From Hustling at 17 to Building a Thriving Marketing Career | Nyandia Gachago’s Money Story

In this episode of Financially Incorrect, Nyandia Gachago—chartered marketer, AI trainer, and founder of Minty Lime, shares her unfiltered money story. From growing up in a plot household, facing the crushing costs of chronic illness, and moving back home twice, to experimenting with startups, scaling a butchery business, and finally building a thriving agency. Nyandia opens up about what it really costs to live with an invisible illness, the lessons she learned from failed partnerships, how moving closer to clients unlocked new opportunities, and the financial mistakes she’ll never repeat. She explains how she shifted from survival mode to strategy learning that money is a by-product of solving problems, not the goal itself, and that financial freedom begins with structure, discipline, and the right guidance. Help Shape the Future of Financially Incorrect – Take Less Than 5 Mins: https://shorturl.at/3iiJZ Want to Be Featured on Financially Incorrect? Apply Here: https://forms.gle/5tkdjgx9vHgXyJSC6 💹 Ready to start trading? 🔍 Who is FXPesa: https://shorturl.at/rWFqC 🎓 Learn how to trade: https://shorturl.at/xR2Ye 📊 Try a demo account: https://shorturl.at/izDMc 💸 Open a live account: https://shorturl.at/Od2ux Timestamps 00:00 –Episode intro 02:21 – Guest intro: Nyandia Gachago, marketer & AI trainer 05:16 – Legacy vs money: what financial success means to her 10:26 – Vulnerable moment on Engage talk and what it meant to her father 15:56 – Early money lessons: loans, stress & avoiding debt 20:00 – When did you begin to deal with money? 28:36 – What happens after you finish University? 41:32 – Startup #2 & #3: lessons on long vs short-term people 45:27 – Moving back home, epiphany in shags & cultural healing 52:03 – Butchery experiment that grew to 70K/day 57:26 – CIM studies, Minty Lime begins 1:07:12 – Money management turning point with Val (Africa’s Pocket) 1:17:00 – Final advice: fail fast, don’t chase money, get a wealth manager