In the interest of not offending people with a severe maths deficiency, I have decided I’m going to use a story most of you should be familiar with. The characters are from Despicable Me, and the Minions movies. Here are the assumptions:Let’s assume Gru, and his 99 minions crash-landed on some remote inaccessible island whenContinue reading “WhatsApp gifting scam”
Author Archives: Paul Mamakoko
dear.africa – african time
This is a personal story which I originally shared on this day, 3 years ago, on my first day of work after a retrenchment.Today I want to share with you a personal story that highlights the importance of being punctual. Be it catching a flight/bus, meeting with the president, your child’s school dance, or justContinue reading “dear.africa – african time”
dear.africa – content is the new currency
If you’re here, on social media, you’re already producing content daily, but it belongs to the big 3 tech companies, Facebook, Google, and Apple. And they make billions of money out of it. That’s why most of their products are free because you give them free content. Why not get something-nyana out of it as well? How?
dear africa – why ETFs
dear africa Some of you asked me if you should buy Sasol shares. It does not have to be Sasol actually, it can be any company, a few years ago it was Steinhoff (when it tanked and people thought it will recover), a few weeks ago it was Telsa, yesterday it was Oil. There willContinue reading “dear africa – why ETFs”
dear africa – Network Marketing, Multi Level Marketing
“Dear Paul
What is your opinion on Network Marketing Businesses.”
dear africa – Matric 2016 Edition
NB: For a change, this is not about finance, but dedicated to the Class of 2016 that is now going to Universities and Colleges across the country. For the past couple of years I have been writing and sharing a list of do’s and don’t’s for first years. This is by no means the gospel, justContinue reading “dear africa – Matric 2016 Edition”
dear africa – 13th cheque or Bonus
First things first, your 13th cheque is not a bonus. It is your salary, already included in your total cost to company. Your employer is just nice to you by saving on your behalf, for 11 months. Because you can’t be trusted with saving it yourself if they paid it to you monthly. Oh, andContinue reading “dear africa – 13th cheque or Bonus”
dear africa – Black Friday
Today is Black Friday, there’re specials all over the place. You know what else if on special? Stocks at the JSE, if your buy through my favorite brokers, Easy Equities: http://bit.ly/2fxtpk7 If you join and/or FICA today or on Monday, they will fund your account with R100. That’s not all, if you buy any stock, theyContinue reading “dear africa – Black Friday”
dear africa -Fi
I have been meaning to write up a step by step guide to financial freedom for a while now. The internet is littered many such guides, but mine is a my own personal journey, that I am travelling and learning as I go along. I have renewed motivation because a friend of mine is takingContinue reading “dear africa -Fi”
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