- FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE: AS A NATIONAL GOAL-

Poverty is the root of all evil. It divides people, breeds deviant behavior, results in sheep/herd mentality and blocks independent thinking. It limits vision (how can you have vision for the community when you don't even know where food is coming from? It stunts development - healthwise, academicwise, socialwise etc. It denies the poor dignity as human beings. It destroys families; It promotes tribalism and racism; It spreads diseases; kills people, breeds corruption, creates hopelessness, encourages exploitation (e.g. by politicians) etc etc.

Poverty is like a curse - passed on from generation to generation - seldom releasing those trapped by its chains. Those who escape are a lucky few - possibly due to extraordinary effort, luck or some divine intervention.

Poverty... Poverty is the embodiment of Satan.

If there's only one enemy on this planet that Kenyans should UNITE against, then POVERTY is it.

Let us fight this evil called poverty and destroy it PERMANENTLY. A few things you can do immediately:

1. Buy Kenyan products as a matter of policy/principle.
2. Don't bargain too much with hawkers / mama mbogas or other small scale traders etc.
3. Always tip - even if the service is lousy
4. Hire Kenyans & pay them fairly (don't exploit just because you can!)
5. Promote the hiring and fair treatment of Kenyans abroad (even those you dont personally know).
6. Educate yourself daily about wealth and wealth creation
7. Share information and opportunities
8. Seek financial independence> Make a plan and live it through.
9. Don't fear loans! Loans can be tamed. Just understand them, Learn to manage them & leverage with them. (read a lot and be well informed about how to do this though!)
10. Establish brands and mass distribution for Jua Kali products - including international exports(there are fantastic things in Jua Kali that only need marketing & distribution... remember "Kiondo" & "Kikoi"? It took foreigners to wake people up on commercial prospects)

Nutshell: Do whatever you can in 2010 to boost the livelihood of your fellow citizens. Even if it's just by blogging bout wealth creation strategies... Anything!

Further reading (exteral link):Early Retirement Information (interesting!)..

Copyright 2010