Rodrigo de Reyes, a colleague of mine from Colombia who belongs to a savings group recently established in his office, asked me following questions:
All in Theory
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”
That Blasted Blue Box
The box exists to ensure safety and inspire good organization.
Alternatives to Amazon
There are some great websites that are swimming against the current of consumerism. Here’s one, ...
Simplify, Simplify
In the US, where I live, Christmas has become a commerical feast,
Unbanking the Banked
Despite the recent development fad to get people banked, banked people are becoming unbanked.
Six Things to be Curious About
I came up with the following list of six questions that, to me, are much more interesting than Model and Methodology questions.
Diffusion - Why ROSCAs Best ASCAs
Kim Wilson asks the question that many are afraid to ask!
More Emotion, Less Passion
I wonder how the word emotional got such a bad rap in English.
Thank You Payments...
When you take a loan, and you have to pay back more than you took, what do you call that extra money you pay?
Banked SG members
Are you in a Savings Group at the same time you have a bank account? Please let us know why!
The First Five Minutes
People believe what you say, especially the very first thing you say...
Ten Things I Used to Know about Savings Groups
I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now.
What is a Saving's Revolutionary Meant to Believe?
Revolutions germinate from a core set of powerful higher-level ideas/ideals expressed vividly. So what fires up the savings revolutionary?
Self-Replication of Savings Groups in Western Kenya
Replication was the norm, with the average group creating nearly two additional groups in the 14 months since the project ended.
What If My Bank Made Me Join a Group?
“How would you like it if your bank made you sit with a group of neighbors in order to carry out your banking business?” The question is asked rhetorically, and the questioner never waits for an answer…
Volunteerism or Fee-for-Service - Part two
I am perplexed by an attitude I keep running into that volunteerism isn’t sustainable.
Who Will Get the Job Done
If I neglected to mention any model or type of organization, take that as a sign of how bearish I am about it.
The Physics of Money
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