The 23-year-old student on this week’s Naira Life started his first business in 2020. Since then, he’s tried and failed at five businesses. He doesn’t know what it is, but something keeps pushing him to try again, even though he’s now in ₦2m debt. 

This week's #LoveCurrency subject, Alexei*, is a 26-year-old queer man with a partner 15 years older earning enough to spend Alexei's salary in one night. Here he shares the misconceptions about their relationship and how he gets away with being poor through the power of gifting. 

Between 2010 and 2013, the 30-year-old on this #NairaLife missed two opportunities to fulfil his dream of working at a Big Four consulting firm, but he didn’t back down. Now, he’s a manager at his dream job in the UK and thinks it might be time to move on.

Vol 11 | 02-01-2023 View in Browser Brought to you by | Happy new year! If you’re resuming work this week, I’m sending hugs. Why can’t our capitalist bosses leave us for the first week of the year? Or… are you a capitalist boss? If you’re like me, money is a big part of your […]

Vol 8 | 12-12-2022 View in Browser Brought to you by | We should pop something today! The first Naira Life story was published in February 2019 and since then, we’ve been putting out the most honest stories about Nigerians and their money. Today, I’m happy to be sharing the 200th Naira Life story. This […]

The love of money is the root of all evil. Follow our advice in this article so you don’t forget where you came from because of the small money you’re making now. 🙏🏽

Also: What would you pay for a pair of shoes? Vol 2 | 31-10-2022 View in Browser Brought to you by | Good morning, {$name} 🌞 Do you have a side gig? With how the economy has been moving, I think it may be better to ask how many side gigs you have. In two […]

In this edition of Money by Zikoko, we meet an influencer who can't stop... won't stop. We try to explain budgets while we price Teslas.

Luno is a great way to get into cryptocurrency Download and start trading today. If the 34-year-old in this #NairaLife stopped working, she’d be fine. But even with free ₦4.3m yearly and wealthy parents, she enjoys being independent while catching business owners who try to evade taxes. What’s your earliest memory of money? My grandma worked […]

Also: How much is a bottle of wine these days? Vol 2 | 31-10-2022 View in Browser Brought to you by | Good morning, 🌞 It’s the last day of October and today’s letter is all about safety nets. If you are anything like the subjects of the stories I’ll share today, then safety nets […]