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I bought furniture 12000 KES, blanket 1000 KES, gave my wife 6000 KES for shopping, bought clothes 2000 KES, bought two cows 24000 KES and saved 5000 KES for emergencies.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I have made a big progress in life of buying cows for dowry payment and other items we have been lacking in our house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent 3000 on food, bought a table (3200), a supper-drum (1500), Cushions (1500) and a blanket (1000).
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to buy two cows to pay dowry for my wife and start a quarry business.
Enrolled
access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I would like to use part of the transfer to build a new home since we are still living in our parents home. I would like to poultry farming to generate income to sustain my family. Finally l would like to use the rest of the money to buy goats since the clamatic condition fevers goat keeping.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that we have struggled to build our own house because when I married l did not have a house.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship in life is lack of reliable source of income to support my family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is when l am having supper with my family.
