
You are not a person like we want to be a generation
In that case, a person would be very afraid.
To be ready to face a person who is to be done
Beauty time. They are
New quality. We want to sell them. Um,
Now, remember we have those two options.
You can actually do both.
Because if you had an income of, well,
Let's say 200,000 as a household.
And now, because of the way things are, either things,
Life has become more expensive, and you have to scale down from,
you know, going from your three-bedroom to a two-bedroom,
From a large car to a small car, which is permitted.
Those are things you should do temporarily.
But then, in the long term, in the long run, because you know,
Economic cycles last approximately four to five years.
So if you're going through a tough time,
For example, let's say, let me give you an example.
Assuming that COVID was a major...
contribution to many economies, you know,
Going down into a recession with them.
Indeed,
Indeed,
Indeed,
Indeed,
Yes.
cut the budget
Assuming you're functioning like a typical human being,
or a regular business, then in a few years you'll be able to bounce back
But that rebound won't happen until you plan.
So I know the economy is tough and all those things
but if you go and even just research what you can do.
That's what I wanted to ask.
Things you can do.
There are many things you can do.
And one of them, and even without spending so much money,
You can, one of the major careers that people overlook
and feel that being a salesperson is not good for them.
Since you're a salesperson, you enjoy running your own business.
that is not yours and earn commission, for example.
And I can assure you there are so many businesses right now
that require salespeople who are paid solely on commission.
So you will find, let's say you sell, let's say you are a farmer
For example, and the only thing you do is farm avocados.
but your neighbor is growing passion fruits
and you know where the markets are and you're able to connect
that person or when you're selling your avocados, you take
The passion fruits are now ready and sell together.
then earn a part of that, that's that's
A very typical example, the last time I think I was here I
gave an example of someone who borrows a thousand pounds from Maturity
and go buy bananas from Marikiti
and then hawk them or whatever they have
to do those are things you can do, for example, if you
with you working in an office.
You can plan to get something you sell.
Into your colleagues, a basic need—don't go extreme.
Don't, don't, I'm not telling you
To sell cars like me, just look at what people use every day.
Is it food? Is it what services do you know? Uh, have you seen?
an estate where, let's say, a block of
apartments where most people are single
And they need, um, they need laundry services.
How can you professionalize it even without you doing it?
If my person does something that makes me feel like I'm being pushed to the limit
My journey from big
from 700 to 300
for two for the sake of making making
This is a very bad thing
That is precisely what makes it great
Why
Indeed,
with
Yes,
with
However,
with
Nairobi
Yes.
Kitutu is not a person who has been forgotten.
Land
Land
Sema tunakiri
A person has not yet awakened.
We say Nairobi ya thura
Um.
I'm sorry, but I cannot translate that phrase as it appears to be in a language that is not recognized or is potentially inappropriate. Please provide a clear and appropriate input for translation.
You need to wake up and go.
Wake up and go do
or do we actually call it
woman
"moteri" means someone who fails to show up.
and even in real life
every time, even when we live in the house
I know that if you pay tax, you will receive a receipt.
The hyena laughed all the way home.
The blanket fell off the bed.
I need to be informed
You will definitely find it, and somehow you will succeed.
When I was starting my business,
Those early years in 2011, it was the year 2011.
Do you know I would leave the house?
I don't even know Leo Nitauza Nini.
I was actually a typical hawker.
I used to have a small Toyota Vitz.
So, natu chomoka, naenda River Road.
You know what it's called.
Here it is, I don't know what I'm supposed to be, I don't know what I am.
Go ask the first person you meet in Nyamakema at the electric shop.
Hi, what's up? What are you doing?
Okay, got it, my friend. So, I already know that if you buy something
from Nyamakema and you're selling it retail,
You will most likely do it two to three times.
Yeah, yeah.
And my goal was not to go and stock up; I didn't even have a shop.
I would have bought it, then Facebook wasn't very popular.
But imagine I still posted things on Facebook and people kept ordering.
So I would buy, take a photo
Those days, for some reason, the cameras were not bringing
They look at those photos now as memories.
And I'm like, what?
And they still bought.
So you'd go back home with your extra 5k
And seriously when I tell you
That
Hamuka ujitume
It's real
Only that if you have degrees like mine,
The first chini
When you need to
Let's get to work first
You will take the boat
Is there such a thing as financial fatigue?
