I've been really sad lately because of how my life is going and I'll be 20 soon with nothing to show for it.
As a kid growing up, I was used to live the soft life until my family came back to Nigeria and things have been tough since then.
My major breakthrough was in 2021 when I made so much money from just holding digital currencies for 1 year and half. I tried venturing into the real world to invest and that's when I started crumbling. One of the best thing I remember doing with that money was seeing myself through school till I finished with very little support from family.
I've been the one holding my family financially as the first child ever since we lost my dad to an accident that same 2021.
Last year 2022 wasn't bad as I was just staying afloat with some kind hustle also trying to learn different digital skills, almost all my friends ventured into Yahoo so I distanced from them and they're big boys now, sometimes I wish I would have joined them.
This year is worst, I graduated this same year and I've been at home since then, doing literally nothing.
I have skills, I'm a technical writer, I'm a front-end developer planning to improve to full stack, I speak 2 international languages and have been able to get transcription gigs which I didn't even get paid well so I stopped, I've been trying and trying to get gigs since this year all to no avail. I've even lost count to what I've done to be honest.
I have never worked for somebody, not because I can't, in fact I use to work for my uncle as a data entry operator but it was fully remote and that was 2020 before he shut down operations. I'm a chronic introvert with anxiety but very hardworking I swear.
(Omorrr) the last 3 months when I saw things getting worse I decided to go out and look for jobs, the only one I saw available was teaching, lol and the pay they said is 25k. I couldn't even do cos by the time I calculated TP alone it was like 60%. I just continued staying home for real, at least I make well over 50k staying home pressing phone.
I just needed something that will be enough to take care of I and my family. The year is coming to an end and I don't even have any savings for the first time in 3 years, house rent is on the way. I don't have any addiction and I'm very economical with money too, Sometimes I feel suicidal because the pressure is getting too much.
I really want to plan my life all over again but I just feel like giving up.
I could go on and on with what's happening to me but it'll be very long.
I don't need sympathy from anyone, I just needed a platform to say it all out because who do I even want to tell this all to?
I'll appreciate some words of encouragement and some suggestions on what I could to help myself at this stage. I may be deactivating this account, been more comfortable as a guest.

Pity though

Give thanks to God in everything that's what the bible said. Give thanks and watch your life change for better. you have life, you're alive and healthy, can eat , sleep and walk.

no achievements in the world can ever be worth it if you lose your life or can't walk. let's learn to give thanks to God during our trials , not lose faith and become lost.

Give thanks he saw you through school, when you lost your dad he provided comfort. You still have a roof over your head at the moment, your mom and siblings are healthy and alive.

I count my problems and give thanks for them one by one and at the end of the day, I find I'm happy , cheerful, free and blessed. That's how my life changed for better since I started givibg thanks, favours have been coming my way, doors are opening to the glory of God who is the creator of heaven and the earth.

Jiji45:
I've been really sad lately because of how my life is going and I'll be 20 soon with nothing to show for it.
As a kid growing up, I was used to live the soft life until my family came back to Nigeria and things have been tough since then.
My major breakthrough was in 2021 when I made so much money from just holding digital currencies for 1 year and half. I tried venturing into the real world to invest and that's when I started crumbling. One of the best thing I remember doing with that money was seeing myself through school till I finished with very little support from family.
I've been the one holding my family financially as the first child ever since we lost my dad to an accident that same 2021.
Last year 2022 wasn't bad as I was just staying afloat with some kind hustle also trying to learn different digital skills, almost all my friends ventured into Yahoo so I distanced from them and they're big boys now, sometimes I wish I would have joined them.
This year is worst, I graduated this same year and I've been at home since then, doing literally nothing.
I have skills, I'm a technical writer, I'm a front-end developer planning to improve to full stack, I speak 2 international languages and have been able to get transcription gigs which I didn't even get paid well so I stopped, I've been trying and trying to get gigs since this year all to no avail. I've even lost count to what I've done to be honest.
I have never worked for somebody, not because I can't, in fact I use to work for my uncle as a data entry operator but it was fully remote and that was 2020 before he shut down operations. I'm a chronic introvert with anxiety but very hardworking I swear.
(Omorrr) the last 3 months when I saw things getting worse I decided to go out and look for jobs, the only one I saw available was teaching, lol and the pay they said is 25k. I couldn't even do cos by the time I calculated TP alone it was like 60%. I just continued staying home for real, at least I make well over 50k staying home pressing phone.
I just needed something that will be enough to take care of I and my family. The year is coming to an end and I don't even have any savings for the first time in 3 years, house rent is on the way. I don't have any addiction and I'm very economical with money too, Sometimes I feel suicidal because the pressure is getting too much.
I really want to plan my life all over again but I just feel like giving up.
I could go on and on with what's happening to me but it'll be very long.
I don't need sympathy from anyone, I just needed a platform to say it all out because who do I even want to tell this all to?
I'll appreciate some words of encouragement and some suggestions on what I could to help myself at this stage. I may be deactivating this account, I'm more comfortable as a guest.

