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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The 32-year-old customer experience researcher in this #NairaLife was forced to start afresh in 2016 due to an unplanned pregnancy that led to her father cutting her off.
Eight years later, she’s now a financially stable mother of two — thanks to her ₦1.5m/month salary. How did she get here and what’s next for her?
The 28-year-old mobile engineer in this #NairaLife has come a long way in his relationship with money. He’s gone from careless spending to building an impressive $80k safety net by living below his means. He’s now navigating the insecurity that comes with a tech career, after surviving two layoffs in seven months.
The couple in this week’s NairaLife previously broke up because of their different financial situations. But they found their way back and have now been married for three years.
Francis* (32) earns ₦400k/month and Helen* (29) earns ₦365k/month. They’ve decided that the trick to navigating their very different money habits is by equally splitting their joint expenses. How’s it working out?
When the 25-year-old content specialist in this #NairaLife started her professional career at 19, earning $1,200/week, she thought it’d only get better. She was wrong.
Two years later, new immigration laws forced her to return to Nigeria and take up a ₦50k/month job. Her income has grown since then, but she still regrets some of her earlier financial decisions.
In 2016, this 23-year-old was forced to leave home to fend for himself, thanks to absent parents. At his lowest, he almost turned to a life of crime. But that’s in the past now, and for the first time in forever, he has a sense of stability. What made the difference? Starting a POS business.
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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.
For the 25-year-old in this #Nairalife, finishing law school with not-too-good grades meant having second thoughts about practising law. But finding tech after a heartbreak and accidentally landing a tech internship means she’s now open to career and income opportunities she never thought possible.
The 31-year-old subject of this #NairaLife tried a few things for money before realising freelance writing paid him more than his colleague’s bank jobs. He thought he’d reached his final bus stop, but that only lasted four years.
Now, he’s down on his luck, sending 10 job applications weekly, and hoping that a structured job will provide him an escape.