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Re: Trenches To Texas: A Story Of Courage And Perseverance Against Poverty by wjames(m): 11:20pm On Feb 05, 2023 |
larrypourl: No be so oo baba. In 2019, i sold naija used corolla for 700k to 1.2m depending on the condition.Tokunbo na 1.8m to 2m. Muscle was 1.2 to 2m depending on the condition too. |
Re: Trenches To Texas: A Story Of Courage And Perseverance Against Poverty by 247Hustler(m): 11:21pm On Feb 05, 2023 |
viodemus:My problem with people that claim to know it all is that they assume the world is linear and everyone experience is the same. Look, I was never given a chance in this life. I have been tested so many times and there has always been a way out as you can see from my write up. Don't assume I am naive and think life is a bed of roses. I hope you sit back and read this thoughtfully before you reply. Peace. 11 Likes |
Re: Trenches To Texas: A Story Of Courage And Perseverance Against Poverty by Mikael0407(m): 11:21pm On Feb 05, 2023 |
JoeEeL: "What he thinks is poverty"?! You can only know your own experiences in life, you can never understand another person's viewpoint no matter how hard you try. Maybe you never experienced the level of poverty he did when you were in the country. The reality of the Nigeria I live in today is one of dejection and hopelessness. I see it everyday in the faces of people in my surroundings. Everyone agrees things have never been this bad! Escaping this country for atleast 80% of us would infact be a miracle. I Know we should all pray and do our part to make Nigeria a better place but don't forget the saying "if your environment doesn't change you(positively), then change your environment." Most of us would gladly do the same as you and the op did if we had the chance. That doesn't mean we don't love the country or want it to prosper but we have to look out for ourselves first don't we? 6 Likes |
Re: Trenches To Texas: A Story Of Courage And Perseverance Against Poverty by Archangelhenrio(m): 11:29pm On Feb 05, 2023 |
What about your father? Did you hear anything about him after all this years. |
Re: Trenches To Texas: A Story Of Courage And Perseverance Against Poverty by Mikael0407(m): 11:30pm On Feb 05, 2023 |
Slynation: That fellow thinks he knows so much but in reality he's just a clown. He's also very bold to claim he's "out of the country" but laughs at others for taking the same decision he did. A true dumbass if I ever encountered one. 7 Likes |
Re: Trenches To Texas: A Story Of Courage And Perseverance Against Poverty by Iriruaga100(m): 11:34pm On Feb 05, 2023 |
Mikael0407: You said it all and I hope they get the message. Our story and experience differs. 1 Like |
Re: Trenches To Texas: A Story Of Courage And Perseverance Against Poverty by Ogaonos: 11:38pm On Feb 05, 2023 |
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Re: Trenches To Texas: A Story Of Courage And Perseverance Against Poverty by viodemus: 11:54pm On Feb 05, 2023 |
247Hustler: Am glad you know that. I wish you success. I still say, don't under estimate the adjustment period. You go still know say, next chapter no be always the end of the book. I don't plan on following your new post, since you finished the naija part. until maybe sometime in the future after you have adjusted and gained some life and skills experience, that could be some years later. I am not under-estimating your potential. But I think you are under estimating the challenges you might encounter. Like I said, maybe you have previous work skills that can pay you handsomely and assist you settle in immediately, qnd/or you have your accomodation situation settled for the long haul. Then you have the early basics of your immigration paperwork straightening, driving license or identification. and even the issue of friends. If you haven't factored most of these, then you are just been aloof on reality. Get busy with that, no time to do reporter when you are about to climb a steep mountain. The challenges are not insurmountable, but it can be very challenging and could end in regrets and tears. Person wey just graduate from primary school, cun go secondary school, will be aloof to think say secondary school na easy period before you reach ss3. Good luck. I mean that in good faith. 1 Like |
Re: Trenches To Texas: A Story Of Courage And Perseverance Against Poverty by Karleb(m): 12:09am On Feb 06, 2023 |
Happy for you man! I thought people said getting American visa is near impossible and you left the country 2 months ago. |
Re: Trenches To Texas: A Story Of Courage And Perseverance Against Poverty by 247Hustler(m): 12:21am On Feb 06, 2023 |