You don't have to feel overwhelmed about life at this point. I truly understand how you feel.
Be strong and brace up to pick yourself up for better days are ahead.

Anyways, where is your location?

Let's have a chat if you don't mind

Do this. Create different posts about the services you render. One post per skill and begin to post across diverse social media forums, channels and websites. Pull people towards yourself with your job description

I hate guys like you that complain like twinks


Man up and face your life


Improve your skills till you're best


Socialise, Make friends

How old are you ??

Jiji45:
■ I just needed something that will be enough to take care of I and my family. The year is coming to an end and I don't even have any savings for the first time in 3 years, house rent is on the way. I don't have any addiction and I'm very economical with money too, Sometimes I feel suicidal because the pressure is getting too much. I really want to plan my life all over again but I just feel like giving up. I could go on and on with what's happening to me but it'll be very long. I don't need sympathy from anyone, I just needed a platform to say it all out because who do I even want to tell this all to? I'll appreciate some words of encouragement and some suggestions on what I could to help myself at this stage. I may be deactivating this account, been more comfortable as a guest.

Lack of creativity is the major problem of the average Nigerian youths, it seems. Yes, times are hard and there are no jobs but why wait for someone to give you money or work when you can create something for yourself.

You all seem to have skills but not the ideas on how to use the skills to make yourselves marketable or at least worth more.

https://www.nairaland.com/7870676/where-start#126306738

Ginaz:
Give thanks to God in everything that's what the bible said. Give thanks and watch your life change for better. you have life, you're alive and healthy, can eat , sleep and walk.

no achievements in the world can ever be worth it if you lose your life or can't walk. let's learn to give thanks to God during our trials , not lose faith and become lost.

Give thanks he saw you through school, when you lost your dad he provided comfort. You still have a roof over your head at the moment, your mom and siblings are healthy and alive.

I count my problems and give thanks for them one by one and at the end of the day, I find I'm happy , cheerful, free and blessed. That's how my life changed for better since I started givibg thanks, favours have been coming my way, doors are opening to the glory of God who is the creator of heaven and the earth.

if you are in lagos, ijesha, apapa express way. locate the lord's Chosen church for divine support

thinksquad:
if you are in lagos, ijesha, apapa express way. locate the lord's Chosen church for divine support

what sort of nonsense is this? did I tell you I want to go to a church or I have problems? I gave the young man advice which could be helpful not request for a church I should go.

In any situation you find yourself. Just keep giving thanks to God. This life is all about ups downs. See this moment as your down time. You will soon get back up. Remember some are dead, some are on sick bed, while some and in prison. I wonder what you would have done if you are in my shoes right now.

See go and listen to 2baba OYI and GANGA SHUFFLE and just keep thanking God for yourself

dgagar:
■ In any situation you find yourself. Just keep giving thanks to God. This life is all about ups downs. See this moment as your down time. You will soon get back up. Remember some are dead, some are on sick bed, while some and in prison. I wonder what you would have done if you are in my shoes right now.
I drop out of school back then in 2014. (No financial support)
I go back to the street hustling ( labour)
I don't have any skills right now (@ 33)
Married with two kids (boys)
My kid school fees is there now
House rent will due by this month ending
And already in a lots of debt.
This week will be the fourth week have been home doing nothing.
No food at home again
But i believe the suffering will surely end one day.
See go and listen to 2baba OYI and GANGA SHUFFLE and just keep thanking God for yourself

You dey use God mention to blindly console yourself and you are offering the same delusion to OP?

Op, if you don't run far away from all these "give thanks to God" choir members, be sure you will likely end up where they are in a not too distant future.

dawnomike:
You don't have to feel overwhelmed about life at this point. I truly understand how you feel.
Be strong and brace up to pick yourself up for better days are ahead.

Anyways, where is your location?

