prekumohtim:


He used different electricity cable shock me from all side o. Because that 3k that's what I spend to work/week.
I pay #600 daily

Reason I said he is enjoying Nigeria my t.p everyday when leaving the house na 800 bucks. From the food angle that 3k food na like two days package depends on the kind food self oooh. Things are so expensive women really dey try with management oh and kudos to the o.p him dey try too

The tread should have been" how I spend 3k weekly in the North" and stop generalizing the price of commodity.

Though thanks for giving me timetable for food...


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Rightmindset:
I don't think you are in Nigeria. Check very well. May be your geographical location is unknown to you.

rice is sold for #550 at karshi market Abuja. That’s where we go to buy our food stuffs. Nigerians are just wicked, some will go there buy for that amount and sell for #900 and we say Buhari has spoil Nigeria. That potatoes is not even worth #50 in benue state

OP nor dey use transportation? U go market buy stuffs, no keke fare to and fro? In a week u nor dey bike?

Supreme145:

I admire you for being realistic.
And it's no doubt that Purchasing Power differs.
But in all, being commonsensical as to funds within one's control is the key.

Why you Cook all this with BUHARI free Cooking Gas or What?

Me as a student sef, 5k no dey even do me reach 1week sef South East is very expensive to live in, especially Anambra state, it seems like you are living in Benue state or some other northern state, where things are quite cheaper.

This is amazing and sad at the same time.

You also automatically win in my weekly giveaway - please go to my thread and drop your account details.

Do you eat only once per day?

Adamdau:


You are not saying the truth please. 600/8=75. I quote you again, there's no where you can buy a cup of rice at N75 in Nigeria today.

in karshi Abuja rice is sold for #550 on market days. Adikpo in benue state there are rice you buy for #400. That potatoes he bought is not worth #50 there. Buhari regime really favors the people there cos the are now getting a value from farming

I don't envy you.

tunize:

My brother!
We all desire good things, but when we cannot meet those desires, we make do with what is available.
And please, do remember he acknowledged that despite his situation, he's still better than some folks out there.

Our stories are different.

Adamdau:


You are not saying the truth please. 600/8=75. I quote you again, there's no where you can buy a cup of rice at N75 in Nigeria today.

In as much as I don't want to glorify poverty.....what the op said is nothing but the truth the rice will not just be oh God rice but stone free and long grains here in Lafia Nasarawa State at #600 per mudu @ (8cups per mudu). Thanks

Mariangeles:
Of all the important things to buy, why would you buy a packet of maggi? eh nnaa?

As someone who's brother works with Nestle... I'm deeply pained by your words! What is wrong with buying a drum, eh

AloneTK:


My brother!
We all desire good things, but when we cannot meet those desires, we make do with what is available.
And please, do remember he acknowledged that despite his situation, he's still better than some folks out there.

Our stories are different.

Yeah reason I said kudos to him for been able to manage. I was only amazed with the things he bought with 2950 because, I can't get those things for that amount because things are so expensive food and transport.

Adamdau:


You are not saying the truth please. 600/8=75. I quote you again, there's no where you can buy a cup of rice at N75 in Nigeria today.

I bought #80 naira cup of stonefree rice yesterday in nkwo umunze,anambra state.

Adamdau:


You are not saying the truth please. 600/8=75. I quote you again, there's no where you can buy a cup of rice at N75 in Nigeria today.

He is correct ..local rice is 600/650 or 700 naira different type.. I mean one mudu which is equivalent to 8/9 or 10cups they have different mudu

Supreme145:
I commented on a thread yesterday that was about how much that can last someone through the week, I posted that I can manage 3k for a week and I was literary dragged and trolled through the thread. Some accused me of lying while some said I still live with my parents, others saw my post as a scheme to accrue favour from people.

