Ahmed Yusuf, 40 — Police officer in Kasarani, Nairobi, raising 3 children.
Every term opening is a crisis — fees are found, but always at a cost.
Earns: KES 34,600 per month. Housing: KES 15,900 rent.
Kitchen — KES 6,910/month
| Unga (maize flour) |
KES 950 |
| Rice & pasta |
KES 470 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) |
KES 600 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) |
KES 1,520 |
| Sugar |
KES 290 |
| Cooking oil |
KES 510 |
| Meat/omena/eggs |
KES 1,190 |
| Bread & breakfast |
KES 510 |
| Fruits |
KES 330 |
| Salt |
KES 30 |
| Matchbox |
KES 20 |
| Spices & royco |
KES 40 |
| Gas refill (6kg cycle) |
KES 450 |
Utilities — KES 900/month
| KPLC tokens |
KES 530 |
| Water bill |
KES 280 |
| Garbage collection |
KES 90 |
Connectivity — KES 490/month
| Airtime & okoa |
KES 210 |
| Data bundles |
KES 280 |
Transport — KES 4,200/month
| Matatu/boda fares |
KES 2,760 |
| Kids school transport |
KES 1,440 |
Family — KES 4,110/month
| School fees (3 kids, public + extras) |
KES 3,180 |
| Uniforms, books & school snacks |
KES 650 |
| Kids clothes & shoes (mitumba cycle) |
KES 280 |
Personal — KES 610/month
| Barber |
KES 90 |
| Clothes & shoes (mitumba) |
KES 330 |
| Toiletries & grooming |
KES 190 |
Health — KES 450/month
Social — KES 2,090/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee |
KES 500 |
| Black tax (money home) |
KES 1,590 |
Indulgences — KES 1,930/month
| Beer — local joint (@~250) |
KES 1,930 |
Debts
| Zenka — mobile loan |
active |
KES 10,123 |
| Stima SACCO — SACCO loan |
active |
KES 142,077 |
Short every month by KES 2,990.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~1,520/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
- Beer — local joint (@~250): 1,930/mo — over 10 years that's 231,600.
Home setup: family bed + decker bed for the kids.
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