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CheerfulGiver:
You're allowing a low achiever advise you? If you listen to that nutcase, you'll end up using your money as firewood to cook. He has no out of the box ideas. Imagine saying there is no dignity in being an uber driver, but the same idiot refuses to stop driving the same uber.

What is he not telling you?

If you walk with wise ones, you'll become wise. If you walk with stupid ones, you fare badly. Always be guided. Read from first page before you make your decisions. Don't hand your life to someone who hasn't found his own. More like allowing a blind man lead you.

thanks for this sir

BAZ001:
You mean am? at the bolded.
Hmmm, Uber drivers have millions in there account.

You went to school for 4/5years only to graduate and want to be driving taxi?
You don’t need to go to school to drive Uber.
How long do you intend driving ?
Have you tot of relocating to do masters abroad , scholarship and with your 2M you will settle down before you get part time job.

The decision is yours Baba, come and taste the waters, experience will speak louder than words

at least Uber driver have millions before the invest in Uber, u don't expect them to earn that money back in a year.

Will my 2m feed me and cover all my expenses for a year in Nigeria.

Is life that easy abroad, well 2m is still too small for me to make a rash decision on

Felicity0001:
Young man you should be busy doing your final year thesis and reading to have the best score in your final exams not reading from page 1 of the thread.

C"mon menh! You'll be a graduate in few months think big menh... There's no dignity being an uber driver bro... That 2m you say you have think of what to pump it into and in 5yrs you'll be standing with fellow CEOs rather than being an uber driver... You're still young, why the hurry to make money? You can even proceed for a master's degree with that money and if you search well you'll get scholarship to do your masters abroad and that money you have can help support as well... Save and add to that 2m you have... NYSC you can still save to make that money 3m... How much do you think you need to travel to UK or Canada?

2023 is just around the corner, the dollar will not for ever remain high and government policies will definitely change as soon as this government leaves.

Think! Think!! Think!!! Menh.

In case you come back with attack like one newbie did some pages back I'll just fold my hand and be laughing.

Peace.

Wow. The pressure is that, there's no place or somewhere to fall back too if the money stop coming. I have not make up my mind fully on becoming a driver, to me 2m is still a very sum, though I still earn online, I'm just planning on what to venture on incase the earnings online stop coming

Thanks sir

BAZ001:
After you finish school before service as stop gap or you want to drive as career? ...

You already have 2m as a student, you already richer than some uber drivers?
Unless you want to buy the car and give it out in rentals or HP and you won’t see your 2m naira again or see it in 2years.

having 2m sitting in a savings account doesn't translate to being rich. Uber drivers riding his own car is far away better and richer than I am. I'm planning to be a Uber driver using my own personal car. I have no interest in working 8-5pm for someone again unless it's multinational.

mbaka0433:
dont compare when Tinubu did it with what we are facing today ooo
better use that money and register and become an agent of bet9ja,betking or any other trending betting company in ur area
the youths are lazy, they must patronize u
almost all of them want to make billion by sport betting
mad

yes I have taught about this also, but I don't see bet9ja in five years time, bet9ja business is depreciating year by year because of online improvement, Uber/bolt is appreciating, very soon it will extend to all state in Nigeria

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Leave money first.

Gather enough knowledge first. I'll advise you read this thread. Maybe 500 pages back.

By the time you finish, quote me and ask your questions.

Don't rush, sir[/color]

ok sir, I started reading the thread from page 1 yesterday, I'm currently on page 7. Thanks

izzou:
[color=royalblue]I never said I wouldn't do repairs. I said it wouldn't give me headache

A brand new engine, a brand new transmission, a brand new AC system. This won't give me worries for 18 months.

And you're getting it wrong with the bolded.

Nobody is looking for money to buy a new car after three years. The goal is to recoup my capital, which is still the money for a new car.

Don't downplay the economic benefits of Brand new Chinese vehicles. There is a reason GIG stopped buying Mercedes Sprinter buses and started using Chinese Knockoffs.

E get why [/color]

pls are you a Uber/bolt driver can you plz put me through.

I'm considering going into Uber business after I finish school next year January. How much do I need to budget to get a car, and all expenses. My net worth currently is over 2m naira, I'm hoping to save more before January.