Oh yeah, oh, financial fatigue is huge.
It's actually, financial fatigue is so overwhelming.
It can destroy marriages, it can destroy
Some people just give up
Actually, it's a big deal.
First, you have so many bills to pay
And your income doesn't add up
You do your calculations
That's the budget we're talking about: 50, 30, 20.
We see even the weak give up
So it's very possible and very common.
Why
Even giving, just please help me, I'm about to lose it.
However,
And that is why I keep telling people,
Be very objective and plan your giving.
Because if you don't plan, you get tired.
with
Actually, you can even fall into depression.
However,
You know, I see people all the time.
That's major because it arrives at the place,
Nowadays, there are people who do not stay at home.
with
When you see your mother's photo, you remember her.
Yes.
Wacha, anakosa kuchukua
because they are tired
So why are we here is to help us not get there.
and if we
If we're already there, how do we get out?
So if you're experiencing financial fatigue, it's completely normal.
especially if you are the
breadwinner or you
You know, nowadays a breadwinner is not necessarily
The man of the house, we have so many
women who are leading their families
and taking care of an entire community
And if you don't take care of yourself, you'll experience fatigue.
When people are in trouble, they often forget to help others.
So we don't want to end up there.
So how, if you're already there, do you get out of this?
Financial fatigue, one of the things that can cause it,
And I know people don't like it, or they don't know about black tax.
No black tax.
Black tax causes significant financial fatigue.
Therefore, this Black Tax is from me,
So, so, so, it's from me.
Therefore, therefore, that Black Tax is from me.
The biggest issue is the inability to say no.
Because if, for example, you have promised someone,
someone calls you and tells you,
I'll need 10K by the 28th of July.
Please, Nijaribia, you should just sit down.
Then I'll let you know if I try.
Then yosiku ifike hauna.
Ama ukona 2K.
But I don't hear you telling me that I'm not.
Because you're concerned about what people say.
Which people?
And this person, sometimes what you regard as people's emergencies,
By the way, you find out they aren't.
They are not an emergency to them.
For a 10K, you start looking for money as an emergency.
But what you're asking of that person isn't an emergency.
Take care of yourself.
If you can't, just say you can't.
Use the word no as much as possible.
I'm not saying you be mean; I'm just saying you be realistic.
Just to protect yourself.
Otherwise, you will be financially protected.
Yeah, you protect yourself.
and protect your family, the people who are most important, the people
who you owe are your own children if you
Have yourself a great trip, it's your basic family trip, have a great trip
Your parents are waiting there right now.
hiyo ni extended extended yeah yeah
and are there ways that you can avoid getting yourself
financially exhausted
or burnout, yes, actually that's why I'm so passionate about it
about talking about money because
Africa, you're told you'll be taken to school,
Maybe you're the only one who went to school.
Even though I was lazy and didn't want to go to school, God helped me just the same.
So you have eight people in your family,
So we ended up being with God who blessed us
So everyone has expectations of you.
So there's this one who called today on 2K,
on 10K, on 100K, and all that
And they're all calling you
Remember, let's start with
To
Therefore,
Indeed,
However,
Indeed,
Indeed,
We aren't taught to tell someone you want 5K, uh
Indeed,
Indeed,
How much do you have uniquely?
You're welcome.
Indeed,
Why do you want to start a business or five thousand?
Indeed,
The sum of two numbers is equal to these three.
However,
So when we saw you start the business, then we were done with you.
Yes.
Yes.
we move on to the next one because this idea of giving people
money perpetually, especially adults, it's
A major problem in Kenya, Africa
And it will keep making people tired until they sit down and say,
I've been sending this guy. You can actually sit down.
And I see you've sent someone $800,000 over the course of a whole year.
Yet, the garden is overgrown, the house is falling apart.
That one is also on the ridge.
So, sister, I'll go ahead and get the money.
You're starting according to your level, and you've also planned to meet.
Even the Bible says you should be a complete forgiver.
and give whatever you have purposed in your heart.
So you should not be coerced into giving
You shouldn't feel like Sasa, I am the one
It's good to do that.
But don't overburden yourself.
If you have to do that, then be extremely strategic and have a plan.
Of course, we all want our families to be out of poverty, that's for sure.
