MoneybyZikoko: Do You Ever Feel Broke?

Volume 110

Good morning, ☀️

I’m not psychic, but I have a strong feeling your answer to the question in today’s email subject was a “Yes”. Feeling broke might be the one thing that connects us all, regardless of our financial situations. At one point or another, we’ve needed something we couldn’t immediately afford.

For the lady in this week’s #NairaLife, it’s financial freedom. At ₦900k/month, she easily qualifies as a top earner in Nigeria, but inflation and the crazy exchange rates mean she has to struggle to afford the things she needs to improve her quality of life.

The content writer in the #LoveCurrency story below is also struggling, but his struggle is of an interestingly different nature. He’s in an open relationship, but with a ₦250k/month salary, it’s clear that his love life might be burning a hole in his pockets.

Let’s get into the stories. 👇🏾

In this letter:

#NairaLife: She’s Juggling a 9-5, Two Businesses and Pursuing Foreign Income
Love Currency: The Content Writer Navigating an Expensive Open Relationship With ₦250k/Month
I Gave My Child Away Because I’m Not Financially Ready To Be a Mother
QUIZ: If You Score 10/15 On This December Quiz, You’ll Be Extremely Broke In January
Where The Money At?!

#NairaLife: She’s Juggling a 9-5, Two Businesses and Pursuing Foreign Income

Since university, this 28-year-old customer success manager has had no trouble finding creative ways to make money. Is she close to financial freedom? Not exactly. But she hopes that figuring out money management and foreign income opportunities will get her there.

Here’s her #NairaLife

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Love Currency: The Content Writer Navigating an Expensive Open Relationship With ₦250k/Month

Femi* (26) has been in an open relationship with Ola* (23) for eight months.

For #LoveCurrency, he talks about the financial implications of dating multiple people and how his spending habits affect his relationship. Read the full story

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I Gave My Child Away Because I’m Not Financially Ready To Be a Mother

Two years ago, Carmen* (23) gave her newborn baby to a random woman in her neighbourhood and didn’t look back.

In this story, she shares why that was the best decision given her financial circumstances, why she accepts that people wouldn’t understand, and her plans for the future. Read more

QUIZ: If You Score 10/15 On This December Quiz, You’ll Be Extremely Broke In January

This quiz can accurately predict your financial status in January.

Try it and see

Where The Money At?!

We can’t say we’re about the money and not actually help you find the money.

So we’ve compiled a list of job opportunities for you. Make sure you share this with anyone who might need it because in this community, we look out for each other.

Again, don’t mention. We gatchu.