How much should I be aiming for. Thanks

mbaka0433:
Chaiiii
you want to graduate and become a taxi driver and u are already programming it...
i weep for this generation
"this is why we need to divide this contraption"

well I heard the income rate is quite on the high, the driver do make 300-400k/ month. Which work in Nigeria will give me that?

All I need is to wrk for hard within 5years as a fresh graduate, with good planning, the lord will take over.

Do you know billionaire tinubu was once a taxi driver. Lol

141samuel:
So on Friday after I reached home around 11:30pm I they try to clean my foot mat naso I saw phone (iPhone) at the back sit
The first thing that came to my mind was who could be the owner of the phone and there possibilities another rider could have picked this phone, later around 12:30 a call came in from his friend that when I told him his friend forget his phone inside my vehicle,
(that when I know is the last 3 trip I did, and they are three guys, my last 2 trip was only single guy and they both sit at the Front) the guy started begging that I should bring the phone to There place the second day that his going to pay me any amount for the trip, we agreed on 20k(for my mind I was thinking this guy agreed 20k just for me to bring the phone) .
The second day when I went to drop the phone, the owner of the phone beg me with 10k ,and thank me for bringing the phone. He said he doesn't even think he forget the phone inside the vehicle, that he noticed the phone is not with him when he wakes up
He ask me to drop them at nearby super market baba still shop for me.
That will be the 5th phone I have returned to rider, I return one to olosho girl after promising she will pay for my trip , she gave #500 I said to her she should not worry ,the ask me if am angry I said no but I will rather not collecting any from her that to collect #500 considering where am coming from. she okay that I should wait she is coming, the girl never come out till tomorrow

wow. U are an active driver, pls I need some information I'm considering going into Uber business after I finish school next year January. How much do I need to budget to get a car, and all expenses. My net worth currently is over 2m naira, I'm hoping to save more before January.

How much should I be aiming for. Thanks

Pearl1910:
U really think u will use those cars on ehailing without doing any repairs except servicing for 18months?

Forget resale value, while u will b looking for money to buy another car after 3yrs of heavy use, I will still be enjoying my corolla.
That time we will know which is economically wise

I'm considering going into Uber business after I finish school next year January. How much do I need to budget to get a car, and all expenses. My net worth currently is over 2m naira, I'm hoping to save more before January.

How much should I be aiming for. Thanks

deedee44:
So many reasons why I can't use it, sometimes I will want to roger boys for area, I already know where 200 notes are, where 500s are unlike a wallet where you will open it and they will see plenty money and expect you to give them something big

I'm considering going into Uber business after I finish school next year January. How much do I need to budget to get a car, and all expenses. My net worth currently is over 2m naira, I'm hoping to save more before January.

How much should I be aiming for. Thanks

[quote author=Greatness87 post=104555931]I live in Lagos . The OP doesn't spend money on tfare so he can save 40k monthly.
If you are determined and don't spend anyhow, you can save with 80k salary [/quote last year Jan I was working in a company in agbara Lagos, I earned 18k or below/month. My transport is 200naira to and fro/ day, but I only transport when going to wrk, and walk during closing hour, the company provides launch job hour was 8am to 5pm. I worked for five month, I was able to save for my HND acceptance fee 25k, I change my wardrobe, and wen school resume, I moved down to school with the remaining savings. When I resume school fully, God took it from there. I'm almost through

Hi everyone, I'm considering going into Uber business after I finish school next year January. How much do I need to budget to get a car, and all expenses. My net worth currently is over 2m naira, I'm hoping to save more before January.

How much should I be aiming for. Thanks

DoggoneDogg:
Not every entrepreneur go turn Dangote & Otedola too...

so u know

DoggoneDogg:
Your made men - bank MDs, CEOs, Ministers, Heads of big public parastatals, Permanent secretaries etc - are all working for salary till 65 but some ignorant itunes gift card low budget yahoo boy in your friend's list will tell you he can never work for salary & he is his own boss yen yen yen.

Yet in his life, he may never reach the heights of those men I highlighted above while you can if you know your onions.