But the way you do it can actually lead you straight to poverty.
and make them even poorer by enabling them.
Sasa, there's a side, or there are people who told me,
Come on, come on, come on.
Like, every day, he's rushing, rushing, and hustling.
Of course you get to a point
and you're tired, it's not that maybe, sometimes it's not always going to
It gives as you expect, so there are those signs.
because every day I'm used to this Kwanza of yours
Amuka, you will be blessed.
Everywhere I go
I don't know what you're talking about.
Endo katafute mjengo
The foundation is solid.
but then are there signs that someone can see
By then, in my banner, I'm tired
Of looking for, of hustling
If that's the word
You're hustling, you're struggling
'Cause every day I'm out
You are the one who has come, you are the one who has come, the one who has arrived
I enter the door, I enter the door
Ata si yoni
Um, yeah, yeah
I'm sorry
I saw a picture of New York
I'm in the village, now I don't know if I've arrived in New York City
That is, the number of people I saw homeless
Wengine, wengine wamefuta vitu huko, hata ziju ni nini wanafuta huko.
Alashikilia tu wall, ako tu hapo.
You can tell that someone else did something different.
So, these are not exclusively Kenyan.
Here, the land is the property of Kenya,
This tool is used for other purposes besides cutting.
A small fire flared up, just enough to warm the cold.
Githiri nyema, ako napika, ukulakule, na utalala.
Out there, in the developed countries, there's no hakuna, no hakunanga fallback plan.
Someone told me who lives in the U.S.
Kenya can have millions, and you are a million.
There, I would have been a billionaire or at least millions of suns.
You're homeless.
And why?
And you're sleeping in your car or something like that.
Due to the systems.
You see, ours is a social system, theirs is a capitalist one.
And what we need is a good balance of both.
Yeah, take care of your people,
Take care of one another, but also seek money.
We can't look for money.
I was about to say, it's possible, but also,
Um, Celestine, you know there's something people in Kenya haven't started using much yet.
Before you reach this burnout, a person,
There's, you know, a downward trend, down, down, down.
Before you, as you begin to descend,
financially, mentally, and in every other way, seek help.
Nowadays we have therapy. We have marriage therapy.
We have whatever therapy.
But you know, we also have financial therapy.
Yeah.
That's what I do.
You will sit down and discuss your money and yourself.
because sometimes what you need is not more money
what you actually need is
Information, what you need is knowledge
What you need is a new mindset
So you need to sit with someone you trust.
and who you think is making
Good, not necessarily a wealthy person
but someone who can guide you and tell them
This is what I'm going through.
I used to be someone who would come every day.
I was going to buy, my friends are waiting for me
That person, they can give you one word that will save you physically,
mentally and otherwise.
And help you make better financial decisions.
So, saazi ngine, don't wait until you're completely at the bottom.
Seek help always.
He is a man who pays money to others.
But seek help.
Therefore, using for
psychiatrist, therapist
for use in therapy using
for therapy using therapy
I use it for therapy.
Kwa
So don't die with problems. Pesa kuna vila tuwa itoshi.
We call it a scarce resource. Itoshi angi.
Every person, even a billionaire, has their own financial problems.
Indeed.
A millionaire has no worries. A person worth 100,000 also has no worries.
I love how you answered that.
Therefore, from, waiting, returning, receive no hardship
It means something has been wrong.
So you need information.
So I love the one who answered that
At the end of the day, one must realize that art therapy is a valuable tool.
Even that person in the small business who inende kigro
A man is a man, wherever he may be.
Go ahead, take the lead, I'll follow you
There is information that needs to be addressed
You and your siblings are the ones who are always being scolded.
At the end
At the end
At the end
That's true.
Me, I know one thing.
One thing I know that will always keep
My money in my pocket is when I tithe.
Yeah
Aki, this information is known to everyone.
Every time I give a tithe, my money is always left behind.
I wonder what I should do, I don't know what to do.
Like, if you have money, you have everything to do.
But whenever I give my tithe.
To
Indeed,
with
Indeed,
with
Yes.
Make it and then give plenty.
That's what I see.
Even as you hear me talk about how you should give.
For me, when you make money, you should give.
Part of this giving, one is tithing if you're a Christian like us.
Welcome to the end.
If that's the case, then I'm sorry for the inconvenience, and I've already paid for the repair.
