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Money relationships can be tough, we get it. So on our blog we teach you how to make the most of your money as an individual and with others on Tulix.
Money And Your Mind: Five Concepts

Money And Your Mind: Five Concepts

The “psychology of money” is about understanding how our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors related to money affect our financial well-being....

Tulix Team financial health
How Diaspora Communities Support Kenyans Living Abroad

How Diaspora Communities Support Kenyans Living Abroad

While living abroad can be an adventure, many Kenyans abroad experience loneliness and work multiple jobs that may not be as prestigious to ...

Tulix Team diaspora
How to Send Money for School Fees From Abroad on Tulix

How to Send Money for School Fees From Abroad on Tulix

With Tulix, you can send a voucher that can be spent at any of the schools in Kenya that accept M-PESA!...

Tulix Team diaspora
Can You Stand The Rain?

Can You Stand The Rain?

When crisis strikes, an emergency fund can make the difference between being completely stuck and having a softer landing....

Tulix Team financial health
How Kenyan Parents Are Raising Families Abroad

How Kenyan Parents Are Raising Families Abroad

Moving to a new country comes with a lot of changes...even how you manage your money....

Tulix Team diaspora
How to Send Money for Fuel From Abroad on Tulix

How to Send Money for Fuel From Abroad on Tulix

Keep your people moving by sending them a fuel voucher that can be spent at any fueling station in Kenya....

Tulix Team diaspora
How to Pay Medical Bills from Abroad on Tulix

How to Pay Medical Bills from Abroad on Tulix

Keep your mind at ease knowing you've catered for them by sending them money for healthcare needs....

Tulix Team diaspora
Budgeting That Actually Feels Uplifting

Budgeting That Actually Feels Uplifting

We came up with the “Money Journey” framework to help you map out different formative experiences that shape your values and what you choose...

Tulix Team managing money
7 Ways to Celebrate Your Money Wins

7 Ways to Celebrate Your Money Wins

We’re all on a money journey and there will be highs and lows along the way but how can we honour our wins?...

Tulix Team money relationships
How to Send A Gift to Kenya From Abroad on Tulix

How to Send A Gift to Kenya From Abroad on Tulix

Even if you're far away, you can still remind them that you're thinking of them with Tulix....

Tulix Team diaspora
Financial Triggers: Where They Start and How Tulix Jars Help Me Manage Mine

Financial Triggers: Where They Start and How Tulix Jars Help Me Manage Mine

Managing financial triggers is a lifelong journey that starts with understanding your money journey....

Wairimu Ndung'u financial health
How to Buy Airtime for your friends and family on Tulix

How to Buy Airtime for your friends and family on Tulix

On Tulix, you can easily buy airtime for any mobile network in Kenya for FREE!...

Tulix Team diaspora
How to Send Money for Shopping and Groceries on Tulix

How to Send Money for Shopping and Groceries on Tulix

Our digital cash option is a great way to send money and earmark it for specific needs....

Tulix Team diaspora
How to Get Started with Tulix

How to Get Started with Tulix

Tulix makes it possible to send money to your friends and family for specific needs....

Tulix Team diaspora
Settling The Whole Bill Again? Not With Tulix Jars.

Settling The Whole Bill Again? Not With Tulix Jars.

Money makes the world go round but it kills many conversations before they start....

Tulix Team managing money
Meeting Customers Where They Are - The Future of Money Transfer

Meeting Customers Where They Are - The Future of Money Transfer

Sending money can be complicated and let’s face it, you’re not always sure the money is being used as intended...

Tulix Team opinion
How to Set Realistic Financial Goals and Actually Stick To Them

How to Set Realistic Financial Goals and Actually Stick To Them

It’s not enough to save, you need to go beyond setting money aside for the future and tap into “conscious spending”....

Tulix Team managing money
To Lend or Not to Lend: Navigating Money Requests from Friends

To Lend or Not to Lend: Navigating Money Requests from Friends

A general guide on how to confidently say no and how to safely say yes in different situations....

