The cost of living in this country is becoming tougher as the days and months go by. As a private school teacher [like myself], 80 percent of employees do not get up to the minimum wage. Yet we supply skilled labour.

Immediately I am paid, I have some fixed bills to settle. This ranges from clothing, food [with sky-rocket prices], accommodation, assistance of relations amongst others. Little or nothing is left after the first week for emergency purposes.

Other workers who earn within this category are also not left out. Those of us in search of financial breakthrough will need some tips on how to 'keep going' from the experts here.

Guys who earn below 70k... How do you cope?

Because it seems like my own salary no dey last 2 weeks!!

Are they chasing me from the village?

less than 20k?

I guess you don't pay for accommodation, transport yourself to work, eat out (at least a meal). If you are staying in Lagos, that money may finish on just transportation depending on where u live and work. It may not even afford your rent (annual divided by 12).

Its difficult to survive with anything less than 100k per month; and that's just for the single felas.

BiafraBushBoy:
Guys who earn below 70k... How do you cope?

Because it seems like my own salary no dey last 2 weeks!!

Are they chasing me from the village?

What do you eat with it? Confess!

AND ON TOP OF IT, SALARY PAYMENT IS DELAYED. WICKED COUNTRY.

BiafraBushBoy:
Guys who earn below 70k... How do you cope?

Because it seems like my own salary no dey last 2 weeks!!

Are they chasing me from the village?

70 gini? And you are complaining . Poverty is really a disease. Can you imagine that I felt elated when I saw the meagre sum?

Cc.. Lalasticlala

Low salary earners are more or less beggars these days - it's getting harder by the day

redbeans:
70 gini? And you are complaining . Poverty is really a disease. Can you imagine that I felt elated when I saw the meagre sum?

k.

Sapiosexuality:
What do you eat with it? Confess!

Bet9ja, Clubbing, parties and Data.

lol

MaziOmenuko:
less than 20k?

I guess you don't pay for accommodation, transport yourself to work, eat out (at least a meal). If you are staying in Lagos, that money may finish on just transportation depending on where u live and work. It may not even afford your rent (annual divided by 12).

Its difficult to survive with anything less than 100k per month; and that's just for the single felas.

interesting. We manage such in Warri. I learnt the pay is high in places like Lagos due to the stress [like some you mentioned] involved.

sometimes I wonder how our mothers who clean up the roads manage their 9-11k, while their work is highly risky harzadious some govt still end up not paying quick. May Allah bless us.

GloriaNinja:
AND ON TOP OF IT, SALARY PAYMENT IS DELAYED. WICKED COUNTRY.

as in eh... I can relate to this

Less than 20k ehn
It takes the Grace of God to earn a living with that amount.

I wonder how family men are coping these days... Even my papa dey complain

And to think some people have Billions of cash that they don't know what to do with it :')

Anyways.. God Dey! I know I will make it Recession or Not!

Less than N20k salary for those expenses
Too bad but you could squeeze out a little for one of the relations to sell recharge cards or become a bulk sms reseller. We could get him started in the business for free if you want.

BUBU = BUBUonic Plague

lalasticlala, come and say ur experience

It's not a small something. Went to market today, how the money finished I couldn't tell.

Let's ask Corps members

Cut your clothes according to your size

MaziOmenuko:
less than 20k?

I guess you don't pay for accommodation, transport yourself to work, eat out (at least a meal). If you are staying in Lagos, that money may finish on just transportation depending on where u live and work. It may not even afford your rent (annual divided by 12).

Its difficult to survive with anything less than 100k per month; and that's just for the single felas.

It's well o oooo no kobo at all

E no easy, the 20k go don finish before dem pay am.

20,000? Apparently This Question Ain't for me. I don't even Make Less Than 200,000 a month so I guess I'm Good. As For the broke Guys, I Hail o

This question is very tricky.... Anyway God bless the parents and singles out there who get little pay for big jobs...... May God add more to their pockets.

No salary for the Biafrans.

Any how they try it will fail.

Naaaa wa ooo, it's not been easy ooo.
My kid sister is being paid 5500 where she works.
Although she don't have bill's she only contributes when it's time to pay light bill's. And also she uses the money to cater for her feeding montly. Am still amazed how she is managing the money to feed her self for a whole good one month.
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She dey try i swear. If Na me i nor go fit ooo because i like food well well ooo, only two wks i dun wipebam finish

Reccession? Reccession only affect those without brain! I resigned from my 30k job and enterd the streets... I am a keke napep driver naw..i make 5k daily... I give the owner of the machine 2k everyday.. And i go home with 2500 or 3k daily thats after i have eaten 3 square meal oo! 300 for morning 200 afternoon mayb 300 for dinner then i save the 2500/3000. My brother do the calculation...2500×30 days.. How many bankers dey save that money on a monthly basis.... Wat if the keke was my own. Of which i have plans to buy!! Dats abt 130k monthly ..but the graduate in we have this days just want to sit in an imaginary Air condition room!! Sorry na ur name

No more wohloh wohloh (oloshoism)

Shortyy:
It's not a small something. Went to market today, how the money finished I couldn't tell.

No be only you waka come my sister.
I had to make more withdrawal. i thought I lost some money until I re calculate everything. chai!!