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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($466 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I bought building materials using my third transfer. I am planning to build a new house as the one I have now is so squeezed for my growing family. Some of the money I also spent on food for my family consumes.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($488 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my transfer on buying building materials which I will be using on building my own home soon. I then bought an electric shaving machine which I am using in my barbershop business which is currently my main source of income. I then spent the rest of the transfer on buying a sack of corn which we are using for our daily feeding.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference I have seen in my daily life is that I now wake up looking forward to going to my barbershop business which has now employed me and giving good returns.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($98 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I invested much of my transfer on my rice farm,that is my major source of income.I used what i had left on food.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on expanding my current house because it is smaller for my growing family.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I'm planning to spend my transfer on expanding my current house, buy household items like furniture,pay school fees for one of my sister's child and lastly invest the remaining amount on rice farming.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I'm proudest of is owning my current house, this was after saving money from casual jobs I do in the rice plantation.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I'm facing currently is on making ends meet, the fact that I rely mostly on casual jobs makes it even harder since the jobs are not readily available.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I'm out trying to make some money to support my family.
