A little back story.

Due to some ugly circumstances, i dropped out of school in 2019 and I've been at home since then, periodically picking up one or two low paying jobs. 2 years ago, I decided to learning a tech skill. I taught myself C++ programming language and I'm currently teaching myself mathematics aggressively, studying for min of 8 hours daily.

For the past two years, I've mostly always been in my room, I can be in our house for more than two weeks, without stepping a foot out of our door due to how engrossed in studying I always am. My goal is to learn C++, DSA , And Math to an undergraduate level then use my skills to apply for scholarships to study abroad, and probably work in a hedge fund company as a quantitative trader in the future. For those who know what leetcode is, i can currently solve most leetcode (hard) problems in less than 40 minutes.

Now, I'll be 24 in August, and my dad is worried that I'm wasting my life away because I've refused to pickup any real job or learn a trade, his worried that I'm already getting old, always reminding me that people my age are already getting married. Now he wants me to leave his house to go look for my own place to stay, and has offered me 7 million naira to go start life else where.

Now I plan to move out of Lagos to PH or Akwa Ibom, then use part of the money to start up a computer business center, where I'll be doing typing, printing, lamination, jamb registration, GCE/WAEC registrations, etc. One of the reasons I chose this is because I've worked in a place like this before and I have experience in how to run such a place. Another reason is that, this business would give me time to also study and sharpen my Math/Programming skills. I plan to rent a shop that is big enough so that I can also be sleeping/living there.

Now I seriously need advicing because this is such a turning point in my life and the next few years is going to make or break me because there is no room for any disastrous bad decision

Your plan is good. Remember the parable of the good servant. May your heart lead you and may your destiny be as bright as your mind.

MatrixReloaded:
Your plan is good. Remember the parable of the good servant. May your heart lead you and may your destiny be as bright as your mind.

Amen sir

This your story makes one feel so sad..

Please do your best to be successful and make your father a happy man

Hmm... Interesting. But you strictly mentioned C++ and leetcode. These are interview-things - what application of those things have you been learning on the side?

Are you doing C++ strictly for Leetcode? Are you looking at writing for embedded systems? Game development?

And that grind on maths, it's awesome too - you really could be on Your way to getting that scholarship if you play your game right. How's your connection to the industry? Do you have an active social profile in places where your potential recruiters are? LinkedIn? Certain discord servers? - More than the knowledge and numbers game - IT/STEM still has a lot of who-know-who.

About setting up a business and living there too, depending on the state, that may not be very wise - security wise - I'd advise you do your planning and research on areas with low cost of accomodation and decent electricity as you'll be needing it - that business center thingy tho - how about teach Mathematics (Dunno to what level you've learnt it) - not to these wacko private schools sha. But if you still venture into it, just make sure to site the place at an area that's good for the business.

God bless your Father, I hope you make him proud.

If it is business centre, use like N1.5m to arrange a wicked solar system and forget stupid bills of petrol or imaginary kwhr from phcn. Buy part yourself.
That way you can work anytime anyday and escape gods of the land who put on agbada, speak big grammar, and move with convoys.

bbn

Stephen0mozzy:
Hmm... Interesting. But you strictly mentioned C++ and leetcode. These are interview-things - what application of those things have you been learning on the side?

Are you doing C++ strictly for Leetcode? Are you looking at writing for embedded systems? Game development?

And that grind on maths, it's awesome too - you really could be on Your way to getting that scholarship if you play your game right. How's your connection to the industry? Do you have an active social profile in places where your potential recruiters are? LinkedIn? Certain discord servers? - More than the knowledge and numbers game - IT/STEM still has a lot of who-know-who.

About setting up a business and living there too, depending on the state, that may not be very wise - security wise - I'd advise you do your planning and research on areas with low cost of accomodation and decent electricity as you'll be needing it - that business center thingy tho - how about teach Mathematics (Dunno to what level you've learnt it) - not to these wacko private schools sha. But if you still venture into it, just make sure to cite the place at an area that's good for the business.