Okay.

na everybody go get opportunity of becoming MD and ministers ni

obumsway:
wait oo, your age is not really the problem but i just cant imagine you not having any work experience before.

i am not upto 30 yrs but i have worked in more than 8 places.

the main issue in see here is you not willing to try out things not knowing time flies indeed

no mind am, some people are just so lazy, 33years and no job experience or whatsoever. Na mama food he dey chop since. I was 15years web I started working as casual in industrial companies, operating production machines. There was even a time I headed the mixing department of a beverage company in Lagos though I was also employed as a casual then nobody even knew I gat OND. I had. To let go of the job to further education.

I have a cousin too who is as lazy as the op. Over 35years, staying in an industrial area, a graduate, but has no job experience prefers mama food. Very lazy youth

FreeStuffsNG:
Andrew Liver salt is not like Gala and Sardines. What you have there is a single dose and no matter the excuse, they will not dispense half a dose for you, it's like saying Panadol is getting smaller because Gala and Sardines are getting smaller when a single tab must remain 500mg.

they could reduce it to 250mg, so you will need to sachet to get the required 500mg

seyz91:
Lies! If you earn a living online and always on system everyday like you said and never heard of ituns card or gift card as you claimed then you must be a fucking liar!

Mtchewww!

why would I argue with someone who might have the mentality that everyone that works online is a yahoo boy

IneedSugarMumy1:
Good Day all
My name is Jeff
I will try my best to be as detailed as I can. Please I'm not a great writer pardon my error/blunder I kuku no get opportunity go school at least nairaland has helped me a lot in terms of spelling and writing too

Back to my topic...... September 8 2019 I took my corolla to bolt office in maitama for registration I attended their lesson I passed that same day I became a bolt driver I did my first 5 trips and I was happy, it was difficult for me as a beginner using GPS to driver for the first time.

My first 1 month was hell, all the money I made was spent on traffic offences, like wrong U turn, touching your phone while on traffic light, like dropping a rider in front of a market, like beating the traffic light, etc I learned the hard way


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hi, pleasela what is the model of the Corolla Toyota car eligible for bolt/Uber and the cost of the car?

Cokahot:
Yahoo boy,iTunes giftcard boys. Client has paid u your small 100k abi,we no go rest. Next na to go buy rubber slippers,dye hair,begin smoke loud

I have no chat up a white man or woman before, I don't know about iTunes or whatever tunes card, but I earn my living online. I'm on my system every time Does it still mean I'm a Yahoo boy,

maak400:
You're right OP, money is important in marriage.

But my question to everyone is, if a man is hustling and he's still not financially stable till he's 40 years old, will you advise him not to marry but to keep hustling till he is financially stable even if he's nearing 50 years old?

pls what is ur definition of being financially stable?

blackboy:
Guy, which fear? What is all this long story for. You are not a kid. 26 no be boy ooo.
You are in school, playing husband and wife. Screwing someones daughter and getting her pregnant . Complete your play of husband and wife and add pickin join.
Them send you go school to get cert na woman or man una go find. Guy, congrats. You no fear to do press up on the babe so you dey fear for the result. God don catch you and her. Keep the pregnancy and marry the babe. Make thunder no fire you. You are not small. 26 years old are doing well in offices. Guy you even old. Invite me to the wedding and pls no load am. Small and simple.

yes, some are in Kiri Kiri, some don't even know what they will eat tomorrow and some don't have home nor the opportunity to pay their rent. At 26 I'm still in school and I give all thanks to God, if I'm to live my life again, I will still choose this my life over the life of my friends who are graduate. Thanks

DaddyRochie1642:
You should thought about all these things when you were enjoying the Kpekus, now she's pregnant, you're running to Nairaland for Advise, when you were enjoying the Kpekus all these while, did you come to Nairaland for Advise

at least she's only the one, I don't have numerous

louken:
Hmmm. I don't understand how a guy of 26, and still an undergraduate, should be so desperate to rush into marriage.
You said that she is a bit older than you. Isn't it possible that she's the one that needs the marriage more urgently and she's, therefore, indirectly and psychologically steering you towards that direction.
I didn't say you shouldn't marry her but let me assure you that the super nice attitude she is exhibiting now is not her real self. She will show you her real self when the honeymoon stage is over.
Take time to know her more, and while at it, try and graduate from school; start your Uber business and see how well it is moving; encourage her to get something doing too.
At this stage, if the relationship is still sweet, go ahead and marry her.

