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Your Guide to Organizing Your Finances

Weekly Money Round-Up

When you think about saving for December, what comes to mind? For some, it is Christmas shopping: clothes and shoes, groceries, gifts and other things to get ready for the season. There may also be home expenses, travel costs or things you have been meaning to buy before the year ends. Then there are concerts, dinners, outings and other plans that come with the season. Your list may look completely different. You may not have any of these on it. But if there are things you want to and will spend on this December, it helps to know what they could cost before the season gets busy.

₦100 million to ₦10 billion. Four years. No funding rounds. On paper, it sounds like the kind of growth that happened overnight. …

Weekly Money Round-Up

You earn what many would call a “decent” salary. You budget carefully. Yet the thought of buying a car, moving into your own home, or even replacing your old fridge feels completely out of reach.

Weekly Money Round-Up

Access to finance can determine whether a business grows, adapts or misses its next opportunity. We explore what's standing in the way and what's needed to change that.

Have you ever felt guilty after spending money on something you genuinely enjoyed? Maybe it was dinner with friends, a weekend getaway, a new gadget, or finally buying those shoes you've been eyeing. You enjoyed it in the moment. Then later, you opened your banking app and thought, "I probably shouldn't have spent that much." Next, you're replaying the decision in your head, trying to convince yourself it was worth it.

December Isn’t the Time to Start Preparing for December One thing about December is, it has its own economy. And the numbers …