I never wanted to open a thread about this, but as God would have it, he blessed me ( Not from that thread) through Nairaland best roofer and known philanthropist @ money121 and @despian that sent me something to help with my school project. I managed to squeeze out a little money and branch to the market to get some food stuffs. Below is a detail of how I spent 3k on food stuffs that would last me a week.

Rice 1 mudu(8 cups) : #600
Beans 1 mudu(8 cups) : #900
Potato : #500
1/2 bottle of palm oil : #400( I add just enough to colour the food)
1 packet of maggi : #250
Powder pepper :#100
Onions :#100
Airtime :#100
Total :#2950
The remaining #50 is for Chelsea match later in the evening.

While I didn't make this post to glorify poverty but it seems some people are oblivious to the situation of things in the country at the moment. Apparently the hardship levels is skewed, based on the values that people were quoting on that thread. While some food stuffs are at a premium at the moment, there are some of us that cut our suit according to our ankara.

Next is how I manage the foodstuff to last me a week in no particular order.

Day one: Rice and beans
Day two: beans and potatoes
Day three: only Rice
Day four: porridge potatoes
Day five : only beans
Day six: Rice and beans
Day seven: potatoes and oil
Fortunately the stomach does not disclose its contents.

I iterate through the list during the week, I spend only #100 on airtime during the week. I don't call any body and spend #25 daily for 250 mb night sub which I use to apply for jobs. I wait for the following week when it gets exhausted.
I use salt as makeshift paste and patronize Hausa black soap for bathing.
I've my faze cap to conceal my overgrown hair, though my lord luggard esque moustache have a way of bringing my legs outside.
I fetch well water, boil and sieve it, in that way home made Eva water is set, who knows I might own a pure water factory in future so I'm practicing now.

Added plus: My Girlfriend
It's a popular opinion on nairaland and the country in general that most Nigerian girls are useless and are out to bring nothing but misfortune and misery to our lives. I beg to disagree because the ones around me (mom, siblings and gf) are anything but useless.

My current girlfriend is a frugal spender and taught me how to spend prudently. She taught me how to cook thereby cutting the amount I spend on food to a significant level. I can give her just #1500 and she would prepare two pots of stew and soup to last me a week. Like my Oga @chatinet would say there are still women that can go to the market with 3k and come back with two nylons.

While other nairalanders open thread open threads about their parasitic girlfriends, mine is actually helping me through a difficult phase in my life.
Sadly despite my pitiful standard of living, I still have people that I'm better than and see me as a senior man. Its that bad.

I'm not comfortable with my condition so I'm looking for jobs so as to improve my standard of living. My fellow nairalanders help me to start eating with meat by offering my any job available. I'm a graduate of Statistics/Computer Science (bsc ed) and a web developer.

So the doubting Thomas's here's a breakdown of my 3k weekly spending.

Modified: Obviously some people are still doubting my credibility. I stay in north bank, Makurdi Benue State for those asking.

e na, na because Benue is the food basket of the nation na.

Ishilove:

700/kg or...? Here in Lagos I bought it for 9,850 for 12.5kg

it's still #620 per kg here in LAFIA Nasarawa State.

No meat

macrodata:
As someone who's brother works with Nestle... I'm deeply pained by your words! What is wrong with buying a drum, eh

What brand of seasoning do Nestlé produce?

Jwonder:


They still have supporters because Nigerians love suffering, instead of standing up against oppression, they rather adjust to the suffering.

The OP will suffer from malnutrition. How can you survive on less than $6 weekly?
He should Better go and open a POS business or something while still applying for jobs so you can have little money to look good.

True.

You are a survivor my brother.......

Please which state? Here in Rivers state I spend up to 3k for just 1pot of soup.. by the way, No meat? I’m still trying to understand how people eat without meat �

Supreme145:
I commented on a thread yesterday that was about how much that can last someone through the week, I posted that I can manage 3k for a week and I was literary dragged and trolled through the thread. Some accused me of lying while some said I still live with my parents, others saw my post as a scheme to accrue favour from people.

