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sentinel prime
#31 Posted : Friday, January 18, 2013 8:37:33 PM
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lower your expectations....a mans life does not consist of the abundance of things he owns.
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Money Whisperer
#32 Posted : Friday, January 18, 2013 8:46:48 PM
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180K, comfortable?? maybe a bachelor, or someone without non-school going kids(2). Assuming 180K gross=(180K*.7)+5.6K=131.6k net

Very conservative Monthly expenses for a typical 180K p.m. Nairobian

rent 20K
Car loan 20K
Insurance 2K
Fuel 8k
Food 10k
Shopping 10K
Sacco 30k
Entertain 6k
Water/KP 3k
Misc 5K
Hse gal 4K
Extended fam 3k
chamaa 5k
kanjo/park 1.5K
mpangowakado 3k

Total 125K
Savings 5k[/quote]

savings=30+5+3+6=44k, good savings wewe!!

1. shopping and food fall in the same category. do not add them together adjust say 15K
2. School fees is not a monthly expenditure
3. Mpango wa kado and misc are in the same category. don't add them together but adjust so that mpango wa kado shares in the 5K allocated to that vote head
4. Car loan is a term expenditure so after you are done with the loan you save 20K.
5. Saaco is a saving/investment so not expenditure
6. increase rent to 30-35K and live comfortably
7. reduce costs like use car only on Fridays or when you have to run errands after work

NB I meant 180K take-home though 130 is still good
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sentinel prime
#33 Posted : Saturday, January 19, 2013 11:28:12 AM
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jaggernaut wrote:
I'd rather work in Nairobi despite all the associated 'problems'. I visited a friend working in one of those smaller towns and the quality of life is pathetic. There are no self contained houses to rent, no running water, no roads etc. You have to fetch water from a well and use a communal bathroom. He wanted to buy some land and put up a proper house but thought otherwise due to siasa and risk.


depends on the size of the town.Most medium to large towns beat Nairobi in the quality of life.
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kayhara
#34 Posted : Saturday, December 26, 2015 8:21:24 PM
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Football aside,would you prefer a 10% raise in your salary or same salary but a 25% lump sum in January and 75% monthly,assume 100K salary.
To Each His Own
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jerry
#35 Posted : Sunday, December 27, 2015 12:12:28 AM
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kayhara wrote:
Football aside,would you prefer a 10% raise in your salary or same salary but a 25% lump sum in January and 75% monthly,assume 100K salary.

Where does footbal come from? 10% raise is my choice.
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kayhara
#36 Posted : Sunday, December 27, 2015 9:23:47 AM
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jerry wrote:
kayhara wrote:
Football aside,would you prefer a 10% raise in your salary or same salary but a 25% lump sum in January and 75% monthly,assume 100K salary.

Where does footbal come from? 10% raise is my choice.

In reference to Arsenal and Man U woes
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subaru
#37 Posted : Monday, December 28, 2015 8:11:18 AM
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kayhara wrote:
jerry wrote:
kayhara wrote:
Football aside,would you prefer a 10% raise in your salary or same salary but a 25% lump sum in January and 75% monthly,assume 100K salary.

Where does footbal come from? 10% raise is my choice.

In reference to Arsenal and Man U woes


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Jon Jones
#38 Posted : Monday, December 28, 2015 8:29:31 AM
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Nowadays, with the inflation and all, I guess 500k is the new "good" salary according to me, for a bachelor. If married, 800k will do.
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Boris Boyka
#39 Posted : Saturday, January 02, 2016 8:29:48 AM
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Jon Jones wrote:
Nowadays, with the inflation and all, I guess 500k is the new "good" salary according to me, for a bachelor. If married, 800k will do.

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kaka2za
#40 Posted : Saturday, January 02, 2016 9:36:49 AM
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Jon Jones wrote:
Nowadays, with the inflation and all, I guess 500k is the new "good" salary according to me, for a bachelor. If married, 800k will do.


And remember Net salary after tax for gross salaryof 500K will be around 360K.
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