Jumia Books How Much?: The life of your money By FLORENCE BETT

You are in your 20s and 30s. You are still young, still hungry. You are making some decent money from your job or business. Most likely from both, you know how it is living in Kenya, you have to burn the candle at both ends.

You are managing your money smartly – you are budgeting and saving it, investing.

Yet…?

‘How Much?’ responds to those niggling questions about the life of your money. Questions that a Kenyan like you mulls over late into the still night, while you watch your candle burn.

Questions such as, ‘How much does it cost to run a household in Kenya?’ ‘Why spend so much on a wedding?’ ‘How much will motherhood ask of me?’ ‘What should I know before buying an education policy?’ ‘How much will my funeral cost?’Bett is a certified accountant, a small business owner and a former financial auditor. She is also a personal finance columnist with Daily Nation newspaper.

Bett has drawn from her personal experiences and from engagements with her readers, to respond to your questions about the life of your money.