Last week, I came across a LinkedIn post that made me stop and think. A Dubai real estate broker confidently claimed that buying off-plan property is safer than investing in the stock market. That certainty bothered me

Lending money to a close friend can feel like a generous act but it often leads to complicated emotions and strained relationships. When a loan goes unpaid, the silence that follows can be deafening. This situation sits at the crossroads of generosity, guilt, and power and it challenges the belief that money does not change relationships. It does, not because people are bad but because expectations are rarely clear. Mixing friendship with unstructured money creates imbalance:

The past few days have been intense in the UAE. If you feel on edge, you are not alone. Markets reacted sharply: the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange and Dubai Financial Market paused trading temporarily.

One friend had steak. One had a salad. Someone had three cocktails. Someone had tap water. And then someone says, “Shall we just split it?”

I saw a TikTok recently that genuinely made me stop scrolling. A girl was saying that a Rolex isn’t even that impressive in Dubai because there are “better” watches. I don’t know watches. I have an Apple watch that I'm more than happy with. That’s not the point. The point is this: even a Rolex isn’t enough anymore. If something that most people would consider a symbol of success can suddenly be labelled “average”, then what chance do the rest of us have of ever feeling like w

When a Goal Feels Too Big, Your Money Mindset Is In Trouble