How much range does your hustle have?

What do you think it’s like to be a housewife?

What is–or to put it more correctly–where is the Nigerian Dream?

A story of Cheese Balls and Enthusiasm.

In this story, we talk to a man who spends his days selling water out of his cart, and his nights keeping watch.    Age: 27 Income: ₦82,000/month When did this hustle start? I first came to Lagos around that time Jonathan first became President after Yar’adua died. The first job I started then was fetching water […]

In this story, we’re speaking with a super-talented lady who is torn between learning the ropes in a structured environment and looking for how to earn more.   But quick one: This week’s story was pulled off in collaboration with mycashestate.com–they’re making it ridiculously easy for everyone to grow money by investing.   Age: 21 Occupation: Multidisciplinary Creative Net […]

There’s levels to making ends meet.

All new episodes of Adulting Is Hard.

Every week, Zikoko asks anonymous people to give us a window into their relationship with the Naira. Some will be struggle-ish, others will be boujee–but all the time, it’ll be revealing. This #Nairalife story was pulled off in collaboration with mycashestate.com. In this story, a guy who manages to balance la vida loca with altruism.  Age: […]

No one you’ve met has prepared you for this mastery.

Sometimes you don’t pick your struggle, it picks you.

You think you know yourself, then you track your spending.