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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Estroller: 10:17am On Aug 16 |
UrFears: Get on the electoral roll. Get your name on your bill(s)(water, gas &/ electricity) if you can. Make use of the overdraft facility on your current account if you have one, if you don't, you can apply for one. Apply for a credit builder card( run an eligibility check first) and lastly give it time. All the best. 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by UrFears: 10:35am On Aug 16 |
Estroller: Thanks boss, I’m on the electoral roll already, though it was when I was at my old address |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Estroller: 11:55am On Aug 16 |
UrFears: Update your address on the electoral roll if you haven't done so already. 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by D1uncle: 12:03pm On Aug 16 |
UrFears: First, change your address on the electoral register. Then, check for the best SIM price deal on MoneySupermarket and set up a direct debit for your SIM. Next, move your salary to a high street bank. Give it some time, and then check with a credit reference app to see if you’re eligible for a credit card. Once you’re preapproved, get a card and learn how to use it responsibly. After that, give it some more time. 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by justwise(m): 4:27pm On Aug 16 |
Is GTBANK hacked? Can’t access my account through the website or the app |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by MonkeySee: 4:48pm On Aug 16 |
justwise: Yes GTBank is hacked |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by justwise(m): 5:48pm On Aug 16 |
MonkeySee: This is serious, i regretted not having more than one Nigerian bank accounts |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by LionInZion: 5:53pm On Aug 16 |
justwise: I just used the app for transfer some minutes ago, and it was successful, no issues at all. 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by ReesheesuKnack: 6:02pm On Aug 16 |
LionInZion: Me too. Absolutely no problems at all |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by LionInZion: 6:28pm On Aug 16 |
ReesheesuKnack: 💯 |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by sirabbey(m): 6:45pm On Aug 16 |
justwise: I heard they lost their domain website name after they failed to renew its ownership earlier this year. Some sharp persons have taken over the domain ownership and would probably bleed GT before he sells it back to them. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by oluwaleokey: 7:19pm On Aug 16 |
Estroller: Just a bit curious.... how does enrolling for overdraft facility helps with credit building? Must you utilise the overdraft when you subscribe? I think it's the other way round... utilising overdraft indicates you are struggling financially... I stand to be corrected... can you please explain Many thanks |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by justwise(m): 8:26pm On Aug 16 |
LionInZion: My app has been acting up for weeks now which is why i decided to use the web services and now that end is unusable |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by justwise(m): 8:50pm On Aug 16 |
sirabbey: I used the website last week to send money |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by LionInZion: 8:58pm On Aug 16 |
justwise: Have you checked it isn't all this thier NIN linking thing sha? |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by justwise(m): 9:02pm On Aug 16 |
LionInZion: I suspect that as i;m yet to get NIN linked to the account |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by justwise(m): 9:49pm On Aug 16 |
I just installed the app on Samsung phone and this time i was able to log in and send money 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by LionInZion: 10:16pm On Aug 16 |
justwise: That may be it then. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Estroller: 10:24pm On Aug 16 |
oluwaleokey: An overdraft is a line of credit like any other type of credit (loan, credit card, phone/SIM contract, etc). It's usage will also leave footprints on your credit profile which ultimately is what counts in credit building. You don't have to use it, but in the case of the OP who doesn't have any form of credit yet, an overdraft could serve that purpose while waiting for other forms of credit to become available. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Ilekokonit: 12:54am On Aug 17 |
LagosismyHome: A lot of these UK Nigerian Pastors are lying charlatans and they are so lazy to go and work hard for their own money that they depend on the multiplier effect of tithes, offerings paid in pounds and also claim the extra gift aid from the tax man as 25% of any tithes their member pays them. When I was still going to church in the UK, i remember contributing to a fund to buy a car for a so called pastor who later went to prison after being charged with two counts of sexual assault involving two male youths, one of whom was a boy under 16 years of age. The so called pastor pleaded guilty and confessed that he had been battling with his sexuality for many years. He was sentenced in the UK to eight months in prison and placed on the UK sex offenders' register for five years. Thank God I stopped all forms of congregational religion in 1999. ALL Pentecostal church Pastors play a game on their women members by preaching that they worship their wives and spoil them silly with holidays, money and luxury gifts. They also tell their women members rose tinted "stories" of how they will bend over backwards to please their wives in anything and how all men should do the same for their wives. This has the effect of softening up these women members who open their wallets and become die hard defenders and funders of these guymen pastors affluent lifestyles. I heard of a UK pastor who finished paying off his mortgage way before the 25 year term and another one preached that when his son was at Uni in a different city to where he lived in the UK, he bought a house close to the sons uni for him to live so that he will not have to suffer and at that time I was a trainee accountant cum mini cab driver who was still gullibly paying tithe from mini cab earnings and struggling while studying and trying to support a young family. So, it was OK for me to suffer as a student but the "so called" pastors son was not cut out to suffer as a student ![]() Thank God I stopped going to any church in 1999. Jeremiah 6:13 :- From the least to the greatest, their lives are ruled by greed. From prophets to priests, they are all frauds. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Ilekokonit: 1:11am On Aug 17 |
