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If I Were Linda Ikeji, Why I Wouldn’t Buy A Range Rover Sport With $153,000! by lionduke(m): 10:11pm On Sep 28, 2014 |
On Tuesday, 16 th September 2014, popular Nigerian blogger Linda Ikeji posted on her blog her latest luxury toy; a brand new 2014 Range Rover Sport Supercharged. According to her, this cost a whopping sum of N24m [$ 153,000]! This is not her first car by the way, this is her 3 rd car following a 2011 Infiniti FX 35 [N8m] and a 2008 Toyota Camry. Conservatively, her 3 cars cost N36m [$228,000], not bad for a blogger right? The Value of Money Anyone is free to spend their money however they want. But stop to think about this, would Linda Ikeji be able to buy these cars if Larry Page and Sergey Brin hadn’t invented Google the company that created the free blogging platform she uses? Would Linda Ikeji be able to buy these cars if Andy Bechtolsheim the first venture capitalist who funded Google’s startup with $100,000 had gone ahead to buy a Range Rover Sport for $153,000? Would Linda Ikeji be able to buy these cars if Larry Page and Sergey Brin had used the money they created with to buy a Range Rover Sport? As a matter of fact, Larry Page whose net worth is $32.1 Billion doesn’t own a luxury car as much as Linda Ikeji. His 3 automobiles valued at $137,000 are all environmentally friendly products ; Toyota Prius, a hybrid electric mid-size hatchback. It is among the most clean cars of the world based on smog formation and vehicular emissions. This was the world’s first mass produced gasoline-electric hybrid car. $20,000 Tesla Roadster, a Battery Electric Vehicle sports car. It has the distinction of being the first all-electric vehicle in serial production. Larry Page is also a key investor in the firm and thus was one of the buyer of this car. $109, 000 Zero X motorbike , an Electric Vehicle from Zero Motorcycles, which you can get for just under US $ 8,000. On the other hand, Sergey Brin, who has a net worth of $ 30.7 Billion , like his partner, also doesn’t own a luxury car as much as Linda Ikeji. His 2 automobiles valued at $129,000 , are all environmentally friendly products; a Toyota Prius [$20,000] and a Tesla Roadster [$109,000] . The African Mentality of Wealth As Africans, we have a very funny way of utilizing wealth. Unlike our western counterparts, who see wealth as a tool for the creation of more wealth and more good in the world, we see wealth as a tool for luxury. We make money to ‘show off’, to make a statement that we have arrived. Our appetite for extravagancy increases as our wealth increases. We suddenly forget how we once survived without all these luxurious toys and completely lose all senses of moderation. One luxury car doesn’t seem to be enough; we keep reaching out for more as more money comes in. we decorate our garage with expensive toys that are tying down valuable resources that ought to be utilized for the creation of more wealth and more good in the world. This is the same mentality common amongst our politicians as well as religious leaders. The open display of wealth and excessive accumulation of luxury toys are all evident around us. And yet we keep on complaining that our economies are not growing. We keep on wondering when Africa will measure up with the rest of the world. How can we ever measure up when all we do with wealth is to spend it wastefully on consumables rather than re-invest it on wealth creating opportunities. Rather than use of wealth to create Venture Capital firms that will empower startups with seed funds, we spend them on luxury toys that does no one good but our selfish selves! To Whom Much Is GIVEN, Much Is Expected That Linda Ikeji rose to such level of affluence while using a free blogging platform that some other entrepreneurs created with their wealth, is enough reason for her to tread wisely. There is absolutely nothing wrong with her first 2 cars, they were high profile cars already. Going as much as spending $153,000 for a 3 rd car, was purely wasteful for someone with her humble beginnings. You would think she should be more considerate with money. Less than the amount she spent on her 2014 Range Rover Sport, $100,000 was the seed capital that built Google into a global $395 Billion brand that employs over 50,000 people worldwide. If they didn’t use this money wisely, Linda Ikeji won’t be making that much from blogging for free. Recently, on the 12 th of September, the same Google offers $100,000 cloud credit for startups in order to create more success stories to add to its portfolio. The point of this essay is simple, that you have so much is not a justification to waste so much. With the same amount you waste on luxury items, is what others have changed the world with. It is true that wealth reveals our true nature. The wise become wiser as their wealth grows. The generous gives more as their wealth grows. The greedy acquires more as their wealth grows. In