God bless your Father, I hope you make him proud.

My dream in life is to work in a hedge fund/quant company. And I'll need to be good at Math,DSA, C++ to achieve that. I already know C++ and that's what I use to solve leetcode problems. I'm currently learning math and I plan to continue doing so till I'm good enough to solve most IMO problems or attain an undergraduate level proficiency in mathematics. I don't have any LinkedIn now cos I don't think it's necessary for now.

About the teaching math stuff, I also plan to start a YouTube channel where I'll be teaching Maths too, who knows, even if na $200 a month person dey see from there when the channel becomes monetized, that is even enough to quit the business and focus solely on teaching while I also learn.

Softness later in life is for people who chose hard route starting with. I respect you a lot because you have many things planned out already. The only advice I would give you is to have someone you look up to, I wouldn't say a mentor, but someone that can guide you in any further decision you want to take.

I have been in tech for quite a long time, if they talk about grassroots, I am one of them. But I face one issue, and the cause is because I was, and still doing my things alone, this is a very bad thing to do. People that came before me have gone well past me, I am not complaining. I am not relenting because if I actually breakthrough, I know I will be a very hard goer.

24 years? People your age are getting married?

Hian! And I guess you are male?

Anyway, use 5 million naira to start a pig farm

Good idea but maybe you should start using some of what you've learned to make money already.

A major problem in career development is chasing money on one hand and chasing passion on the other (for example , doing a job just for money while following your passion as a side hustle). Your progress won't be as fast as you desire because your efforts are divided.

But when you are being paid while working in the field you desire. You don't need to worry about how to eke a living and as you work daily, you're improving the very skills you want to develop.

I.T is about your project portfolio and the closer that portfolio can get to what obtains in the professional industry, the better. Start looking for jobs in your desired field even if it's entry level.

and don't make the mistake of throwing all your cash into the business. Start small.

Deep

People are going into faceless YouTube these days and making cool cash. Even Cr7 is on YouTube. Look for Faceless tutorials. Get a very good i7 system for your video production. You can even be doing the mathematics you so much love on YouTube and you will make big bags. Just look at what others are doing in your niche or passion and replicate it. All these buying printer and setting up computer school is waste of your time and you can never become rich through it. You will make times more with Faceless. Goodluck.

relaxfun:
My dream in life is to work in a hedge fund/quant company. And I'll need to be good at Math,DSA, C++ to achieve that. I already know C++ and that's what I use to solve leetcode problems. I'm currently learning math and I plan to continue doing so till I'm good enough to solve most IMO problems or attain an undergraduate level proficiency in mathematics. I don't have any LinkedIn now cos I don't think it's necessary for now.

About the teaching math stuff, I also plan to start a YouTube channel where I'll be teaching Maths too, who knows, even if na $200 a month person dey see from there when the channel becomes monetized, that is even enough to quit the business and focus solely on teaching while I also learn.

I swear I didn't know you already had the idea. Now that you know about YouTube you can even make more than 200 a month. Some people in your niche are making thousands you are talking about this little money.

Like I said better focus on this one and forget this rubbish business center you want to do. I can send you a YouTube link on how to get started on any kind of niche. It's a 24Hrs course and it's amazing. If you are interested I will drop the link..best is to download the course and watch cos it's broken into segments. I work more than 10hrs on faceless everyday and I love what I do too..

Edited: The mathematics niche isn't a good niche at all on YouTube as people aren't really interested in it. You can also check it out yourself. But you can still make researches and do other things like true crime, detective stories etc or other things you love.

Even Mr Beast is a mathematician but had to use compromise and make money otherways. After you make so much from your Faceless then you can now follow your maths dreams.

Your business idea is very okay, but don't use all that money. 80% of that money will be enough to start the business, while you put the remaining 20% in a fixed deposit account.

If you're looking to work as a quant, search for a job advert and examine the entry requirements. Then, work towards checking all the requirement on the list. To be honest, you'll need at least a degree to be considered for even an interview.

