First-person experiments and real money experiences in Barbados. (8 articles)
I put the BBD $1,000 minimum into the Roberts Manufacturing share offer and went through the whole process, from application to allocation. Here is what buying into a Barbados share offer actually looks like from the inside, and what I would watch next time.
A month ago I promised to let the data make the call on Receipt Tracker. It came back, and the answer was to pause. Here's what nobody coming back taught me about money — and what happens to the project now.
Two weeks after launching Receipt Tracker, only one person who used it in week one came back in week two. Here's what I did about it — and what's coming next.
Most budgeting apps treat a $223 supermarket run as a single transaction. I wanted to know what was actually inside it — so I built something that does.
One afternoon, I found myself at Sheraton Mall without my wallet or any way to tap and pay — just my phone and my banking apps, and a few items to pick up. What followed was an improvised lesson in the gaps that still exist in Barbados' payments landscape.
PayPal's 4.5% currency conversion spread is costing Barbadian shoppers more than they realize. Learn how to save money by choosing USD at checkout.
Save money on Amazon Black Friday 2025 deals in Barbados. Learn why paying in USD instead of BBD saves you 2% on every purchase by avoiding Amazon's hidden Exchange Rate Guarantee Fee.
After years of renting, I finally took the plunge into land ownership. Here's my personal journey, the challenges I faced, and the lessons I learned along the way.