the end, to whom much is given, much is expected! Conclusion: Linda Ikeji Needs To Stop Showing Off! As entrepreneurs, we are not like the folks in the entertainment industry who flaunt their toys every now and then. We have a higher responsibility to make better use of the resources at our disposal . Business is an institution of society and the society depends on us entrepreneurs for the consistent creation of products/services that push humanity forward. Entrepreneurship is not showbiz. Entrepreneurship is not about being a celebrity. Entrepreneurship is about leaving a legacy. Real entrepreneurs change the world by doing stuffs that MATTER . They are too busy making a difference. No time for paparazzi! Tito Philips, Jnr. CEO at MADphilips Development Co. Tito Philips, Jnr. leads a tribe of unusual entrepreneurs at www.naijapreneur.com where they are raising the bar of entrepreneurship from a survival-driven venture to a purpose- driven venture. He’s also the founder of www.DifferentiateOnline.net Nigeria’s 1st complete integrated digital marketing solution for smart businesses. PEOPLE DRINKING PANADOL FOR SOMEONE S HEADACHE SINCE 18BC 3 Likes |
Re: If I Were Linda Ikeji, Why I Wouldn’t Buy A Range Rover Sport With $153,000! by TheCode(m): 11:06pm On Sep 28, 2014 |
Na wah o. The guy that wrote that article is only trying to gain popularity in a cheap way. So he has weighed Linda's business/investment portfolio and found it wanting? His article reeks of envy, jealousy and bitterness... abi e dey pain am say she hammer with free blogging platform? How many articles has he written against all the millionaires and billionaires of this world who possess costlier cars, private jets, yatches, etc? Are they not entrepreneurs too? Abi he expects Linda to be 'holier'? why? because she is a Nigerian? Why cant some people thank God for the good that comes to others? Well, he may keep taking her panadol while she lives the life - she worked real hard for it. What she does is by no means easy and she deserves to spoil herself a bit every now and then. That is life. You work, you play. This is a lady that even gives out money to her blog visitors at planned intervals. Haba!! I am now wondering if this article wasn't written by a very bitter ex-boyfriend... 3 Likes |
Re: If I Were Linda Ikeji, Why I Wouldn’t Buy A Range Rover Sport With $153,000! by JEITO: 11:48pm On Sep 28, 2014 |
Well, she was only trying to keep up with the so called "celebrity lifestyle" which if you ask me, is unnecessary. It is a life of slavery... You live life trying to keep up with the trend. 1 Like |
Re: If I Were Linda Ikeji, Why I Wouldn’t Buy A Range Rover Sport With $153,000! by iykemoney90(m): 6:20am On Sep 29, 2014 |
guy wetin concern you now?...na u make the money for her. if she want to spend like donald trump fine. if she wan mise like buffet na still her business. |
Re: If I Were Linda Ikeji, Why I Wouldn’t Buy A Range Rover Sport With $153,000! by WoodcrestMayor(m): 7:56am On Sep 29, 2014 |
I don't how much she has invested but I'll drop my line... Today no be tomorrow.You av money today doesn't mean u'll av it tomorrow.Making money "stay" is far more difficult than getting it in d first place.Sometin might come up tomorrow and change the face/relevance of blogging-you neva can tell(remember d stock market tsunami). Financial foolishness is wen your have 30million naira and you buy a car of 20million. If she has investments outside blogging that brings her exponential income-fine.Cos datz d only way she can sustain d life she has decided to live. Her next car must be a 2015 or 2016 as anytin lower would send tongues wagging. #LastBullet...Money is nothing without financial intelligence.If Michael Jackson and Mike Tyson could go broke...I need say nothing more. 1 Like |
Re: If I Were Linda Ikeji, Why I Wouldn’t Buy A Range Rover Sport With $153,000! by erabe(m): 7:56am On Sep 29, 2014 |
Okay. Now we both not Linda Ikeji |
Re: If I Were Linda Ikeji, Why I Wouldn’t Buy A Range Rover Sport With $153,000! by Yeahreen(m): 8:38am On Sep 29, 2014 |
Lwkmd.....instead of u to go hussle ur own moni ya here talkin about anoda person's life...she has dsame 24hrs a dai u av...wat a shame..#Beta sit up nd get busy instead of talkin bout a young lady makin it... |
Re: If I Were Linda Ikeji, Why I Wouldn’t Buy A Range Rover Sport With $153,000! by Nobody: 9:34am On Sep 29, 2014 |
singing as i stroll out of this thread " if i hustle my money, u won follow me chop am? na me bring u come lagos? abi i resemble your papa?" |
Re: If I Were Linda Ikeji, Why I Wouldn’t Buy A Range Rover Sport With $153,000! by aolatunde00: 1:24pm On Sep 29, 2014 |
