Financial health check
Emergency fund, debt, savings rate, black tax, cover. A score out of 24 and — more usefully — the single thing worth fixing first.
Eight honest questions. It takes about two minutes and at the end you get a score, and more usefully, the single thing worth fixing first. Nothing you answer leaves this page.
1 of 8
If your income stopped today, how long could you cover your normal expenses from savings?
2 of 8
Do you know, to the shilling, what lands in your account each month after deductions?
3 of 8
What share of your income did you save or invest last month?
4 of 8
What do your debt repayments look like?
5 of 8
Family support — is it planned or does it just happen?
6 of 8
How many sources does your income come from?
7 of 8
If something serious happened — hospital, accident, a phone stolen — what covers it?
8 of 8
Do you have a money goal with a number and a date attached?
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A general check-up built from widely used personal finance principles, not personalised financial advice.
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