Financially Incorrect

Financially Incorrect A fun and informative way to learn about personal finance.
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We debunk money myths and reveal the truth behind common misconceptions.
🎙Hosted by Barrack Bukusi
Sponsored by FXPesa

22/04/2026

Muraho neza to our Rwandese fam 🇷🇼 We’ll be in Kigali from May 10th & we’re looking for powerful money & business stories to feature on Financially Incorrect.

Founders. Operators. Builders.

If someone comes to mind (or if this is you) DM us!

22/04/2026

She earned KES 12,000 a month… then deductions could cut it to 6K.
Early mornings, daily meetings, cleaning shifts before customers arrived, penalties for being late, and long hours that drained everything. For many people, this is the reality behind entry-level work that rarely gets talked about.

Ivy shares what working in a supermarket taught her about pressure, systems, survival, and why some jobs push people to dream bigger.
Sometimes the jobs we hate the most build the hunger that changes our lives.

21/04/2026

She didn’t start with money. She started with hustle.
From earning 100 bob daily at a laundromat, working long retail shifts, trying freelancing, and testing different income paths, Ivy kept moving until she found the one opportunity that changed everything.
Empty houses. Airbnb hosts needing bookings. Customers needing trust.
That became Nairobi Spaces.

Today the business has helped thousands of guests and built access to thousands of listings without owning the properties themselves.
This episode is a masterclass in spotting opportunity, adapting fast, and building where others only complain.

20/04/2026

Everyone wants a mentor, but not everyone understands what mentorship really is.

Moonika Jugernfeldt challenges the idea that someone you only follow online can truly mentor you.
Admiring someone on social media can inspire you, but mentorship needs something deeper. It needs access, conversation, honesty and real connection.

19/04/2026

Sometimes the biggest barrier is not the system you expect. It can be the culture inside the room.
Dorothy Ooko unpacks a hard truth: some women face resistance from other women who once stood in the same position. Not always from malice, but sometimes from pain, survival or the belief that others should struggle the same way they did.

But leadership should not be about repeating old hardship. It should be about creating better paths.The next generation does not need more gatekeepers. It needs more women willing to open doors they once had to force open themselves.

18/04/2026

For many entrepreneurs, work starts as the dream and slowly becomes everything. Your
schedule, your identity, your friendships, even the answer to what you do for fun.

Mumbi Ndung’u reflects on reaching the edge of burnout after years of pouring everything into the mission. The turning point came when mentors reminded her that you cannot pour from an empty cup. One of the biggest investments she made was learning how to say no.

Sometimes growth is not about doing more. It is about protecting your energy, setting boundaries, and creating a life your success can actually fit into.

17/04/2026

What do women really want?
Maybe the better question is what do women need?

In this episode we sit in a panel discussion with Mumbi Ndung’u, Dorothy Ooko, and Moonika Jugernfeldt, we unpack money, confidence, negotiation, career growth, patience, and why so many women are still expected to prove themselves twice.

We also explored a hard truth: many talented women are over-preparing, undercharging, and waiting too long for permission.
This conversation is for anyone building a career, asking for more, changing industries, leading teams, or trying to grow with intention.
Sometimes the next level is not more hustle. It is clarity, courage, leverage, and support.

Full episode now live.

16/04/2026

James Lubinga was earning more from photography than from teaching. Between 30 to 50 million Ugandan shillings a year. Sometimes he even forgot about his salary.

But he did not quit immediately.

It took him five years to leave teaching. The opportunity that made him money was tied to the school environment. Leaving meant losing access to thousands of students and events.
Then the industry changed. Students started bringing cameras. Smartphones followed. The same business that once generated millions started shrinking.

That is when James pivoted.
The students he photographed began coming back years later. Engagements, weddings, referrals.
He shifted into wedding photography, attended exhibitions, built a studio and gradually built Paramount Images.

16/04/2026

Laura Walubengo had built a career, momentum, and stability. Then one day, it stopped. Retrenchment forced her into something she had not faced since college, life without a monthly income.
That kind of moment brings fear quickly. What happens to the house? What happens to the lifestyle? What happens next?

But in the middle of that uncertainty came a lesson that changed everything. When everything feels like it’s being taken away, what do you still have left?
For Laura, the answer was clear: her skills, her experience, and the relationships she had built over the years.

That was the moment she stopped seeing herself as someone who needed a paycheck and started seeing herself as someone who could always create value.
Sometimes losing the job is the moment you finally discover what your real security was all along.

15/04/2026

Most wedding photos are staged.
But according to James Lubinga, the photos people value the most are the ones they never saw being taken.

The quiet smile. The unexpected laughter. The raw emotions that unfold naturally. These are the moments that make a wedding album timeless.
James explains why great wedding photography is not just about posing clients. It is about capturing authentic moments with strong lighting and thoughtful composition. When couples look back years later, those unseen moments become the most powerful memories.

Great wedding photography is not just about taking pictures.
It is about telling a story people did not even realize was unfolding.

14/04/2026

James Lubinga started as a village teacher.
Then he picked up a camera.
What began as photographing school events turned into servicing 25 schools at once. One prom paid enough for him to buy his first car. Photography was no longer a hobby. It became a business.

In this Uganda Edition , James shares how he transitioned from teaching to building Paramount Images, shooting multiple weddings in a weekend and eventually landing destination weddings worth up to $10,000.

He also opens up about underpricing, scaling teams, building a brand and why Uganda’s wedding industry is one of the biggest opportunities for creatives today.

13/04/2026

You’ve been locked in with the stories, the conversations, the lessons and now it’s taking us continental.
Because you keep showing up, Financially Incorrect has been invited to the 2026 happening in Kigali this May.

In partnership with the , this is where over 2,000 leaders, investors and decision-makers come to shape what business in Africa looks like next.
The theme this year is simple:

Scale or fail, why Africa must embrace shared ownership.

So we’re going to do what we do best. Get in the rooms, ask questions that matter to you and bring you the real conversations behind the money.
Rwanda 🇷🇼 , we’re coming! Stay tapped in.

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