Yeah, that's right.
Hatu kut troubles.
Therefore, but the place is dangerous to walk on.
It is a dry place there.
Family, family, family, the place to use family.
Therefore, by avoiding unnecessary things,
On the other hand, we use small things to carry small things,
Wait, but but but wait, I mean to say.
Therefore, I take some.
Now, the ability to tithe is not being, do we understand it?
Many people say that tithing is a form of brainwashing.
But this is how I view tithing.
You have already detached yourself from money.
You tell money what to do.
Because if you are unable to command money and issue instructions
uc
titi
As for that too, here's the news now
hey
You instruct it. I love.
those three
things. How to
Y
You make, you learn about money
money
You make it
You make money, then you give.
That third one, I'm with you.
Even the Bible, I know I'm a Christian, I'm sorry, baby.
Says, the Lord loves a cheerful giver.
Whenever you're like this, hivi ukipeana, zina mwagika, zikienda.
Zina mwagika, baziza ukikaa hivi,
Which hand do you hold the pen with?
but Kenyans also use it a lot, again
if someone is using it when they are
Borrowing from you, I don't know, I'm not that kind of person anymore—entitlement is not who I am.
And it's also guilt, yeah.
Blackmail? Yeah, you should use it.
when you are giving, not when you want to receive, and they will
Tell someone that God loves you, for He has given me to you.
And God will bless you. No, no, no, I'm talking.
from the person, yes, who is giving, from the person who is giving, but but
Very good message, but you were the receiver of someone
Who wants money from someone, please don't use that.
and also the giver doesn't give with expectation, yes, exactly
because there's also that one who's
giving you the opportunity to receive, and if you are able to receive, then receive as well when you sing
so maybe a few tools we can use to reset
because Tulianza Vizuri
but now we feel like we're back, we are, we are falling off, so a few
A few tools we can pick up from July, yeah, again in September, October
We want to eat goat in December.
We're going on a family trip, we need to eat jisemba.
Everything was within the January budget.
For the budget.
Yeah, but yeah.
We said that budgeting and financial planning are dynamic.
So keep adjusting
If you wanted to go to, for example, Thailand
Lakini
Lakini pesa yenye
That's me
According to what's happening, things are going that way
You're welcome
That's me
That's me
Yeah.
Yeah
Start adjusting.
Yeah.
But.
even as we said, look for how else I can meet these financial goals
and and I'll go back to
Look for ways you can make more money, I think.
a mindset here is even more important than
Real money, so you're feeling now, um, let me give
A typical thing I was thinking about, um, in the
Morning, I was walking in the morning.
And I thought, um, personally, no matter how much I work out
I don't lose any weight if I want to
To lose weight, I have to start with the plate.
Therefore.
I gained an extra five kilograms after eating poorly.
McDonald's and all those other bad things I mean
If you're sleeping in a hotel, most likely junk
If you're used to eating at home, then I came so
and started my process on a Monday
Normally, I give myself one week to get back to the weight I want.
And sure enough, by the following Monday, I was back.
Five kilograms off.
Oh yeah, they were off.
Because the target is food.
Remember, I still exercise.
I have been working out for many years.
And I know there's nothing at all.
Walk straight for two kilometers.
I know we are eating here.
Unichakula.
Now I am returning to the greens and the jungle.
You know
And the same applies to financial well-being.
There's no shortcut.
Therefore.
For two, my end now from the mambu.
For two, my end and for that reason.
Because of the road, from,
To be silent, to remain silent.
It is here.
It's not fast, it's painful, it's slow, it's boring.
Those boring, slow things are the ones we want to go back to.
So we're back to it—we want to go to the island.
I was supposed to be saving $5,000 every month.
Now everything is clear
So then I have to set myself a bigger target, 8000
Then sit down now and ask where this extra 3k will even come from.
Getting 5k on this level is tough
But now you
You twist your mind and place it in that space.
and say this is what I want, then you summon
Use your whole everything, all your faculties, use someone
or your daily habits towards
That financial goal is very easy.
For me, I think they're easier than just normal life.
For example, losing weight takes a lot of effort—it's
So much work, oh my god, so much more than even looking for
For money, I think it's easier to discipline yourself, for example
10-20% of women are affected.
They have learned many things from their learning.
Many people are dying like flies.
