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Considering the rising cost of living, just about every Kenyan wants a cheaper alternative. You’ll be glad to know that you can buy cheaper and even better alternatives to the expensive products you need. Here are some of them. 1.     Video Projector Instead of Big Screen TVs A big 80 inch TV can cost as much as that piece of land you dream of buying: well over half a million shillings. But you can get a far bigger screen to watch your favorite shows with KSh 50,000 or so. All you need is a good quality video projector. Check out the best offers on Jumia . 2. Evaporative Air Coolers Instead of Refrigerated Air Conditioners Refrigerated air conditioning units are usually pricey. Fortunately, you can get similar air cooling benefits, at lower cost, using evaporative air conditioners. Check out the options on Jumia . I'm researching on more cheap alternative products and will update this post regularly as I find them. 

Image source To shop smart, you need to understand what sellers do to make you buy. Once you know the seller's strategies you're better able to counter those tactics. You also need to understand your susceptibility to the sales tactics used by sellers. These tips will help you shop smart and save money. A Simple Trick to Avoid Impulse Shopping (Smart Shopper #1) How many times have you seen a fancy new gadget in the shops, bought it, but regretted doing that just a few days later? We often believe that we’re completely rational and cannot be easily fooled. However the reality is marketing companies are a lot smart than us. There are people behind the marketing of products whose entire job from morning to evening, every day of the year, is to figure out ways to make you buy  even when you don’t want to . That’s why you should not depend on your thinking capacity when making buying decisions. You need to give your brain enough time to think things over bef...

You may not have the privilege of haggling over product prices when shopping online, but you can still get massive price cuts. A basic understanding of how e-commerce sites operate will give you significant leverage in getting the best deals. Here are the most effective strategies. 1. Compare Mobile and Desktop In a bid to get more app downloads, some ecommerce sites offer big discounts, and coupons to buyers using their mobile apps. Therefore, before making that buying decision, compare the prices on mobile and desktop. In some instances, you may have to sign in to the mobile app to access the promotions. Take note that some promotions work through referrals. You may have to recommend the ecommerce site to some of your friends to unlock the available offers. In other instances, the offers may be tied to a specific purchase amount. 2. Subscribe to Newsletters Newsletters from ecommerce sites aren’t particularly interesting. They are typically just filled with t...

Most Kenyans dream of owning their own houses for one major reason: to stop paying monthly rent . However, even if you own your own home, you’ll still continue paying monthly energy bills to KPLC, which can even be as much as the monthly rent. If you want to go to truly zero energy bills, the solution is going full solar. But it’s not that simple. If you go out to buy a solar system right now, it might cost more than you can afford, and will take many months or years to recoup the cost. What you need to do instead is first overhaul every single appliance in your home to become solar ready. This way, you’ll have appliances that use minimal energy; hence, you’ll only need an incredibly small and cheap solar system. Forget about the huge shelf-size solar battery systems worth hundreds of thousands of shillings. Just imagine POWERING YOUR ENTIRE HOME WITH ONE BATTERY . Yes, it’s possible. Follow these three steps and you can achieve that. Important message: This...