Budget: what it is and how to create one in excel

I’ve been managing my family budget since January 2019. I keep all my records in an excel sheet. Before I got married in 2018, I managed my personal income in the same way I now manage my family’s income, using excel. I made a budget every month based on what I expected to earn andContinueContinue reading “Budget: what it is and how to create one in excel”

Six steps to building healthy habits

Have you been trying to make exercise and healthy eating a part of your lifestyle but for some reason you keep falling back into your old routines and eating patterns? You’re not alone. Many people struggle with building and maintaining healthy lifestyle habits too. One major reason why this happens is because of the wayContinueContinue reading “Six steps to building healthy habits”

The five Fs of healthy living

“The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Though this defination paints a clear picture of what health is, good health still means something different to different people. For example, Patient Bond’s psychographic segmentation classifies five distinctContinueContinue reading “The five Fs of healthy living”

9 Tips for Overcoming Adversity and Building Resilience

What do you do when life as you know it suddenly changes for the worse? How do you recover from a major tragedy? Where can you find the type of support you need to get through the difficult times? These are the kinds of questions many of us have been forced to answer in theContinueContinue reading “9 Tips for Overcoming Adversity and Building Resilience”

I drink my coffee with sugar and cream

Balanced living requires us to be conscious and aware of everything going on around and within us. The ultimate goal is neither to resist change nor hold on to one way of responding. The ultimate goal is awareness – being fluid and understanding, indulging in moderation (or offsetting excess) and accepting life as it changes moment by moment.

Monrovia – here’s how to manage your weight and budget while quarantined

In these uncertain times, it makes sense to stock up essentials. While that is good, people are hoarding and as a result spending way more than they should on really unnecessary items, like the toilet paper craze. When push comes to shove, can you eat the toilet paper? Please shop smart. Buy things that are lifesaving.