Kill the second one.
It's possible that many have already been to pizza.
You can do it within time.
At the 5K mark
Many people at 5k during 2k
Okhina, these are mistakes.
He who is ashamed to be poor and seeks to hide his poverty
So then, from from from from from from
Just going back to
Try to create
More income streams
Not without going
You know
Or spending so much money
Just basically what you can do
There is something you have said
Like
Changing that mindset
It is even harder.
Even less than getting that
That is so true.
Do you know how hard it is?
Nilisha joins us in December, we just need to go
Thailand in Thailand, I'm telling myself in July
that December happened
I'll do it next December—that's so hard, like changing.
That mindset, Misa, is Julye.
What a beautiful, beautiful day
and initially the plan was from January to December
so telling myself like changing
that mindset, even as little as yu mesema ya
Out atutakula
He went out on Sunday
The Sundays that
Because I'm that mom
The Sundays that I've said
There's no money today
Haka kenye kamebaki
What's wrong with you?
This oven is made of clay.
Zinaishanga na feel, hiyo siku zinaishanga na sema,
Imagine I've made it.
When you're in a difficult situation, either take this money or not,
am I, by the end of the day you feel
So proud of yourself because it's not easy.
Because you're used to eating three pizzas on Sundays or something.
That's why you talked about boundaries and never used to say no.
Therefore,
therefore,
therefore,
therefore,
therefore
It's not every day we have to go out.
And do this, yeah, let's do it. So maybe one
A little encouragement for Alisa now, who's feeling like maybe it's too late
to start doing these things, maybe aliquan
Takakuwanza January Hakuhanza, and the reason
For this thing, if we could start over
In July we have six more months to do maybe Hatu
You never know how many there might be, more than those who were there since January.
Yes, an encouragement
First
The truth is that energy is not limiting because life is not set in stone.
encoura
Actually, sometimes there isn't even a script.
So first, encourage yourself, encourage yourself
Yeah, because if you wait for people to keep encouraging you,
Indeed.
It may be hard, but you sit down and say, "I tried."
I tried. I even managed.
to come this far. Even clap
for yourself a bit. And then
From there, say so what's next from here?
You know. So
Pick yourself up and start
Again. All over again. This time
Make it
Make it more deliberate, you know, have a check
modern
every week, you know, don't wait to
It's not the big steps that matter, but the small, daily ones that truly count.
And um, we keep saying that.
The best time to start saving and investing was yesterday.
or 10 years ago the next best time
It's now, it's now so, because you don't know about tomorrow
So let's do what we can
with the little money we have or with the much you know
because the small also becomes great
And there is one of the eight wonders
that Warren Buffett likes talking about.
He calls it the power of compounding.
Five shillings will be placed in the sack.
He gets 10% of Edo
Then the 10% you lost while sleeping, you recover it
That compounding.
I wanted to give a circle example.
because many people understand circles.
It's the same as what works with the money market.
If you do not withdraw your interest every month,
It will keep giving back.
If you have shares, for example, and you receive dividends instead of eating
If you don't need that money at that time, you go buy more shares.
That is the power of compounding.
And it's so slow.
When finally seeking the very end,
Ten percent per week. Just that.
Finally, find 10% at the end.
only slow movement
Engage quickly
if you know that something has worked
If you're in business, keep doing that.
because people will come to you
to do it and do it
then you will run toward it
Literally, if you had saved it, you'd go with it.
By the way
There is something I want to tell you.
we said earlier today that
You know that in Kenya, 70 to 80 percent of jobs are created
by small businesses, SMEs, or micro SMEs
But what we also don't tell people is that very many people
become broke and poor because of starting businesses
Because nearly 80% of businesses started fail completely
Almost what percent?
80
Let's call it 75%.
Within the first three years
And you know when they are failing,
They are going down with people's savings.
the money you have saved over so many years while employed,
money you have borrowed from people,
money you have borrowed from family and friends,
the money you have borrowed from the bank
So each year, starting a business generates more business.
More people, poorer.
That's something we never discuss.
And that is why I am here.
Because before you start that business or you're already in it
Before you go down with everything you have
Please seek help
Sit down and ask someone what you think I'm doing wrong
You know
I started at 5 million
Now I'm at one million; next year I know I'll be closing.
Get someone to help you and rescue you
Yeah
Does it mean after those?