viodemus:I can sense your bitterness and how you wish things will continue to be hard. Once again, my pattern of thinking is not the way you assume it is and I will advise you to keep your negativity far from here. I am not interested in engaging you further. Please don't quote me again. 16 Likes |
Re: Trenches To Texas: A Story Of Courage And Perseverance Against Poverty by Kingbenn(m): 1:00am On Feb 06, 2023 |
My questions are, what kinda gig are you running that fetch such amount of money? And also, what are the questions you were asked at the embassy? 247Hustler: |
Re: Trenches To Texas: A Story Of Courage And Perseverance Against Poverty by MrDam(m): 1:42am On Feb 06, 2023 |
Honestly I have someone that got Toyota Corolla 08 tokunbo in 2014 @1.2m the car as at today is about 3.7m if not more. 247Hustler: |
Re: Trenches To Texas: A Story Of Courage And Perseverance Against Poverty by viodemus: 2:00am On Feb 06, 2023 |
247Hustler: Guy abeg shift. I don't care for your delusioned thread. That is the only reason why I respond, to let people know that when you travel without a correct support, they shouldn't be aloof like you. That is the time you have to kick in to a higher mental gear, or else you might learn the hard way. Be prepared, you emotional wreck. You will need every bit of it. As for me, your going to America in December 2022, and acting like you are doing anything big or acting like you have arrived, is alarmingly mumuish to me. You neva see anything yet, but you wan dey underrate the challenges. Focus on getting yourself straight with your paperwork. know your environment. E go soon choke u, u go go thief. future criminal. I dey try alert you and any wanna be aloof like you. I travel out including to America at anytime I feel like or for projects. I wish everyone success and grace, including you. but... E be like say your mumu go lead you, keep following it. Ingrained f**l. I no send your mumu thread. 1 Like |
Re: Trenches To Texas: A Story Of Courage And Perseverance Against Poverty by naijainstinct: 3:44am On Feb 06, 2023 |
viodemus:Wow. Why this level of bitterness? Why? 11 Likes |
Re: Trenches To Texas: A Story Of Courage And Perseverance Against Poverty by yeldey: 4:12am On Feb 06, 2023 |
My own road was rough too, though my parent were alive & together. Now, I'm in Edmonton, Canada. All I can say is Thank You Lord. I shed lot of tears while reading your story because I can relate. 5 Likes |
Re: Trenches To Texas: A Story Of Courage And Perseverance Against Poverty by viodemus: 4:45am On Feb 06, 2023 |
naijainstinct: There's nothing to be bitter about. Maybe you are a bitter person. Work on your assumptions. He start yawa with me, for pointing out that he is kinda encouraging other hopefuls to believe in his aloofness, while he himself don't have no experience in his new location. He may have a solid foundation on finances or through people that can support him in this early stages, but if not, the first 2 or more years are very crucial, these are the fold your sleeves times; he doesn't have experience yet, he will need to be more attentive to his new realities on ground. I don't mean to derail the thread; I respect his journey. But I will remind other nigerians who travel for hustle, there are no mansions in the sky, if you have the chance, try to adjust to your new environment, manage your anxiety, study your city including laws, have a goal (s), have fun, educate yourself, and stay out of crime. The op is aloofing like a future criminal or drug peddler. i hope not. Buf FBI and olokpa go dey watch am. 2 Likes |
Re: Trenches To Texas: A Story Of Courage And Perseverance Against Poverty by Spanishmilf(m): 5:40am On Feb 06, 2023 |
viodemus:bro rest wtf 😂😂 3 Likes |
Re: Trenches To Texas: A Story Of Courage And Perseverance Against Poverty by Nobody: 6:18am On Feb 06, 2023 |
ParasiteWest: AnyanwuSilas: |
Re: Trenches To Texas: A Story Of Courage And Perseverance Against Poverty by Boniwhite: 6:42am On Feb 06, 2023 |
love your courage man |
Re: Trenches To Texas: A Story Of Courage And Perseverance Against Poverty by 247Hustler(m): 6:53am On Feb 06, 2023 |
snowland:Thank you. I sent a pm. 1 Like |
Re: Trenches To Texas: A Story Of Courage And Perseverance Against Poverty by 247Hustler(m): 7:14am On Feb 06, 2023 |
Reni1:Thanks for the heads-up. I sent you a pm. 1 Like |
Re: Trenches To Texas: A Story Of Courage And Perseverance Against Poverty by 247Hustler(m): 7:37am On Feb 06, 2023 |
MyFlair:That's fall admission that was deferred for spring. 1 Like |
