In some countries in the Caribbean and internationally, April is Financial Literacy Month. Keep reading and celebrate financial literacy in the Caribbean with Odd Cents. As certain significant events pop up, I am reminded that there were several reasons why I started Odd Cents back in September 2011. The reason […]

No. It is not rude to say no when you don’t have the money. In fact, it’s ruder to say yes when you know that it’s out of your range. When it comes to spending money, I’ve perfected the art of saying no so well that people know that I […]

Picture this. Christmas 2020 and I am walking through Bridgetown. To the average reader, this may not seem to be a big deal. But to my family, this is an occurrence that should be etched in the family’s history books. I love Bridgetown – the history, the old buildings, the […]

Temple Yard (also known as the Yard) is a unique and culturally rich community in Bridgetown, Barbados that showcases the talents of the local Rastafarian family. A couple Saturdays ago, I went into Bridgetown in search of ital food. I love ital food and it was the perfect precursor to […]

I get it. Not everyone is good with money. It’s nothing to be embarrassed or ashamed about. If you find that you are always in debt, your savings are not growing and you just cannot manage money, you may need to hire a personal finance coach. I’ve toyed with the […]

Congrats on surviving the year! Before you start planning for the new year, make sure that the items on your year-end financial bucket list are checked off. It’s the end of the year and I don’t know how it got here so quickly. Thanks to COVID, it feels like the […]

Do you know the Christmas story teaches us about personal finance? I only just realised that there are several financial lessons from the birth of Jesus. One of my earliest memories of Christmas was when I was in primary school and the school hosted a Christmas concert. I had a […]