1000 results for "money"
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#NairaLife: The Business Manager Juggling a ₦550k/Month Salary and a Relentless Urge to Travel
In 2021, the 33-year-old in this #NairaLife earned ₦40k/month. Four years later, her income has grown by over 1000%, but this growth has done little for her finances. Between monthly trips and poor spending habits, she struggles to make sense of her money. But she’s hoping that’ll change soon.
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#NairaLife: She’s 22, and Cybersecurity Pays Her Over ₦5m/Month
This 22-year-old's #NairaLife started with a desire to make enough money to put herself in a school abroad. Seven years later, her priorities have changed. Now, she's a uni dropout turned cybersecurity engineer making ₦5m+ monthly. Her new mantra? “I'll never be poor.”
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The Chaotic #NairaLife of a Comms Manager Who’s Struggling With Financial Control
This 27-year-old's #NairaLife is a series of lucky breaks and questionable financial decisions. His family’s support is the one constant he can count on. But now, he's hoping to finally make sense of his money. How's that going?
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55 Ways To Make Money Online, Offline and from Home as a Nigerian
If your wallet had a mouth, it would beg you to read this list.
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Top 12 Most Interesting Money Books That Can Change How Nigerians Think About Money
The financial knowledge gap no one talks about, and the money books smart Nigerians are using to close it.
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These 10 Money Market Mutual Funds Are Making Nigerians Rich in 2025
How to make money while you sleep
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#NairaLife: The 25-Year-Old Looking for Financial Stability in a High-Risk Business
In 2019, this 25-year-old landed on an unlicensed, high-risk business: informal money lending. It was her get-out-of-poverty-free card, and she’s stuck with it since.
Half a decade later, her life has changed, and so have her problems.
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The #NairaLife of a Baker Who’s Tired of Living on Handouts
This 29-year-old baker lost her life savings to a romance scam, dropped out of university and became homeless in one year. Over the years, she’s survived multiple depressive and suicidal episodes.
Her friends have consistently picked her up, but she wants a life where she doesn’t need to depend on them. She hopes to get there by achieving her culinary school dreams.
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#NairaLife: The Software Developer Picking Himself Up After Losing $500K in Seven Months
The 41-year-old software developer in this #NairaLife had built considerable wealth over a 10-year career and was on his way to achieving his second-passport dreams when he lost his entire life savings to a botched crypto project and cryptocurrency exchange in 2022.
Two years later, he’s rebuilding his savings and investment portfolio and chasing a $1m/month payday.
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The Self-Aware #NairaLife of a Salesperson Who Can’t Let Go of Non-Essential Expenses
The #NairaLife of this 30-year-old sales operations specialist is a mixture of gratitude and guilt. With a ₦1.2m monthly salary and minimal responsibilities, she can afford a reasonably good life. But even though she closely tracks her expenses, her savings and investments are non-existent. She’s unsure if that’ll change soon.
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The #NairaLife of a Budding Writer Hustling for Her Lovers
On #NairaLife today, the 21-year-old subject tells us about how her dad’s spending habits affected her relationship with money. To her, money is meant to be spent on people you love without hesitation, and she applies this rule to her romantic relationships — she currently has six partners.
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#NairaLife: The PR Consultant With A History of Investment Scams
As much as the 24-year-old in this #NairaLife is a big fan of financial literacy, she's also made her fair share of money mistakes, culminating in a loss of more than ₦2m in 2020. If there's anything she'd like to hack, it's how to grow her wealth.