HOW TO LIVE YOUR BEST LIFE EVEN IF YOU ARE A BROKE UNI BABE (without carrying gun)

The million dollar question: Can a broke Uni babe live her best life?

My opinion? No and Yes.

No, because the "good life" as we know it  costs a lot of money. You need money to buy nice things to eat, and nice things to wear and do fun things and gift loved ones and carry out charitable work and fall in love and go on vacations and so and so.

Yes, because the definition of the "good life" ultimately varies from person to person. Whatever the case may be, even if a babe finds pleasure in penury, money is important for survival so in a way we are back to having No as the answer.

Anyway, whatever side you fall on, I am here for you.

Money might be super important, maybe one of the top most important things in the world and maybe it is not realistically possible to live your best life while you are a broke babe. In this blogpost, I will share tips on how to love your life in spite of.

Disclaimer: Take any advice you see here at your own risk oh.

Disclaimer 2: On second thought, I think I give really good advice. No fear.

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First up.

Learn contentment.


This is not spoken about enough in my opinion especially because of the avalanche of "hustle culture" that defines success in terms of how much money you have.
If we are being honest, having a lot of money and many nice things are such boosters of the quality of your life but in the meantime, until you can afford all the fancy things you like, develop deep appreciation for the things that you do have.
Wear the clothes you own with pride, wash and iron them, fix them if they need fixing and wear them as many times as you so please. Like someone said on twitter the other time, you are not an outfit repeater, they are outfit watchers and you know what?
To hell with them o.
Plait your neat all back or style that wig you own as nicely as you can and swagger around like the main character that you are. Anybody that tries to treat you as less than because you don't look a certain way or own certain things is not okay in the head and I am so serious.

Be a little Delulu + Have Dogged faith

Just the right amount. Pour zobo into a glass cup and pretend you are sipping expensive red wine. Play loud music with your friends and pretend you are at the concert of your favourite artist.
Judge cars that you see on the road as if you were trying to buy a car and the ones being driven around were the ones the car dealer was showing you.
It's hard to be delulu when you are going through real life shege sha, but that is the point where dogged faith comes in.
So you are sprawled on the floor drinking your garri with salt<or sugar¿> but you are smiling to yourself because you can already picture yourself on a TedX stage sharing the story of your suffer suffer days to inspire to Mcguire other young people.
Have dogged faith in yourself, in your creator, in the knowledge that everything good is coming to you.



Be gentle with yourself, no do pass yourself.

You are an unemployed teenager or  twenty-something year old in Uni, in Nigeria. It is okay to be broke. There should be no shame in saying that you cannot afford certain things right now.
Yeah, there might be other teenagers/ twenty-something year olds that somehow managed to make it already but don't keep looking around and comparing yourself. You are not in any competition with anybody. Don't dabble into shady stuff or go into debt trying to impress people because nobody send you like that to be honest. Everybody is trying to figure out their own stuff.
Focus on your big picture babeeee.
Again, have faith that your own big break will soon come.


Shine Your Eye

When you do have money, use it wisely.
If there are any privileges you happen to be privy to <actual privileges o, not the ones that are borderline assault>, milk them respectfully.
Someone gives you money to appreciate your beauty or you get allowance from a partner or you happen to have relatives that are generous from time to time, figure out how to multiply the money first before spending it all.

As nice as being financially dependent on another person is, there is nothing like having your own money enough to get by at least. 

Be a sharp babe, define your long term financial goals and make plans towards reaching them.

Be financially literate. Educate yourself. Read about stocks and bonds and investments.
Apps like Cowrywise, Piggyvest, Bamboo, Risevest etc make saving money while accruing interest a lot easier. Save atleast 20% of lump sums that come your way.

Plus it helps when you are in the thick of brokeness and you open your saving app to see how much you have locked up waiting to be all yours on withdrawal day.


Curate your space

So maybe there are things you can't change about your life, but there are things you can modify a bit.

Life can be amazing when you are surrounded by good people that genuinely love you. It is the one thing money can not buy. If you are lucky enough to have good friends it makes things a lot easier. Enjoy the friendship, be open to receiving help from them and be a good friend to them too.

I understand that not everyone is lucky to be a part of a "friend group" but even then, that's okay. Just surround yourself with good enough people, maybe friendship could blossom from the proximity.
Oh and, you are already battling stress with school and hoping for a financial breakthrough. You don’t need any additional bad energy please. Never hesitate to block, mute, delete (as in their phone numbers o) or avoid people that make your Chi nauseous.

It is YOUR life, you get to curate it by yourself.

Stay steady on your grind.

Whatever your hands find to do, do it with all your might.

Consistency eventually pays off in the long run. You never know what day will be your day so just keep showing up everyday to the endeavors you are committed to.

Hold your Eleda.

Especially if you are a Nigerian living in Nigeria.
Even having a lot of money can't protect you from Nigerianity<a strain of insanity associated with Nigeria from the X dictionary>.
Pray to your creator that the works of your hands will be blessed. That a trailer will not fall on your head. That you won't fall to your death in a faulty elevator inside a government owned building. That a trigger happy policeman chasing "yahoo boys" does not kill you with a stray bullet. That you don't get blacklisted from international opportunities because of your nationality. That Nigeria doesn't happen to you.



Author's note

I'm done giving my tips!
I hope you find them helpful in some way.
If you are a broke uni babe reading this, don't worry you are not alone. There are a lot of other broke babes out there (not including me though , I am Exciemoney sugar mummy spending spending).
Things are tough but you know who is tougher?

YOU!

Again, much bigger and better days are ahead of you. I am rooting for you and for reading this blogpost, plenty money is coming to you this week.
Somebody shout, "Power!"

No really, say it in the commmentsss plus anything else you would like to let me know.

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