Naira Life Vol 151

Good morning 🌞

Agency is an interesting concept, isn’t it? The fact that you can choose a path and lock in. I imagine some freedom comes with it, even if said path is scary. Enter this week’s #NairaLife. The 23-year-old at the centre of it quit her job and leaned into her loctician hustle. The short-term outcome? Making more than she did at her old 9-5.

But a lot also happened before she got here. Let’s get into it and the other stories in this dispatch. 👇🏾

In this letter:

• #NairaLife: This Loctician Quit Her 9-5 and Now Makes 7x Her Salary
• Had I Known: 6 Nigerians on the Cost of Keeping Up Appearances
• My friends and I Started a Cassava Farm Side Project. Then the Manager Embezzled Our Money
• Where The Money At?!

The 23-year-old in this #NairaLife is a self-taught loctician, but before that, she was a jewellery maker, fitness trainer, hairdresser and growth marketer.

Seven months ago, she ditched her 9-5 to focus on her side hustle. In that time, she’s 7xed her income and built a consistent income source, all while living with anxiety and depression.

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No one wants to look like they’re struggling, even when their account balance is crying for help.In this story, six Nigerians share the moments they overspent to impress others, and the painful consequences that followed.

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When Agbo (27) started a cassava farm in 2024, two of his friends asked to join, pooling their money together.

He imagined growth, profit and steady operations, but didn’t expect the project manager to disappear with their cash just as the farm began to take shape. Read the full story