Valentines Day Budget

‘Kidnap services’ did I get that right? Yes, I hear some company is offering Valentines day kidnap services, this comes as a package cost effective considering you got the choice of how many days  you are ‘MIA’ I mean ‘missing in action’ but do you real  think that is the cheapest option on 14^th? Time will tell. Am offering alternative valentine day budgeting.

At this rate I foresee the best and fairest of all Valentines Days, everyone is complaining about everything that has to do with money. Its fair enough for everyone to enjoy this loveable day, no one has money we all misses flowers, we all have money we all celebrate; flowers, cards, gifts, outings, dinners, surprises and you all know everyone likes food.

This is for all of us excluding those dating, engaged or married to fuel guzzlers, first take out your wallet/handbag whatever amount is inside don’t worry valentines is for all of us, whether you got money or coin-less. Today I will be your financial adviser. Keeping in mind valentine day comes once a year and it is not the end the world; calculate your expected maximum expenditure during Valentines Day;

If your budget lies in between coin-less – ksh .50, I don’t want you to die so soon, visit Mama githeri or chapo chafua base for an energizing meal, then pick those romantic beautiful flowers from the City Council flower beds, you are good to go but be very careful city hall is not the most romantic place for valentines day celebrations.

Ksh.50 – ksh.100, you are one of the luck Kenyans this valentines day. Simple budget spend ksh.50 on food and the rest pass by any stall, Muthurwa or Gikosh, there are so many flowers on throw away price get two or three, one for your sweet smoking love the other for your noisy neighbours and no one will say you didn’t celebrate.

Ksh.100 – ksh.1000, I know most of you are now smiling because you fall under this category, with this amount your valentines day is as good as a new a thousand shilling note. You can buy him/her a valentines card, flowers from city market and a  gift, don’t forget to eat something heavy as you are leaving home, you never know what happens next because this group consist of people who claim to be of high class. So sign a mutual agreement in advance “no additional expense”

Ksh.1000 – ksh.5000, you are free but still limited to flowers, valentines’ card, gifts, dinner, outings and surprises. By now you must be asking yourself what surprises are? This are “valentines crushers” early morning knocks on the door, calls and SMS from people not in your phone directory and noisy neighbours, don’t worry all this people may be those you dumped 10years ago, secret admirers, partner-less and valentineless

Ksh.5000 – ksh…………, this category is now for all those dating, engaged or married to fuel guzzlers on this Valentines Day you own your partner’s Valentines Day budget without financial worry, what to do? Throw the dice to Him/her and let them make the decision that means your pocket is healthier than the expenditures.

Happy Valentines Day 2015

CRISTIANO RONALDO DEGREE

Cristiano Ronaldo was expelled from school after he threw a chair at his teacher but now you can apply and study CR7 Degree in a University in Canada, a whole four-year degree based on the effects of Cristiano Ronaldo. Am picturing a class 6 pupil in Nyakemincha primary, not even throwing but trying to throw a chair at the teacher, that alone guarantees an expulsion and immediate admission at Kamiti Maximum Boarding Primary or Mathare Mental Boarding Academy (MMBA). Most likely that will be the end of your relationship with matter related with school. Am not in support of what he did but saying his parents took long to notice his talent and career were not dependent on books. In Kenya we concentrate more on class work education forgetting talent discovery and development; our kids need talent discovery centers, rugby, football, athletics, hockey, basketball and all other sports academies.

At the age of 15 Ronaldo was diagnosed with a racing heart condition that needed surgery, this condition could have or can end any of the Top flight Kenyan professional footballer’s career, thanks to the youth football academy that took care of his medical expenses. KPL, FKF, AK, all sports associations and Clubs should ensure that all players have a medical insurance fund that can cater for medical expenses incase of any ailments or injuries. Better payment is always a motivation for success, who doesn’t like money and more money? Nobody I guess but if there is someone not interested in more money or has made enough not excluding the government because it their responsibility, then pump the money to the development of Talent Academies. 

 

CR7 earns £380,000 a week, nobody earns that amount per week in Kenya but some earn it within a year or some months, it might take me and several others more than 20 years to earn it. That shows how talent pays and we should support talent development as means of creating employment to numerous youths out there filling the job market every day when they could have been signed by top clubs or got sponsorships to develop their skills. Respect and support our very own athletes keeping the Kenyan flag high always, the Kenya 7s rugby team, women volleyball team, football clubs, national team and all those sportsmen with team work or individual efforts.

If CR7 was to be born in Kenya with the sports infrastructure we have; he might be a footballer playing for a local club in the nationwide league but I doubt considering his heart racing condition no club could have catered for his surgery, University graduate with no job or with a job, a banker, lawyer but with his attitude I don’t think so, casual laborer, thieve, con man or an armed robber. Imagine yourself if you were born in a developed country with an education system that allows talent development and sports academies, what would you be doing now? Compare it with what you are doing now in Kenya.