Let's have a chat if you don't mind

That's fine by me, how do I reach out to you Sir?

Kobojunkie:
Lack of creativity is the major problem of the average Nigerian youths, it seems. Yes, times are hard and there are no jobs but why wait for someone to give you money or work when you can create something for yourself.

You all seem to have skills but not the ideas on how to use the skills to make yourselves marketable or at least worth more.

https://www.nairaland.com/7870676/where-start#126306738

I suck at marketing anything at all, you have any idea how I could learn this properly?
See I'm always open to learning new things that could help me.

Ginaz:
■ Give thanks to God in everything that's what the bible said. Give thanks and watch your life change for better. you have life, you're alive and healthy, can eat , sleep and walk. no achievements in the world can ever be worth it if you lose your life or can't walk. let's learn to give thanks to God during our trials , not lose faith and become lost.
■ Give thanks he saw you through school, when you lost your dad he provided comfort. You still have a roof over your head at the moment, your mom and siblings are healthy and alive. I count my problems and give thanks for them one by one and at the end of the day, I find I'm happy , cheerful, free and blessed. That's how my life changed for better since I started givibg thanks, favours have been coming my way, doors are opening to the glory of God who is the creator of heaven and the earth.

1. That is a lie! Giving of thanks only apply as far as those who in fact enjoy the benefits of God's promise, a benefit only available to the Righteous, according to God Himself.

2. Stop using God's name to lie to this boy. Did God also see the Pagans and atheists who don't believe or know Him through schools and all the rest? God wey talk say those who belong to Him no longer work for bread that perishes is the same God who you claim will give you a job so you can work for exactly that, food that perishes? Please stop using God's name to push this drivel abeg!

Jiji45:
■ I suck at marketing anything at all, you have any idea how I could learn this properly? See I'm always open to learning new things that could help me.

1. You market yourself simply by showing what the skills you claim to have have produced. You claim to have worked on transcriptions projects and that you have background in technical writing, well, that link is to an idea I gave someone else who claimed to have similar skills as your person. Look it up and come tell us why you can or cannot creatively run with such an idea.

Purvan:
I hate guys like you that complain like twinks


Man up and face your life


Improve your skills till you're best


Socialise, Make friends

I guess you must have really been lucky enough not to have a tough phase in your life in which you will complain of.
I didn't even want to be seen as a weak person, that's why I didn't complain to anyone physically, only for someone online to tell me this.
Tbh this complain you see has made me feel good in a way, at least I've been able to share my problems with people who I can't see.
I'll face my shit alone of course.

Kobojunkie:
1. That is a lie! Giving of thanks only apply as far as those who in fact enjoy the benefits of God's promise, a benefit only available to the Righteous, according to God Himself.

2. Stop using God's name to lie to this boy. Did God also see the Pagans and atheists who don't believe or know Him through schools and all the rest? God wey talk say those who belong to Him no longer work for bread that perishes is the same God who you claim will give you a job so you can work for exactly that, food that perishes? Please stop using God's name to push this drivel abeg!

You have no truth and given your record of prolonging arguments I absolutely have no appetite to engage with you.

Not that I can't back up my statements from the bible but exchanging information with you is so exhausting and useless as you will always hold on to your primitive way of thinking.

You can't pour water into a basket and expect it to hold water. I can't waste my energy with you this hot afternoon and expect your brain to function properly. Kobojunkie, I've been deliberating ignoring your posts, do well to not mention me again.

Ginaz:
■ You have no truth and given your record of prolonging arguments I absolutely have no appetite to engage with you. Not that I can't back up my statements from the bible but exchanging information with you is so exhausting and useless as you will always hold on to your primitive way of thinking. You can't pour water into a basket and expect it to hold water. I can't waste my energy with you this hot afternoon and expect your brain to function properly. Kobojunkie, I've been deliberating ignoring your posts, do well to not mention me again.

Stop using the many mentions of God to spread what amounts to your private delusions abeg!

God no send anyone go school or go get jobs. He is not a liar that He would declare that it is against Him for anyone who belongs to Him to work for food that perishes all while supposedly supports, using His name, people who work for food that perishes. God is not your mumu, stop pretending He is.

Jiji45:

I guess you must have really been lucky enough not to have a tough phase in your life in which you will complain of.
I didn't even want to be seen as a weak person, that's why I didn't complain to anyone physically, only for someone online to tell me this.
Tbh this complain you see has made me feel good in a way, at least I've been able to share my problems with people who I can't see.
I'll face my shit alone of course.

