A Penny Wise or a Pound Foolish
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 […]
It’s Independence Day in Barbados and I’m celebrating with conkies and golden apple juice. The island gained its independence from the United Kingdom on November 30 back in 1966. This was a bold move that came with a lot of responsibility. It meant that the country would be responsible for […]
Newcomers to the Caribbean may find it difficult to settle into their new way of life. Life is a lot more laid back and there are some things that may work differently to what you are accustomed to. In a post-COVID world, many Caribbean countries have pivoted to deal with […]
Who are the personal finance bloggers in the Caribbean? I’ve scoured the internet streets to find out exactly who has been helping Caribbean people get their finances in order. 2020 was one for the record books and will go down in history as one of the most memorable years of […]