nolarex: Don't venture into renting a shop in the UK in addition to paying house rent. The £20k will not last as most commercial premises will ask for 3 months rent plus 3 months deposit PLUS 20% VAT and this is before you buy stock and pay your rent. If you were a man, i would have suggested buying a second hand Van maybe less than £3K, rent a secure spacious ware house or lock up garage and import non perishables from naija e.g cartons of Malta guiness, Guiness beer and bottled palm wine from Naija and use the van to deliver to naija restaurants around you. Your best bet is to "properly" register with your local council a takeaway business from your home address (thus cutting out business rent), then register with deliveroo, just eat and uber eats, paste photos of your dishes on their sites, adjust your prices upwards to factor in the 30% charge these websites take, buy some Naija foodstuff and tentatively start cooking 10 plates to start with and gradually increase the quantity you cook and the good thing is that the food will never spoil as you have a freezer and most people who order cooked food online are not really fussy if you just defrosted the food you sent them in the microwave as long as the food is tasty. If no be say I be man and I no longer like cooking or washing pots, I for do this same online food business as on the long run, no paid employment can beat it IF your food is good. 8 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by EstherAdey: 1:37am On Aug 17 |
Hello Everyone here, For people who has applied for a USA tourist visa from the UK? Please from experience, is it okay to book hotel or declare I will be staying with my Uncle during my visit? Which one has better chance of approval. Please anyone who has the right information to apply for a Tourist visa to the USA from the UK, please tell me I intend applying with my child Many thanks |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by justwise(m): 7:42am On Aug 17 |
Ilekokonit:lol you stopped since 1999? What was the turning point for you? I was disappointed with myself that I didn’t stop earlier, I did not listen to my inner self for years as I go through experiences in Nigerian churches here. This is my personal experience as the journey is personal, some other people in my family have different views but they still go to church because it’s natural to do that from childhood. I could not reconcile the reality with what is happening in the church. I saw a video of a Nigerian pastor boasting how he brought his 3rd private jet during COVID and that he didn’t want COVID to end and church members are clapping for him. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Viruses: 8:08am On Aug 17 |
justwise: Later you'll be boasting that you are a Christian. Try it again. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by justwise(m): 10:18am On Aug 17 |
Viruses: Yes i'm a Christian, do you think that going to church makes you a Christian? 4 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Ugmama(m): 11:28am On Aug 17 |
justwise: Please guys advise me. I want to write my ielts academic in uk to practice. Suggest good ielts class i can join in uk to pass as I have written two times (one in Nigeria and one in uk). I observed that writing in uk or naija is similar but marking may differ. Please advise me for a success in next writing. |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by oluwaleokey: 12:47pm On Aug 17 |
Estroller: Well explained I perfectly understand your point. Thanks alot |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lexusgs430: 7:37pm On Aug 17 |
Ilekokonit: I must have seen you in canning town........ 😜😁 The name of God is simply now a game...... And people are setting their own rules, whilst the gullible sheep (just follow).... Without asking probing questions or have the dare to oppose or confront this marademonic MOG........ 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lexusgs430: 7:43pm On Aug 17 |
justwise: Same pastor talked about a member of his congregation, praying in a German airport toilet, and reappearing in France....... Or Raise your phones, for miracle alerts....... Our people have been brainwashed..... 😁 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by justwise(m): 8:49pm On Aug 17 |
Lexusgs430: Yes the same charlatan, his gullible members will defend him with the last drop of their blood. Nigeria is truly screwed because these fraudulent pastors are more powerful than politicians 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lexusgs430: 9:20pm On Aug 17 |
justwise: I feel truly pained, because my mother is also fully brainwashed by this snakeoil salesmen...... She must think by constantly dropping all her available funds to them and their fellow rogues, this would guarantee her a golden ticket into heaven........ 🎫😇😊 If i had my way, I would have placed her on some form of financial safeguarding..... 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by justwise(m): 9:43pm On Aug 17 |
Lexusgs430: I share your pain, my late mum was like that, when she died and i traveled to Nigeria for her burial, before i got to the village my elder sister and brothers have gone through her stuff, they found a lot of receipts from the church of things she paid for even when she wasn't attending church because of ill-health but she was still paying for all sorts of things. The church still send us list of things to bring so as to officiate her burial. I was livid honestly and told my elder brothers to ignore them but they refused because that is how things are done. This guy is on point https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06vcpluwSi4 2 Likes |
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