If I tell you my life story , you'll shed tears

This life if you don't help yourself no body will because no one gives af about you

I stopped reading at “I’ll be 20 soon…” STFU! Goan and live life first before you start complaining! All I knew about 20 was LMAO! Live life before you have the right to commentate on life. Put some respect on that! 🤬🤬🤬🤬

Ginaz:


what sort of nonsense is this? did I tell you I want to go to a church or I have problems? I gave the young man advice which could be helpful not request for a church I should go.

sorry about that, I quoted the wrong person, I meant it for the op.

I'll be 20 soon with nothing to show for it.

What do you want to show before age 20 apart from your SSCE?

The people you surround yourself with may destroy you if you are not careful.

What country were you living before returning to Nigeria? What was the status you guys held in the country? Were you born there? You might want to exploit the possibilities of returning there if you think it is a much saner environment and you can build your life there.

You still got your mom and siblings by your side and you're depressed


TF you need your mf ass whooped


Look at me I don't have parents nor siblings

I was the only child , lost both parents are early age


Just me alone in this world


The only thing that saved me from kms was tech


I was programming from a young age and got sponsored by Mozilla for a project I did which was massive and moved to Estonia now I work for faangman.

Then the only things I had to my name was my laptop and few books .

You're still young


Read books


Watch movies


Listen to educative music


Learn to code


Forget about money and luxurious items for now

Focus on improving yourself as much as possible

Purvan:
I hate guys like you that complain like twinks


Man up and face your life


Improve your skills till you're best


Socialise, Make friends

I doubt if liking him would add any value to his life, drop your advice or motivation and pass nobody asked you if you like guys like him or not, it’s your pot of stew if you like him or not
P.s I hate people like you that don’t know when to be sensitive and mature when dealing with certain things like this

Jiji45:

That's fine by me, how do I reach out to you Sir?

drop your email... I will mail you

dawnomike:
drop your email... I will mail you

coolly113@gmail.com

Acidosis:


What do you want to show before age 20 apart from your SSCE?

The people you surround yourself with may destroy you if you are not careful.

It's not the way you think Sir.

Bro what i have to tell you is this life is 100% your responsibility no one is coming to save you the early you realize the better

Jiji45:
I've been really sad lately because of how my life is going and I'll be 20 soon with nothing to show for it.
As a kid growing up, I was used to live the soft life until my family came back to Nigeria and things have been tough since then.
My major breakthrough was in 2021 when I made so much money from just holding digital currencies for 1 year and half. I tried venturing into the real world to invest and that's when I started crumbling. One of the best thing I remember doing with that money was seeing myself through school till I finished with very little support from family.
I've been the one holding my family financially as the first child ever since we lost my dad to an accident that same 2021.
Last year 2022 wasn't bad as I was just staying afloat with some kind hustle also trying to learn different digital skills, almost all my friends ventured into Yahoo so I distanced from them and they're big boys now, sometimes I wish I would have joined them.
This year is worst, I graduated this same year and I've been at home since then, doing literally nothing.
I have skills, I'm a technical writer, I'm a front-end developer planning to improve to full stack, I speak 2 international languages and have been able to get transcription gigs which I didn't even get paid well so I stopped, I've been trying and trying to get gigs since this year all to no avail. I've even lost count to what I've done to be honest.
I have never worked for somebody, not because I can't, in fact I use to work for my uncle as a data entry operator but it was fully remote and that was 2020 before he shut down operations. I'm a chronic introvert with anxiety but very hardworking I swear.
(Omorrr) the last 3 months when I saw things getting worse I decided to go out and look for jobs, the only one I saw available was teaching, lol and the pay they said is 25k. I couldn't even do cos by the time I calculated TP alone it was like 60%. I just continued staying home for real, at least I make well over 50k staying home pressing phone.
I just needed something that will be enough to take care of I and my family. The year is coming to an end and I don't even have any savings for the first time in 3 years, house rent is on the way. I don't have any addiction and I'm very economical with money too, Sometimes I feel suicidal because the pressure is getting too much.
I really want to plan my life all over again but I just feel like giving up.
I could go on and on with what's happening to me but it'll be very long.
I don't need sympathy from anyone, I just needed a platform to say it all out because who do I even want to tell this all to?
I'll appreciate some words of encouragement and some suggestions on what I could to help myself at this stage. I may be deactivating this account, been more comfortable as a guest.

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