I never wanted to open a thread about this, but as God would have it, he blessed me ( Not from that thread) through Nairaland best roofer and known philanthropist @ money121 and @despian that sent me something to help with my school project. I managed to squeeze out a little money and branch to the market to get some food stuffs. Below is a detail of how I spent 3k on food stuffs that would last me a week.

Rice 1 mudu(8 cups) : #600
Beans 1 mudu(8 cups) : #900
Potato : #500
1/2 bottle of palm oil : #400( I add just enough to colour the food)
1 packet of maggi : #250
Powder pepper :#100
Onions :#100
Airtime :#100
Total :#2950
The remaining #50 is for Chelsea match later in the evening.

While I didn't make this post to glorify poverty but it seems some people are oblivious to the situation of things in the country at the moment. Apparently the hardship levels is skewed, based on the values that people were quoting on that thread. While some food stuffs are at a premium at the moment, there are some of us that cut our suit according to our ankara.

Next is how I manage the foodstuff to last me a week in no particular order.

Day one: Rice and beans
Day two: beans and potatoes
Day three: only Rice
Day four: porridge potatoes
Day five : only beans
Day six: Rice and beans
Day seven: potatoes and oil
Fortunately the stomach does not disclose its contents.

I iterate through the list during the week, I spend only #100 on airtime during the week. I don't call any body and spend #25 daily for 250 mb night sub which I use to apply for jobs. I wait for the following week when it gets exhausted.
I use salt as makeshift paste and patronize Hausa black soap for bathing.
I've my faze cap to conceal my overgrown hair, though my lord luggard esque moustache have a way of bringing my legs outside.
I fetch well water, boil and sieve it, in that way home made Eva water is set, who knows I might own a pure water factory in future so I'm practicing now.

Added plus: My Girlfriend
It's a popular opinion on nairaland and the country in general that most Nigerian girls are useless and are out to bring nothing but misfortune and misery to our lives. I beg to disagree because the ones around me (mom, siblings and gf) are anything but useless.

My current girlfriend is a frugal spender and taught me how to spend prudently. She taught me how to cook thereby cutting the amount I spend on food to a significant level. I can give her just #1500 and she would prepare two pots of stew and soup to last me a week. Like my Oga @chatinet would say there are still women that can go to the market with 3k and come back with two nylons.

While other nairalanders open thread open threads about their parasitic girlfriends, mine is actually helping me through a difficult phase in my life.
Sadly despite my pitiful standard of living, I still have people that I'm better than and see me as a senior man. Its that bad.

I'm not comfortable with my condition so I'm looking for jobs so as to improve my standard of living. My fellow nairalanders help me to start eating with meat by offering my any job available. I'm a graduate of Statistics/Computer Science (bsc ed) and a web developer.

So the doubting Thomas's here's a breakdown of my 3k weekly spending.

Modified: Obviously some people are still doubting my credibility. I stay in north bank, Makurdi Benue State for those asking.

so in all ur 3k management u don't buy gas, kerosine or charcoal, or electricity is u are using electric cooker?.... 3k can't work bro maybe 5k

FILEBE:



Nice one.. bossman. Send me a message.

Done that sir

Hope you get a good job soon. Continue improving your skills in tech. You will soon smile big time.

these foods: GARRI (G4); BEANS (B4) & RICE (R3) plus their pikins Oil & Kerosene..

can safe u from hunger any day any time..

u can do different Combinations & Permutations with them...


Note: G4; B4; R3 are the nigerian hustler's molecular names for them

This cracked me up. ���

porthouse7:
so in all ur 3k management u don't buy gas, kerosine or charcoal, or electricity is u are using electric cooker?.... 3k can't work bro maybe 5k

Yea I use electric cooker, light is stable here. at least 18hrs everyday

This cracked me up. �����

Rrex99:
Oh..you get light... That's good

Supreme145:

Yea I use electric cooker, light is stable here. at least 18hrs everyday

u don't pay for electricity abi