You even see papa wey wan give you 7million,

Come make I give you 2sure odds, 14million every week, you wee love it

This is not a good time to set up a physical business in Nigeria. Don’t waste your money and time. It’s not worth it.
The moment you start a computer center, you will not have enough time for other things anymore.
A lot of people has suggested online based hustle for you, follow that line. Research more on any online hustle that will interest you and fetch you good money. Get yourself a good laptop, move to an area with band A power supply and good cable data network service. That’s all you need, not all this renting of shop, buying of printer crabs. Those will only fetch you change. You have to widen your scope and get greedy, raise your money making expectation. Stay online and follow the trend

OKOATA:
I swear I didn't know you already had the idea. Now that you know about YouTube you can even make more than 200 a month. Some people in your niche are making thousands you are talking about this little money.

Like I said better focus on this one and forget this rubbish business center you want to do. I can send you a YouTube link on how to get started on any kind of niche. It's a 24Hrs course and it's amazing. If you are interested I will drop the link..best is to download the course and watch cos it's broken into segments. I work more than 10hrs on faceless everyday and I love what I do too..

Edited: The mathematics niche isn't a good niche at all on YouTube as people aren't really interested in it. You can also check it out yourself. But you can still make researches and do other things like true crime, detective stories etc or other things you love.

Even Mr Beast is a mathematician but had to use compromise and make money otherways. After you make so much from your Faceless then you can now follow your maths dreams.

Drop the link here, so that others can benefit. Tnx

OKOATA:
I swear I didn't know you already had the idea. Now that you know about YouTube you can even make more than 200 a month. Some people in your niche are making thousands you are talking about this little money.

Like I said better focus on this one and forget this rubbish business center you want to do. I can send you a YouTube link on how to get started on any kind of niche. It's a 24Hrs course and it's amazing. If you are interested I will drop the link..best is to download the course and watch cos it's broken into segments. I work more than 10hrs on faceless everyday and I love what I do too..

Edited: The mathematics niche isn't a good niche at all on YouTube as people aren't really interested in it. You can also check it out yourself. But you can still make researches and do other things like true crime, detective stories etc or other things you love.

Even Mr Beast is a mathematician but had to use compromise and make money otherways. After you make so much from your Faceless then you can now follow your maths dreams.

Please, drop the link sir. Thanks

relaxfun:
A little back story.

Due to some ugly circumstances, i dropped out of school in 2019 and I've been at home since then, periodically picking up one or two low paying jobs. 2 years ago, I decided to learning a tech skill. I taught myself C++ programming language and I'm currently teaching myself mathematics aggressively, studying for min of 8 hours daily.

For the past two years, I've mostly always been in my room, I can be in our house for more than two weeks, without stepping a foot out of our door due to how engrossed in studying I always am. My goal is to learn C++, DSA , And Math to an undergraduate level then use my skills to apply for scholarships to study abroad, and probably work in a hedge fund company as a quantitative trader in the future. For those who know what leetcode is, i can currently solve most leetcode (hard) problems in less than 40 minutes.

Now, I'll be 24 in August, and my dad is worried that I'm wasting my life away because I've refused to pickup any real job or learn a trade, his worried that I'm already getting old, always reminding me that people my age are already getting married. Now he wants me to leave his house to go look for my own place to stay, and has offered me 7 million naira to go start life else where.

Now I plan to move out of Lagos to PH or Akwa Ibom, then use part of the money to start up a computer business center, where I'll be doing typing, printing, lamination, jamb registration, GCE/WAEC registrations, etc. One of the reasons I chose this is because I've worked in a place like this before and I have experience in how to run such a place. Another reason is that, this business would give me time to also study and sharpen my Math/Programming skills. I plan to rent a shop that is big enough so that I can also be sleeping/living there.

Now I seriously need advicing because this is such a turning point in my life and the next few years is going to make or break me because there is no room for any disastrous bad decision


nlfpmod Mynd44 fergie001

You will.finish that money in no time. i have done photocopy and computer biz before its not as rosy as it seems.

