Money and the Maasai People (w/ Josphat Mako)

My guest paid a dowry of eight cows for his first wife and six cows and three sheep for his second wife. Josphat Mako, or just “Mako," grew up in Kenya’s Maasai Mara, a massive plain just north of the Serengeti. He taught himself English, learned how to drive, and has since become a well-known safari guide for the legendary Cottars camps.

In this episode, we talk about his childhood, daily life in the Maasai Village, who goes to school in their culture (it will surprise you!), and what it was like when he attended a football game at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Special thanks to Ann Short Travel here in Atlanta, Bush & Beyond in Nairobi, and the good people at Cottars Conservation Camp in the Mara.

Topics covered in this episode include:

• Alabama football

• Maasai

• Maasai Mara

• Travel

• Safari

• Africa

Unlike traditional personal finance shows, Crazy Money is not about how to make a million bucks, how to beat the stock market, or how to save money by switching credit cards. It is about deciding what role we want money to play in our lives and how we can use it to be our best selves.

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