Elizabeth Nambuya

Exploring the Space Between Business Finance and Everyday Money Decisions

Welcome.

This is a space for anyone curious about how financial thinking — often reserved for boardrooms and forecasts — can shape everyday money decisions. I’ve always been drawn to strategy — not just how businesses make money, but how they plan to do it over time. Through studying management accounting and working in finance roles, I’ve seen how powerful long-term thinking can be.

Thinking about how businesses build forecasts, make trade-offs, and design their growth with intention, it’s clear that behind every financial model is a story of discipline, delayed gratification, and clarity of purpose. Those same principles can help us make sense of personal decisions and be more patient with our own goals. Saving up for something meaningful, pacing career moves, investing in relationships or simply managing the highs and lows of adult life — all can become easier when they are treated them with the same care a finance team gives to strategy.

Why put so much discipline into business finances but neglect our own? I’ve come to believe that finance isn’t about being perfect with money. It’s about being thoughtful. And it’s not a language only for professionals — it can be for anyone, as long as it’s explained with clarity and care.

Learning to Speak Finance — Twice

I first approached finance like learning a new language — full of ratios, jargon, and technical terms. But then behind that language, I saw something more relatable: decisions about risk, resourcefulness, and growth.

That perspective stayed with me.

The language of finance often feels inaccessible to many, so I have made it a personal mission to bridge that gap.

As I pursue my career in commercial finance, I’m equally passionate about making financial thinking accessible to more people — whether they work in business, manage a household, or simply want to feel more in control of their money.

My work sits at the intersection of commercial insight and practical living, grounded in the belief that financial literacy should be both digestible and empowering.

Finance doesn’t need to feel abstract. When we bring business clarity to personal questions, both become easier to navigate.

Through my writing, I aim to offer thoughtful, jargon-free insights designed to help people feel more confident — and curious — about the financial side of life. Through research, I explore how business finance tools — like forecasting, budgeting, and performance metrics — can help individuals make better personal and financial decisions. This work is about making financial insights more practical, digestible, and above all, useful. I explore how financial thinking — when explained clearly — can empower anyone, regardless of background. Whether it’s rolling forecasts or opportunity cost, my goal is to translate key finance principles into tools people can actually use — at work or in life.

Blog.

I regularly write about how business finance tools can shape personal choices — from cash flow to career planning. Whether you’re new to finance or looking for fresh ways to think about your money, there’s something here for you.

Check out the blog below to explore what we can all learn from the finance functions of successful businesses — and how those same principles can guide smarter personal choices.

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