@OP,im not surprised that what you have said is lost on those who have commented above me.Im sure many more would still call you jealous,envious and all what not. What you have stated up there is soo true.What however matters to the black mind is ostentatious living.Constructively criticize them about it and you are seen as been envious. Whether african american or african nigerian,the problem is same.The average black man needs to learn to give in order to build the community(and im not talking physical cash) https://www.nairaland.com/125308/african-americans-spend-much-more 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: If I Were Linda Ikeji, Why I Wouldn’t Buy A Range Rover Sport With $153,000! by Nobody: 8:19pm On Sep 29, 2014 |
Put your mouth where your money is ! |
Re: If I Were Linda Ikeji, Why I Wouldn’t Buy A Range Rover Sport With $153,000! by scarr: 9:45pm On Sep 29, 2014 |
lionduke:don't u think u are d one drinking panadol for linda ikejis headache......what is ur problem with how people spend "THEIR" money nitori olorun ....ure an example of a typical "Crepehanger", let me save u d time of looking that up, it means ure a killjoy kinda person.......I wonder what mrvocalprowess aka linda's toyboy thinks about this, to think he was defending d smartphone economics guy |
Re: If I Were Linda Ikeji, Why I Wouldn’t Buy A Range Rover Sport With $153,000! by Nobody: 10:41pm On Sep 29, 2014 |
scarr: don't u think u are d one drinking panadol for linda ikejis headache......what is ur problem with how people spend "THEIR" money nitori olorun ....ure an example of a typical "Crepehanger", let me save u d time of looking that up, it means ure a killjoy kinda person.......I wonder what mrvocalprowess aka linda's toyboy thinks about this, to think he was defending d smartphone economics guydude,i don't think u can comprehend simple English, linda ikeji is rich!! she can afford a 24miillion naira car and a 40million naira car if she wants too! but a struggling guy looking for ends meet using a phone of 100k just to feel among is outrightly foolish.. i hope u understand now? and never call me Linda's toy boy again !! mtchwwww 1 Like |
Re: If I Were Linda Ikeji, Why I Wouldn’t Buy A Range Rover Sport With $153,000! by Nobody: 10:47pm On Sep 29, 2014 |
linda ikeji is rich,for her to be able to buy a car of 24million (brand new), and still keep her 2 older cars u shud know d money is coming in well... but what can u say of a guy who is still struggling dat uses a bb z30,iphone6 or the latest note 4,a phone over 100k and can't boost of 15k in his account? it doesn't make sense to me..I'm not saying u shudnt spend ur money on sh.it u like,I'm just giving an advice, the final decision is in d persons hand anyway... and i hope scarr can understand dis simple English.. mtchwwww 1 Like |
Re: If I Were Linda Ikeji, Why I Wouldn’t Buy A Range Rover Sport With $153,000! by scarr: 8:30am On Sep 30, 2014 |
mrvocalprowess: dude,i don't think u can comprehend simple English, linda ikeji is rich!! she can afford a 24miillion naira car and a 40million naira car if she wants too! but a struggling guy looking for ends meet using a phone of 100k just to feel among is outrightly foolish.. i hope u understand now? and never call me Linda's toy boy again !! mtchwwwwonyx onyx..trust me I understand u but who are u to judge who is rich or poor..i don't have any problem with linda's spending (u shld know dat already from what I posted) neither do I have any problem with d guy worth 100k and buys a phone 90k....so why go about advising d person u claim to b foolish...if it makes u happy pls biko do it and face d consequences...but dats not my biz sha.......if I call u her toyboy what would u do? report me to ur toy mom..u sef see ur signature na, and ure saying I shouldn't call u her toyboy.....*patiently waiting for "new hot pics" from linda's toyboy |
Re: If I Were Linda Ikeji, Why I Wouldn’t Buy A Range Rover Sport With $153,000! by Nobody: 8:49am On Sep 30, 2014 |
scarr: onyx onyx..trust me I understand u but who are u to judge who is rich or poor..i don't have any problem with linda's spending (u shld know dat already from what I posted) neither do I have any problem with d guy worth 100k and buys a phone 90k....so why go about advising d person u claim to b foolish...if it makes u happy pls biko do it and face d consequences...but dats not my biz sha.......if I call u her toyboy what would u do? report me to ur toy mom..u sef see ur signature na, and ure saying I shouldn't call u her toyboy.....*patiently waiting for "new hot pics" from linda's toyboy*sigh* grow up,grow up,grow up,kiss my an*s if u ever do ... kids invading Nairaland since 18BC |
Re: If I Were Linda Ikeji, Why I Wouldn’t Buy A Range Rover Sport With $153,000! by scarr: 1:56pm On Sep 30, 2014 |
mrvocalprowess: *sigh* grow up,grow up,grow up,kiss my an*s if u ever do ... kids invading Nairaland since 18BCcoming from d "grown up" who is d son of a 30+ year old woman...have u begged ur mum for some dubai leftover googies |
Re: If I Were Linda Ikeji, Why I Wouldn’t Buy A Range Rover Sport With $153,000! by ayanbaba2(m): 8:13pm On Oct 01, 2014 |
I_dey_ur_side_since_919bc.give_me_more... |
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