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How Njeri Karanja, a salonist / hairdresser in Rural North, lives on KES 30,400 a month
Njeri Karanja, 61 — Salonist / hairdresser in Rural North (Wajir), raising 2 children.
Pays no rent, yet the money still disappears — leaks, not bills.
Earns: KES 30,400 per month. Housing: KES 0 — Lives with parents.
Kitchen — KES 15,160/month
| Unga (maize flour) | KES 2,050 |
| Rice & pasta | KES 1,020 |
| Sukuma/mboga (mama mboga) | KES 1,300 |
| Milk & tea leaves (daily chai) | KES 3,340 |
| Sugar | KES 630 |
| Cooking oil | KES 1,100 |
| Meat/omena/eggs | KES 2,570 |
| Bread & breakfast | KES 1,100 |
| Fruits | KES 710 |
| Salt | KES 30 |
| Matchbox | KES 20 |
| Spices & royco | KES 120 |
| Gas refill (6kg cycle) | KES 1,170 |
Utilities — KES 630/month
| KPLC tokens | KES 490 |
| Water (borehole/river — treatment) | KES 140 |
Connectivity — KES 1,030/month
| Airtime & okoa | KES 440 |
| Data bundles | KES 590 |
Transport — KES 6,050/month
| Matatu/boda fares | KES 3,080 |
| Kids school transport | KES 2,970 |
Family — KES 5,830/month
| School fees (2 kids, public + extras) | KES 4,350 |
| Uniforms, books & school snacks | KES 890 |
| Kids clothes & shoes (mitumba cycle) | KES 590 |
Personal — KES 1,870/month
| Salon (braids/treatment) | KES 790 |
| Clothes & shoes (mitumba) | KES 690 |
| Toiletries & grooming | KES 390 |
Health — KES 820/month
| SHIF/NHIF | KES 820 |
Social — KES 900/month
| Church/Mosque offering & harambee | KES 900 |
Short every month by KES 1,890.
- Tap Kitchen → it accounts even the 20-bob matchbox and the salt.
- The daily chai habit is itemized: ~3,340/mo on milk & tea leaves alone.
Home setup: family bed + decker bed for the kids.
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