In 2018, the 20-year-old in this #NairaLife randomly applied for a coding training course and didn’t look back. Three years and a couple of courses later, she works as a front-end developer. How much does the job pay her per month? ₦470k.
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.
It’s not every time someone turns their life around at their first job, but that’s what happened for the guy in this week’s story. From being unemployed at the beginning of 2020 to earning ₦327k/month by the middle of 2021. This is #NairaLife, ep. 148.
Inside this #NairaLife is a 30-year-old actress and screenwriter whose biggest struggle is income stability. Does her line of work have something to do with this? Yes, but it runs a little deeper than that.
In 2020, the 25-year-old doctor in this #NairaLife was earning ₦170k/month. Now she earns ₦900k/month. As much as this feels like a flex, it also comes with its set of struggles. For starters, she doesn’t feel like she’s worth the salary.
The 27-year-old in this #NairaLife started a shoe business in 2012 and slowly built it over the years, thanks to social media advertising and returning. However, a few financial decisions set him back. Now, he’s playing catch up.
There are some things to note about the 25-year-old in this #NairaLife: she’s the breadwinner and was in about ₦2m debt. Three months ago she got a big break and her life changed — possibly forever. Here’s how it happened:
For the 26-year-old content writer in this story, saving reigns supreme. She would know: her longest unemployment stretch was two years. Guess what gave her a soft landing?
The 34-year-old product manager in this #NairaLife was slowly building up his wealth until a work mishap sent him out of a job and wiped out his life savings. Two years later, he’s building it back up and at $9800/month; it’s never been easier.
Working in the Nigerian civil service sometimes means sacrificing income growth for stability. The 47-year-old in this story knows this first-hand. After two decades in the civil service, her salary has only increased to ₦65k/Month. This is her #NairaLife.
The 27-year-old sales manager in this #NairaLife has been investing in a couple of high-risk businesses since 2018. In 2020 alone, he made more than ₦5m in profits. But things took a dark turn in 2021 and now, he’s in debt of ₦11m. Read how it happened below:
The 26-year-old in this #NairaLife YOLO’ed her way through some years of her adult life until eight months of unemployment stopped her in her tracks. Now, she’s all about financial security. What does this mean when her 9-5 pays her ₦70k/Month?
The 34-year-old engineer in this #NairaLife made a career switch into oil and gas in 2014. Since that time, his basic salary has grown to ₦1.7m/month. Now, he wants to retire in six years with $1m in liquid assets. How does he hope to get there?
The 43-year-old producer in this #NairaLife has had her fair share of highs and lows. Between 2001 and 2017, she worked her way up from ₦21k/month to $4k/month. 2021? She’s at ground zero. Now, she thinks success is a lot of luck before anything else.
For the 36-year-old in this #NairaLife, a hack to growing income is by job hopping. How has this worked for him? For starters, he was earning ₦30k/month in 2008. Now, he earns ₦1.3m/month.
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This week’s Naira Life is brought to you by QuickCredit. With QuickCredit, you not only get the funds you need instantly, but you also get to pay back at the lowest interest rate in Nigeria. A consistent pattern in this #NairaLife is how this 25-year-old lawyer’s black tax increases as her income increases. But she doesn’t […]
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This week’s Naira Life is brought to you by QuickCredit. With QuickCredit, you not only get the funds you need instantly, but you also get to pay back at the lowest interest rate in Nigeria. This 23-year-old has an investment banking job and a couple of side hustles, but that’s not the most interesting thing about […]
This week’s Naira Life is brought to you by QuickCredit. With QuickCredit, you not only get the funds you need instantly, but you also get to pay back at the lowest interest rate in Nigeria. What’s your oldest memory of money? When I was eight years old, I found a big bar of soap at home […]
This week’s Naira Life is brought to you by QuickCredit. With QuickCredit, you not only get the funds you need instantly, but you also get to pay back at the lowest interest rate in Nigeria. What’s your earliest memory of money? I’m not sure I remember. I never thought about money while growing up because there […]
This week’s Naira Life is brought to you by QuickCredit. With QuickCredit, you not only get the funds you need instantly, but you also get to pay back at the lowest interest rate in Nigeria. The 30-year-old in this #NairaLife got his big break in 2016 when he started working in tech. When was the last […]
Between 2016 and 2020, the biggest flex for the 25-year-old in this #NairaLife was rising to the top of the ladder at the factory where he worked, and he did it. But he quit the job in 2021. While this has affected his finances, it’s all part of a grand plan. Do you remember your […]
This week’s Naira Life is brought to you by QuickCredit. With QuickCredit, you not only get the funds you need instantly, but you also get to pay back at the lowest interest rate in Nigeria. The 28-year-old makeup artist in this #NairaLife has had multiple experiences with low-paying jobs. In 2020, she went in on a […]
This week’s Naira Life is brought to you by QuickCredit. With QuickCredit, you not only get the funds you need instantly, but you also get to pay back at the lowest interest rate in Nigeria. The 30-year-old in this story was born into a low-income family. The constant struggle was a lack of money. When he […]
This week’s Naira Life is brought to you by QuickCredit. With QuickCredit, you not only get the funds you need instantly, but you also get to pay back at the lowest interest rate in Nigeria. What’s your oldest memory of money? In 2000, when I was in Primary Three, my dad came home with two bundles […]
This week’s Naira Life is brought to you by QuickCredit. With QuickCredit, you not only get the funds you need instantly, but you also get to pay back at the lowest interest rate in Nigeria. What’s your oldest memory of money? My mum is a businesswoman, so I was exposed to the concept of buying and […]
This week’s Naira Life is brought to you by QuickCredit. With QuickCredit, you not only get the funds you need instantly, but you also get to pay back at the lowest interest rate in Nigeria. This product manager may be only 30 years old, but he’s lived many lives. First as a small-time plug, then he […]
This week’s Naira Life is brought to you by Quick credit. With Quick credit, you not only get the funds you need instantly, but you also get to pay back at the lowest interest rate in Nigeria. The 25-year-old graduate assistant in this story worries about two things: her salary and her low job satisfaction. It’s […]
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