Buyers who learn how to negotiate house prices lay the foundation for a mutually acceptable deal. Whether you’re a first-time homebuyer or not, these strategies to negotiate home prices may help you score a property at the best possible price. While negotiating the price of a home can seem intimidating, the benefits can often outweigh the
A side hustle, or a second job aside from your full-time employment, can be a great way to earn extra money. It could even be a stepping stone to starting a business of your own if you’re eventually able to net a generous income from it. If you’re one of the millions of people working
Here are the most common things keeping you from fixing your finances and what you can do about it. 1. You Don’t Know You Have a Problem The first thing that might be keeping you from fixing your finances is that you don’t know you have a problem. If you don’t know you have a
Working remotely has given many women the flexibility they have needed to fulfill caregiving duties, take care of their mental health, and achieve a better work-life balance. But what happens when we return to the office? Ask For What You Want If your company is planning to return to the office full time but you
Indecisions strike in situations with options but where it is difficult to make a choice. Situations that need clear choices when the outcomes of either decision are unclear hit us every so often and when this happens, we say we are in a dilemma. Dilemmas are situations that make it hard for people to make
Many a freelancer has plunged right into business without much preparation. Some swim, others sink. A blind plunge might work, but it’s chancy. Nailing down the following things before making the leap will help you stay afloat in your new venture. A fat emergency Fund Self-employed folks and freelancers are some of the happiest workers.
Putting a portion of every paycheck into savings can be an important step toward building financial security. Parents, financial professionals, and TV pundits like to press that point when they talk about setting lifetime goals, but it’s actually kind of a no-brainer. Over time, the money you accumulate can help you pay for what you
Ever thought about investing in the US Stock Market? Now you can! Trove is a micro-investing platform that allows Africans to invest in stocks of amazing companies such as Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Netflix directly from their smartphone with as little as $10 or 1,100 Kenyan Shillings. The plan to expand to Kenya rides on
At a virtual event on Wednesday (Oct. 6), Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai said his company will invest $1 billion in Africa over five years to build a subsea internet cable, support nonprofits, and fund businesses. The cable, named Equiano after the Nigeria-born 18th-century abolitionist, has been in the works since 2019 when it was first announced. It
Panama has long been one of the favorite secrecy jurisdictions of the Americas due to its lax financial laws that for many years made it extremely attractive for those looking to move money anonymously. It has also been used for corporate tax evasion. The reason why companies love Panama— or other offshore jurisdictions— is that