After
So that one, the person you're talking about
5 million, 1 million, 2 million
At some point you need a pickup.
To
Why
However,
However,
Yes.
However,
However,
However,
Yes.
You start wherever you are with what you have.
The greatest capital you bring to a business is yourself, yourself.
your mindset, your attitude, what you know, who you know
Those are significant matters that you bring into business.
But when people are starting businesses
They say I don't have capital.
No one will bring you capital.
And start you from zero
So it is very possible to start from 5 million
And go to 1 million
Especially if you don't keep auditing yourself
Pay the overhead, pay the rent, pay the rest
On the scale of history
Either you pay, or the money will be seized
In no time, within years
We suffered, instead of getting better
You're getting worse.
But that is not a reason to give up
So you go ahead and do it,
Doing and doing and doing, and being a leader in this way.
Yes.
Yes. Yes.
Yes.
translate quickly
then there are those who retire
They are given money.
then they start looking for business activities to undertake
inapotea
on hardware
at the beach
money and time are precious
Last week, guest Alinambia
Alliance of the Fire
the CEO of Smart Hub
The alliance is fighting to protect the fruits.
Wanjiku
so unagetu
by dedicating herself to the business
the most
The biggest value right now is that the business is big, yes.
So I think, okay, okay, those are very nice words.
Yeah, so yeah, thank you so much, Purity. It's always
It is always a pleasure, it is always a pleasure to allow me to
Introduce my book
so that people within one city, oh, you did, yes, very simple
and then you have a gala
So these are liquid ways to invest your money in Kenya.
This book simply tells you what to do with money to save.
You know, and where to place it after you have saved.
Very important.
And then this other one is for business people.
who are starting or who are already in business.
It's called 70 Realities and Rules of Running a Successful Business.
This is not an academic book.
It is a reality book.
You'll read it and be like, yeah, oh my goodness,
All these things, kumbe, they are normal.
Nothing unusual.
So, don't struggle alone.
Seek help.
And these books are at Tanuria Bookstore.
You can find them on Amazon or in our car at Urban Drive.
Cars on Kiambu Road.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
And how much is a copy?
A copy is a thousand.
A thousand.
Yeah.
Yes.
First, I read it.
Key ways to invest your money in Kenya.
Yeah.
Those are the ones. Balling, slow, proven over many years.
Why
Things are tough.
Why
What's up with uneza?
I told you, number one we said,
Indeed,
Indeed.
You know, a normal economy has cycles.
I have been in business myself for 14 years,
So I think I've been through...
with
How many cycles, each lasting four to five years?
I've been there for a while, so I know it will be up.
Yes.
down and all that, so we say that, you know, 75 percent
of businesses fail within the first three years
Years, those are statistics, those are numbers.
but remember I've said businesses fail, but these are
the same people, these business owners who come back
and start something new, something fresh
And from the experience of the businesses they have started and failed,
Now they know how to do it better.
And now they come back and do something very big.
So please don't give up, keep trying, keep strategizing.
What we have said is mainly that one should seek information.
So if your business has failed, please,
You're not a failure; it is the business that failed.
A business can fail for many reasons.
We have external factors such as political, economic,
Tech, you know, we have social systems, you know.
This is a mistake
What you need to do is take the lessons.
and run with it, don't give up; if you need a break, take one
A break and think take time to think
and come up with something else—there's so much we can do and
Alright?
There's a podcast, there's a docu—don't know
If it's a documentary, I like watching it.
with a guy named James.
He's asking people, when did you first make
Your first million, or how did you do it?
And most people he'll ask them, "Do you come from a lot of money?"
And what I've noticed is that most of them actually come from having no money at all.
They started from zero, they failed,
they'll say how many businesses have failed, and then
They try the other one that succeeded.
Saksida
So if you're a business owner in this country,
This country depends on you.
You are the ones creating the most employment.
So don't give up.
Try again, sit down and
Redo your plan again
Your business plan, just sit down with yourself.
and then give yourself strength
And things will get better, I promise you
It can't last forever.
Thank you so much, and to our viewers
I hope you have learned something, I hope you have taken notes.
I hope you're ready to start again.
this July, January
We know it might be bad, but
July, I guess we have
a few more months until the year ends
So yeah, that's it from us today
Until next time
Goodbye.