How We Perceive Our Income

We don’t speak openly about our money – it’s “taboo”. By not discussing our actual earnings, we leave others with no choice but to make assumptions, based purely on how they see us behave with our money.

My maths teacher did an experiment with our class in high school, she wanted to know our perception of what our parents earned. 

This clever teacher understood the phenomenon, and wanted us to realise it while we were still young enough for it to make a difference: before we started earning our own salaries.

Editor's Comment
WUC must fix its pipes, not just say sorry

“Clean water, the essence of life and a birthright for everyone, must become available to all people now.”– Michel CousteauWe see notices for Block 6, Extension 11, Gaborone, Francistown; the list grows every week. It is good that WUC warns consumers, but so many warnings point to a deep problem. Water pipes are old and falling apart. And the people who pay the bills are the ones suffering.When a main pipe bursts, taps run dry. Families in...

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