Re: Trenches To Texas: A Story Of Courage And Perseverance Against Poverty by naijainstinct: 7:53am On Feb 06, 2023 |
viodemus:k |
Re: Trenches To Texas: A Story Of Courage And Perseverance Against Poverty by JoeEeL(m): 8:05am On Feb 06, 2023 |
Mikael0407: You make a point. I agree. |
Re: Trenches To Texas: A Story Of Courage And Perseverance Against Poverty by JoeEeL(m): 8:07am On Feb 06, 2023 |
Slynation: That is exactly how d slavemasters want us to reason. I refuse to reason that way. Travel if you will, but have the bottled anger to know the main culprits behind your woes simple and short. Same USA took 20b dollars worth of oil unaccounted for last year. Do u know this? Abeggi... That is una problem. Una no deh learn. 1 Like |
Re: Trenches To Texas: A Story Of Courage And Perseverance Against Poverty by davimus(m): 8:16am On Feb 06, 2023 |
What was your niche in upwork using freelancing to finance the dream [/b] At the point of quitting my HR job in Lagos, I decided to create an account on Upwork. The site was easy to create an account but I found it difficult to decide what to include and not include so I could make my profile attractive to clients. Nonetheless, I read a couple of things online and used the information to set up my account, and then left the account as there was no time to apply for jobs. However, a few weeks after I resigned from my job, I got invited for a permanent job that would pay about eight hundred thousand naira (#800,000) per month. It was a US-based company and the client was willing to hire many people for the same role. Since I have never submitted any proposal in the past, I struggled on what to include and not include in the proposal. Due to my inexperience, I couldn’t write a good proposal and answered the screening questions poorly. This made me the only one that did not get the job out the four of us that were invited to apply. Although I didn’t get the job, I was happy I was considered. Then I continued to apply on both LinkedIn and Upwork. I got two other ones around October and November but didn’t earn anything from them. In December 2021, I was back in Ogun State and penniless again, but this time like the proverbial prodigal son, broke and penniless. My aunt cried when she saw me because she thought I needed stability and I was not going to achieve that with my pattern of life that was filled with costly adventures. She didn’t understand why I couldn’t just continue with my job on the Island since the pay was not totally bad for someone with that year of experience. But for me, it was just a transitional phase towards something bigger. From January 2022, I became more aggressive with my application, and by the middle of February, I landed a gig with a company in the US. This job took about two months and I earned about one million naira (#1,000,000) for the first time by the end of the project. I later got another long-term project with a company in Ireland. I got other big projects that I declined because they would run throughout the whole year and I was expecting to leave the country before then. Overall and for the first time ever, I made about three million naira (#3,000,000) from freelancing within seven months! [/quote] |
Re: Trenches To Texas: A Story Of Courage And Perseverance Against Poverty by Geominer: 8:21am On Feb 06, 2023 |
snowland:Ayt sir. |
Re: Trenches To Texas: A Story Of Courage And Perseverance Against Poverty by Enddy50ty(m): 9:46am On Feb 06, 2023 |
mrksquare: Can I drop mine too? I'm also interested please. endy50ty@gmail.com |
Re: Trenches To Texas: A Story Of Courage And Perseverance Against Poverty by teejay29(m): 10:21am On Feb 06, 2023 |
Mrtaye:i don't know. |
Re: Trenches To Texas: A Story Of Courage And Perseverance Against Poverty by theamazonguru(m): 10:29am On Feb 06, 2023 |
NiceClean: The only money I can dash you is to join LaptopLaivestyle on telegram. It is a group for freelancers, coordinated by Abiola omoalhaja. You can even follow him on Twitter. Guy is a blessing to freelancers. You will definitely get your bearing, that is if you are ready to put in the works. Because you will get access to enough materials, Twitter space hangouts, once in a while meetings on zoom: where you get to listen to industry experts invited to motivated other freelancers. Best of luck. 1 Like
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Re: Trenches To Texas: A Story Of Courage And Perseverance Against Poverty by syntekelite(m): 10:44am On Feb 06, 2023 |
Mrtaye: Most likely secondhand soldier mattress.. |
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