If you’ve tried setting aside a part of your income for the future but failed, there’s a high chance that your main problem was with willpower. It’s okay. You’re not alone.

Even Jesus said that the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.

Your willpower – more wobbly than a tower of Jenga – has put you in terrible situations when it comes to money. Situations not unlike these:

1) That time a rich relative gave you money that you were grateful for but didn’t exactly need right then so this was you and the money staring at each other and wondering what was going to happen next:

You ended buying up food with the money. You still regret your decision to this very day.

2) When an onigbese that has been owing you money for a long time finally pays but you’re currently in a good place financially and don’t know what to do with the money.

WHERE WAS THIS MONEY WHEN I NEEDED IT, EHN?!

3) That time you gave your savings to a family member to keep for you and made them swear to not give it back under any circumstances but this was you three days later when you wanted to buy new shoes:

Y’all are close so they forgave you eventually. It took a while though.

4) That time you actually saved a bit and were proud of your progress so you splurged on a little present for yourself but got too excited and overspent. Then this was you with the present:

What you thought would bring you happiness brought sadness and despair instead. This world nawa.

5) That time you were focused on saving money but your friends planned a trip to Rufus & Bees and you didn’t want to be left out so this was you playing arcade games:

You spent like 30k that day. Your friendship with them has been rocky ever since.

You know what’s better than having a Mexican standoff with money you own but know you’re not supposed to squander?

Introducing AELLA NOTES.

Aella Notes (from the fin-tech company, Aella Credit) is an investment web service that helps individuals invest safely. Interest rates range between 4% and 26%, depending on the size of your investment and length of time of investment. All you need to start is a minimum of ₦100,000 to start.

The best part is that you don’t need to worry about where your money is at any given time. The service has an easy-to-use interface that lets you track how your investment is being used. You can even create multiple investments. Click here to sign up.

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