This 30-year-old has found a steady career rhythm but feels like she lost precious years trying different paths, hoping one would stick. Now, her focus is clear: making up for lost time by obsessively growing her wealth. Her goal? ₦100m.

This 27-year-old pursued a medical career mainly for financial gain. Now that he’s a practising doctor, his reality isn’t what he imagined. He’s trying to fix that by exploring different career options while navigating black tax and a dependence on loan apps.

When asked if she’d ever return to the workforce, this 29-year-old stay-at-home wife responded, “What for?” She doesn’t regret abandoning her career to start a family in 2020, but she’s now building something just as important: buffers and safety nets.

The 25-year-old in this #NairaLife isn’t comfortable taking financial risks. She works in finance and has had a significant income jump in the last two years, but she’s only now taking investments seriously. Another thing: She earns ₦500k/month but still fears not having enough.

This 34-year-old has come to terms with his weakness for reckless spending, and he’s handling it the best way he knows: giving his wife 100% control of his finances and money-related decisions.

In 2016, this 36-year-old made wrong investment choices, and it all went downhill from there. He went from owing rent and becoming homeless to being ₦40m in debt by 2022. Two years later, he’s on the come-up and right back where he started — investments.

This 32-year-old freelance project coordinator is what you might call a late starter. Things haven't always been rosy for her, from waiting five years to enter uni to driving cabs after a job loss. However, she’s now on the road to financial freedom. Well, as soon as she figures out money management.

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.

On #NairaLife today, the 21-year-old subject tells us about how her dad’s spending habits affected her relationship with money. To her, money is meant to be spent on people you love without hesitation, and she applies this rule to her romantic relationships — she currently has six partners. 

As much as the 24-year-old in this #NairaLife is a big fan of financial literacy, she's also made her fair share of money mistakes, culminating in a loss of more than ₦2m in 2020. If there's anything she'd like to hack, it's how to grow her wealth.