Seriously - the new versions are better than what you’ve got now.
Everything we know about SGs is wrong
Here are some common sense findings about Savings Groups, thanks to Savings at the Frontier’s study in Zambia.
Nudging the Poorest into Savings Groups
We are all already always nudging, every time we speak….
A Homemade Smartphone App
Where should you find an app to do savings group bookkeeping? How about THREE apps? Try looking in Cameroon…
Profitability in High Income Groups
Rodrigo de Reyes, a colleague of mine from Colombia who belongs to a savings group recently established in his office, asked me following questions:
Shoe Wars
The reference to shoes? Sorry - You’ll just have to read the blog!
Timing is Everything
“There will come a time when you have nothing, and then you can take out your savings”
How Does that Game Work?
By the time my daughter Sayer was six years old, she had learned how to play games on our old Apple computer.
How to Save a lot of Money! (unless you're poor)
Even Comcast, with revenue of 85 billion dollars a year, is approachable, if you know how to approach them.
The PPI in Pictures
What’s behind the scores on the Poverty Probability Index?
Everyone needs a loan...
But. No they don’t…
Digitizing the Kaleidoscope of Informal Money Management Practices
We need to approach the topic of microsavings with an entirely pragmatic, open mind.
That Blasted Blue Box
The box exists to ensure safety and inspire good organization.
Big Mouth, Big Appetite
When your focus groups go out of focus…
Unexpected ‘messengers’ in Dar es Salaam...
…but what exactly is the message?
Do It Yourself Savings Groups
Some groups get ALL the help…
More complex than we realized...
What do SG members in Tanzania really think about formal financial institutions?
Alternatives to Amazon
There are some great websites that are swimming against the current of consumerism. Here’s one, ...
The World's Worst Savings Group
What would you say about a savings group where the members earn less than one percent interest on their savings, but pay 15% to borrow?
Savin'
Something to think about while you are reading Savings Revolution.