"We asked five people, each earning north of ₦700k/month, to talk about what they can do with their income."

More than ever, people are trapped in a cycle of figuring out how to make enough to spend on rapidly-increasing costs of things.

This 33-year-old started his career in transportation as a wheel barrow pusher in 2001. Since then, he’s gone from okada rider to personal driver and more. In 2019, he joined the e-hailing market, making up to ₦60k/week until the recent fuel subsidy removal that’s put him in debt.

Aisha Owolabi was in uni to get a chemistry degree when she found social media marketing. But that’s not her last stop — content marketing is. For #HustlePrint, she talks about her multiple career transitions, hitting milestones, unlocking new work experiences and everything in between.

In 2016, Mo’Believe discovered his voice and sound, kicking off his career as a musician. Two albums and significant milestones later, he has no plans of slowing down. In this week’s #Hustleprint, he talks about how he’s been making it work.

Between 2018 and 2023, this 28-year-old worked as a photographer in his state's governor's office. At first, his official salary was ₦50k, then it grew to ₦120k. Now that's over, he's returned to his first love -- software development. His plan? Building tech businesses.

After 27 years of barely getting by, this 34-year-old project manager’s finances started to turn around in 2017. The biggest game-changers so far, though, are her jobs. Between 2019 and 2021, she worked at a job that paid her in foreign currency. Now, her current job has given her a hack that’s allowed her to save more.

Toyosi Godwin doubles as a freelance writer and social media influencer. For #Hustleprint, he shares details about how he’s built his community on Twitter in the past six years and unlocked a steady stream of income on the platform.

In the past seven years, the 27-year-old in this #NairaLife has grown her income from ₦35k to ‎₦810k. However, her financial satisfaction is 5.5. Why? Doesn’t she earn enough or does she live above way her income means?

The communications manager in this story will always prioritise investing in real estate over saving. Why? His family has gone through the worst of living situations, and he won’t let it happen again. Read his #NairaLife.