Vol 35 | 03-07-2023
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June (almost) wrecked me.
For about three years now, my biggest bills have been due in June. I’m still not sure how this happened.
On one hand, I’m a bit relieved that it’s all done and over with. But the countdown to June 2024 has also started. Ugh.
I’ll be sulking for the whole of July while manifesting for money I didn’t work for. Wish me luck.
Anyway, let’s get into this week’s stories.
In this letter:
- The Disciplined #NairaLife of An Upwardly Mobile Development Worker
- HustlePrint: I Joined Twitter to Have Fun, Now I Make a Living on It
- Love Currency: Married Life in Lagos on a ₦1.3m Monthly Accountant Salary
- Money Meanings: “Liquidity”
- Game: #HowMuchLast
- Where The Money At?!
The Disciplined #NairaLife of An Upwardly Mobile Development Worker
After 27 years of barely getting by, this 34-year-old project manager’s finances started to turn around in 2017. The biggest game-changers so far, though, are her jobs. Between 2019 and 2021, she worked at a job that paid her in foreign currency. Now, her current job has given her a hack that’s allowed her to save more. How?
Some other great money articles you should read:
I Joined Twitter to Have Fun, Now I Make a Living on It
Toyosi Godwin doubles as a freelance writer and social media influencer. In this story, he shares details about how he’s built his community on Twitter in the past six years and unlocked a steady stream of income on the platform.
Married Life in Lagos on a ₦1.3m Monthly Accountant Salary
When Titilayo* met Edwin* in 2015, she was fresh out of NYSC and splurging her salary on clothes. But since they married in 2019, she’s become obsessed with saving. In this article, she tells Zikoko how she’s surviving on only ₦300k out of her ₦1.3m monthly salary while earning more than her partner.
An excerpt: “Because Edwin (my husband) earns ₦880k, the pay gap is pretty obvious. Whenever I complain about him not chipping in with the feeding, he reminds me that he pays for most of the recurring expenses. He also gets upset when he thinks I’m splurging because I don’t have to pay bills. Sometimes, I wish we could switch to when he earned more. “
Money Meanings
Game: #HowMuchLast
#HowMuchLast is a game where we show you an item and you tell us (and the world) the highest amount you’d pay for it.
Some weeks will be Okin biscuit, some others will be SUVs.
How much would you pay to get your real country’s passport? So, #HowMuchLast for dual citizenship?
What’s the most you’d pay? Tweet at us here.
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.
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All good things must come to an end. But not this good thing. We’ll be back next week.
In the
meantime, keep reading Zikoko’s articles and be sure to share the love.
Till next week…
Yours cashly,
Toheeb,
Zikoko’s ‘OG’ Mr. Money
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