Clement Esau

Full time dreamer|Finance|#GGMU|Avid Reader

[Clement Esau @Clementesau]

@robert_bariu Did you say, “Out of Generosity”? It’s Greed. Cheap is expensive

[Daniel Lutaaya @DanielLutaaya]

As I have always said, If you have a problem with menstrual blood, then just date a man. Women menstruate it is not news. And sometimes, mistakes will happen.
If you think this little blood messes up your car, then wait till she has to push a baby out in the car while you are stuck in jam rushing to the hospital, you will see real blood.
And if she had a heavy meal before labor begins, Number 2 will actually come out before the baby. So this is nothing lads.
As long as you are straight and love women, then terms and conditions apply.😉 abakyala bazira.

[Clement Esau @Clementesau]

@damzychillin Baby Siu! Garnacho

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@UTDFondre Amorim gave us “Freedom” from Baby Siu and crew

[Alfred Mathu @MathuAlfred]

This is the story of how I cleared a 10-year mortgage in 2 years

In the year 2000, I signed for my first mortgage KSh 2.7 million, repayable over ten years, with a monthly installment of about KSh 37,000. At the time, it felt significant but manageable. Like many young professionals, I believed the difficult part was getting approved. Once the bank said yes, I was ready to sit back and relax knowing that in 10 years i will be a home owner.

That is what traps most people.

When many people secure a mortgage, they celebrate the approval rather than confront the obligation. They upgrade furniture, expand their lifestyle, and slowly adjust their expenses until the monthly payment blends into routine existence. Ten years quietly becomes normal. The loan stops feeling temporary and starts feeling permanent.

I had a mentor who refused to let that happen. Stewart Henderson, who was serving as CEO of Old Mutual at the time told me something that permanently changed my understanding of debt: a mortgage is not a commitment it is an emergency.

Then he introduced a rule that, at the time, felt extreme. Every month I earned commissions, I had to bring my statement to him before spending any money. We would sit down together and allocate it.

The bank required KSh 37,000.
Stewart ignored that number.

Instead, he focused on capacity. Whenever income rose, payments rose. Whenever earnings improved, we attacked the loan. He called it 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐫��𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, treating debt as something to eliminate quickly rather than manage comfortably.

The first few months were uncomfortable. The natural instinct after earning more money is to reward yourself. Income creates a feeling of entitlement to enjoy what you worked hard for. But discipline does not negotiate with feelings. Every additional shilling was assigned before it reached my pocket.

Something surprising happened. As my income grew, but my lifestyle did not.

Because expenses stayed controlled, every increase in earnings accelerated repayment. The balance started shrinking visibly not yearly, but monthly. What had been structured as a ten-year obligation began to feel temporary.

Two years later, I made the final payment.

Now here’s the surprise, after I serviced the mortgage to completion, my mentor did not congratulate late me. He simply told me to start looking for the next property.

Most people follow a familiar sequence: earn, spend, then save what remains. I learned to earn, allocate, then live on the balance. The house was not paid off by income alone; it was paid off by priority.

Over the years, advising many individuals, I have noticed a consistent pattern. Nearly everyone wants financial freedom eventually, but very few accept financial discipline immediately. The distance between the two is not measured in years it is measured in habits.

Your path does not have to begin with a mortgage. In fact, for many people the smarter starting point is elsewhere, structured savings & investments, or disciplined accumulation strategies that eventually position you for homeownership without pressure.

[Clement Esau @Clementesau]

@MathuAlfred “Nearly everyone wants financial freedom eventually. Very few want financial discipline immediately. The distance between the two is not measured in years it is measured in habits”, very rich quote there.

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@_onlyscott Morgan Schneiderlin

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@WelBeast It’s called Bottling Sir. You get it?

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@14Menengai @LFC_graven @Brianclkd I’m also waiting to know.

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@WelBeast You’ve already started preparing for the annual title bottling?

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@SkyNews The problem isn’t Immigrants but the Immigrants who refuse to integrate.

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@RuksanaAnsar 12

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@_onlyscott Netherlands 🇳🇱

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@Mazi_Chinonso1 What do you mean, girls don’t have money or boys don’t have bodies to keep? or sex to you is pure transactional?

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@rosess_queen @ClintonObonyo You lost me here, what!?

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@DearS_o_n Congratulations to me!

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@aiktp_com @callmeMizuko 20

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@callmeMizuko 20

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@OGreat6 Theresa!

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@KatusimeSuzan @KwikirizaNova @KagutaMuseveni @UgandaEC Stockholm syndrome