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Naira Life Vol 153

Naira Life Vol 153

Also: The #NairaLife of an undergraduate trying to cut his expenses down to ₦500k/Month

Toheeb Lanlehin
October 06, 2025

Volume 153

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Good morning 🌞

Here’s a popular truth about money, business and ambition: the market doesn’t care about your grit. And one of the stories in this week’s dispatch reminded me of that. Imagine this: you’re a 26-year-old, quit your job to build a business, scaled fast, raised $300k… and the tricky bit: you watched it fail. I imagine it’s a very familiar story.

It’s never just one thing, too. I mean, big vision? Check. Traction? Check. But the devil is in the details (read: the boring bits): compliance, unit economics, etc.

Entrepreneurship is really something. Let’s get into it and the other stories in this dispatch.

In this letter:

#NairaLife: The Undergraduate Trying to Cut His Expenses Down to ₦500k/Month

The 24-year-old in this #NairaLife has been hustling since he was in secondary school. He finally found a sustainable break in product design in 2022 and now makes enough to support himself through a university education.

His only struggle is familiar — Lifestyle creep.

This is his #NairaLife!

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I Quit My Job to Build a Fintech Startup, Raised $300k, and Lost It All

Khalid, 26, quit his job to chase the startup dream. His fintech scaled fast, and served thousands of businesses.

It looked like he had cracked the code, but when the cracks began to show up, the system he was trying to disrupt swallowed his company. Read the full story here

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I’ve Interviewed over 1000 Candidates. Here’s What Many Still Get Wrong

Candidates who apply themselves have a better experience with job interviews,” says Felix Bissong, Lead Consultant at The GenZ HR.

He shares a few tips for a successful job interview. Read here.

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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.