When this 27-year-old pharmacist took his first loan from a mobile app in 2019, he didn’t expect it’d lead to an addiction. Several new jobs and income bumps later, leaving the loan cycle proved impossible until his dad got involved in 2022. Now, he’s on the path to financial discipline, and it involves choosing to protect his mental health.

This 33-year-old freelance social media manager has two superpowers: finding business opportunities and saving aggressively. In 2021, he managed to save ₦100k/month while working ₦40k/month job. How? Extra gigs and financial discipline. Now, he’s on his way to hitting ₦1m in savings by January 2024.

There’s almost no simple way to make money in Nigeria. But we’ve narrowed down some options that make it just a little bit easier.

We spoke to women in relationships with partners who earn less. From the partner who rejects financial help to the one who never buys gifts, their responses are more than a little surprising.

For almost 20 years, this 35-year-old construction manager’s sole focus was making money, legally or illegally. But a health scare and the birth of his children have changed his priorities. Now, he’s a proud stay-at-home dad, doing what works best for his family — even if it means not working.

There’s one interesting thing to note about the 25-year-old bank relationship manager in this #NairaLife: She grew up with a reliable safety net in her parents. But even without much financial responsibility, her income was barely enough for years. That is, until now.

These money-saving tips will take your finances from “God,abeg” to “Trusting the process”.

If these women’s stories are anything to go by, financial abuse should be talked about more.

Since childhood, the 25-year-old subject of this story has struggled with numbers. As an adult, it’s progressed into an inability to handle money and some financial decisions she’s not proud of. Add all that with a 2022 Borderline personality disorder diagnosis and a constant struggle to keep jobs, and you have this #NairaLife.

From selling stationery in secondary school to playing college basketball and academic writing, the 23-year-old in this #NairaLife knows how to make money. His most significant income growth? Landing a $5k/month product design job on Twitter. Now, he’s battling lifestyle inflation and spending money as it comes.