Why not

1. Apply for computer science in the University and use part of the money to register at Niit or any good computer school to learn programming. 3million will be enough to do that and fix the remaining 4million in a bank to be getting small thing every year that can pay your house rent and little expenses.

2. Tell your dad, if he can add to it and sponsor you to apply to a school in canada or UK. Pay part school fees and you will take care of the rest when you get there.

DeltaBachelor:
Please, drop the link sir. Thanks

YouTube Automation Secret

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0ESLGCpfuk?si=rdtoHAMNEVFS-eQN

The course is 24Hrs o. So get enough data o.

DeltaBachelor:
Please, drop the link sir. Thanks

Diwò bro. I already did. Check the group.

LilMissFavvy:
Your business idea is very okay, but don't use all that money. 80% of that money will be enough to start the business, while you put the remaining 20% in a fixed deposit account.

I rather put my money in piggyvest than being fixed in a bank and if I'm to use a bank I will use Opay wealth wallet that way I can monitor my money myself. Haha 😂

I don't know what piggyvest is, if it's a safe way to save money, then it's fine.

OKOATA:
I rather put my money in piggyvest than being fixed in a bank and if I'm to use a bank I will use Opay wealth wallet that way I can monitor my money myself. Haha 😂

Your plan is great actually. You don't need anyone's input. Take the money and leave. Live a quiet life, do not let anyone know you have bulk N7m at any point. Only spend to feed until you set up your place fully.

I'll add that you move to university environment though. Do not go too far from your primary market. I wish you the very best.

Don't go to akwa ibom state, come to ph, because is a business place, the treasure base of the nation, while akwa ibom state is a place to relax after your working all your life. Note I'm from akwa ibom state. Come to the oil state. I'm a painter, I can't paint your shop for small price if you'll buy the paint from me. God bless you and be you till we meet again.

08156090876, Whatsapp

relaxfun:
My dream in life is to work in a hedge fund/quant company. And I'll need to be good at Math,DSA, C++ to achieve that. I already know C++ and that's what I use to solve leetcode problems. I'm currently learning math and I plan to continue doing so till I'm good enough to solve most IMO problems or attain an undergraduate level proficiency in mathematics. I don't have any LinkedIn now cos I don't think it's necessary for now.

About the teaching math stuff, I also plan to start a YouTube channel where I'll be teaching Maths too, who knows, even if na $200 a month person dey see from there when the channel becomes monetized, that is even enough to quit the business and focus solely on teaching while I also learn.

Your dream is good. Your passion is good. But this software developer path is tough - not so easy as it appears. Google, Facebook and big tech companies use leetcode and DSA but many times, people who know leetcode still don't get job through it - so they don't get the big tech jobs despite all the efforts

What works for some is networking, create small side projects, upload some on your GitHub account, have a strong linkedin profile, get your connections to attest to your skills. Take intern or volunteer jobs to add to your resume. It's easier to change jobs for experienced folks than for inexperienced folks to get just one job in tech these days. With little experience on your profile you wouldn't be needing that leetcode except you are applying for the big tech companies like Google or Facebook

N7 million will not do anything for you except you go into agriculture. You can get 16plots Ie 2;acres in your village or elsewhere for N3m. Plant special breeds of palm fruit. In less than three years when it starts yielding you lease it out for N8m per year to those who will mill it into palm oil. They profit not only from the oil but from the sales of the nut and the shell. This will be difficult to do if you have no other way of sustaining yourself during the 3 years waiting period. Just get a teaching job to engage yourselves small and use your evening for studying. I know schools pay peanut but computer businesses depends on location. Except you are in a university environment, it is risky to invest millions into it

OKOATA:
I rather put my money in piggyvest than being fixed in a bank and if I'm to use a bank I will use Opay wealth wallet that way I can monitor my money myself. Haha 😂

good. Fairmoney pays better N7m on Fairmoney lock can give you N100,900 monthly profit

OKOATA:
Diwò bro. I already did. Check the group.

Thanks bro. I appreciate. Confirmed !