Tulix Team money relationships
Five Ways To Improve Your Relationship With Money

Five Ways To Improve Your Relationship With Money

Money is personal and whether you know it or not, you do have a relationship with your money....

Tulix Team money relationships
Budgeting And 'Winging It' Can Work Together, Here's How

Budgeting And 'Winging It' Can Work Together, Here's How

‘Flexible budgeting’ provides a realistic approach to managing your finances but what does that look like?...

Tulix Team managing money
Five Jars You Need To Have On Tulix

Five Jars You Need To Have On Tulix

Managing money can seem complicated and even restrictive but it doesn’t have to be either — at least not on Tulix....

Tulix Team managing money
Budgeting For Joy Using Tulix Jars

Budgeting For Joy Using Tulix Jars

I am a super saver so I must be terrific at budgeting, right? Not exactly....

Wairimu Ndung'u managing money
First Came Envelopes, Now Come Jars

First Came Envelopes, Now Come Jars

When it comes to managing money as a family, the Tulix Jars are a real lifesaver....

Brian Muriu managing money
I Paid Last Time, It's Your Turn

I Paid Last Time, It's Your Turn

In relationships, it can be really tempting to “rock-paper-scissors” your way through decisions on who pays for what every month....

Tulix Team money relationships
Budgeting Amidst Inflation: How Can We Stay Afloat?

Budgeting Amidst Inflation: How Can We Stay Afloat?

Should you spend all your money on fun and social activities every weekend instead of saving & investing it? With Tulix Jars, we believe you...

Tulix Team managing money
International Day of Family Remittances 2022: Advancing Digital and Financial Inclusion

International Day of Family Remittances 2022: Advancing Digital and Financial Inclusion

The International Day of Family Remittances (IDFR), celebrated every year on June 16th, honours the contribution of over 200 million migrant...

Tulix Team opinion
The Ukraine-Russia Conflict and the Rising Cost of Living in Kenya

The Ukraine-Russia Conflict and the Rising Cost of Living in Kenya

It started with very steep fuel prices that included early morning drives to the petrol station followed by hour-long queues. Although fuel ...

Tulix Team opinion
Africa Day 2022: Tulix Is Reimagining Remittances for a Connected Africa

Africa Day 2022: Tulix Is Reimagining Remittances for a Connected Africa

Africa Day honours the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1963 which later became what we know today as the African Unio...

Tulix Team diaspora
'Not Superheroes, Just Ordinary People' - President Uhuru Praises Kenya’s Diaspora on Labour Day

'Not Superheroes, Just Ordinary People' - President Uhuru Praises Kenya’s Diaspora on Labour Day

When the world expected a drastic drop in money sent home during the pandemic, you superseded everyone’s expectations by sending on average ...

Tulix Team diaspora
Money, Errands and Secret Codes

Money, Errands and Secret Codes

It would typically start with me receiving a late-night phone call from my relatives living & working in the US. They’d call to inform me of...

Brian Muiru diaspora
10+ Lessons We’ve Learned Building Our Startup

10+ Lessons We’ve Learned Building Our Startup

It’s still early days in our journey as founders of Tulix App but we’ve been fortunate enough to have learned a couple of things thus far. I...

Alistair Gould opinion
5 Simple Steps to Get Started with Investing

5 Simple Steps to Get Started with Investing

This is mainly informed by the needs of Africans living abroad as well as their beneficiaries back home.Our diaspora survey also revealed th...

Tulix Team financial health
What Is Limiting Diaspora Investments To Africa

What Is Limiting Diaspora Investments To Africa

The primary objective of investing is to maximize return against one’s risk threshold. ...

Tulix Team diaspora
Why We Must Keep Innovating

Why We Must Keep Innovating

The entry of startups in fintech will make for interesting viewing over the next few decades....

Alistair Gould opinion
Can A Better Remittance Experience Unlock More Funds To Africa

Can A Better Remittance Experience Unlock More Funds To Africa

Despite the great progress that has been made in remittances, there still exist challenges and/ or opportunities....

Tulix Team opinion

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