I'm not thinking about going into marriage right now sir, you just elaborated the plans I had, I'm responsible for the pregnancy and I will take responsibility, my fears are will I be able to cope financially and emotionally, won't she changed are behavior when she is comfortable

Obasempirecomdy:
When there's goosebumps, just know it's going to be alright.. All izz well bro.. I'm proud of you...
But know that drinking alcohol is not bad.. I'm not saying you should start drinking it. Next time make your point with out alcohol..

oh, I'm just trying to express I'm not an alcoholic, you know sir that is one of the ways men spend unnecessarily if not properly managed

lilvicky68:
It's natural but it shouldn't last for long if not you will end up being sad after taking wrong decisions..

ok sir. Thank you

lilvicky68:
I understand your fears man.. don't be scared everything will be alright..dont take her love for granted sha..

I don't take her love for granted, I'm a guy who don't womanize neither do I drink alcohol. Don't know if the fear is natural if it happens to every person in facing this exact issue

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Iovercame:
This is a lil story about my 7 years deep addiction to sport bet and in this 7 years I lost everything when I mean everything

and I beg you in whatever you hold dear, I beg you in your mother's name, I beg you in your child's innocent life, I beg you in whichever God you pray too if you're in sport bet or about to start or no matter how far you have gone you can still stop so you don't lose everything like I did before I got my salvation

I was 18 in 2014 and I had just finished from secondary school and Because I loved football so much anything about football intrigued me

I remember writing my jamb and came out in flying colors (260) and I was to proceed to take my post utme when I first found and heard about sport betting

Then it was Rapido I think and Nairabet. It started as fun, just wanting to waste that 100 in excitement of what you loved and I remembered my first winning of 14k ( I wished I never won that)

That 14k I won hooked me in till February of this year and because my close knit friends knew I won that 14k and my love for football they always asked me to "forcast" games for them

I was so hooked to sport bet that my spiritual life suffered because I stopped thinking about God all I wanted was to win that imaginary millions

I remember passing my utme and Mom was happy I passed my utme as all she wanted was for me to have a quality education

Unfortunately life happened and I couldn't proceed to school again as there was no sponsor so I had to get a job in apapa wharf

I was the quiet type, I never drank or smoked or womanize , I don't even talk much unless in my line of duty but all I did was sport bet. I was paid 85k per month because my job was high risk but before I get my salary I would have used it all on sport bet

One thing I never did was steal or lie or use someone's else's money to play sport bet but I was so addicted to this demon called sport bet

From 2016 when I started working in apapa wharf till we were made to stop working because of the pandemic last year I Lost everything I had and worked for due to sport bet

I always dressed well, even till date I still dress well with neat and good cloths so you never know but in between those clothes I was suffering, I was crying each day because I knew I was wasting away

I have never taken cocaine or no the effect it has on those addicted to it but I can tell you nothing beats that of sports bet

I would cry after each lose and say no more but the moment I got another money I was in it again

The bet9ja guy in my neighborhood could allow me play games up to 100k because he knows I would pay him when I get my salary. Each night I prayed and cried to stop this but I was never able to

I rather play sport bet than eat, I knew I was destroying my life but I couldn't stop

I was a good guy, a loyal guy, my boss loved me because I was hard working so he dashes me money but I never saved any, all I did was sport bet

I remember after the first week the pandemic was eased I went to him and told him I had a problem and he asked what's the problem and I told him you are like a father to me so I feel comfortable telling you this( I thought after 4 year's a loyal worker can see a boss as a father), I need help because I'm addicted to sport bet. Then he asked me questions upon questions and I was sincere to each of his questions and he asked me if I had any savings left I told him no that sport bet took everything, he asked if I have ever stolen from him I told him if I did Mr shonibare the auditor would have known but after that he changed drastically

It was after that incident of me telling him I needed help I lost my job.

I was told because of the effect of the pandemic I had to stop coming that I would be called back but it's More than a year I haven't been called but I blame me telling him I was addicted to sport bet

All I wanted was just help

Then I had no job again and had a mouth to feed so I decided to start working as a labourer or doing any menial Job just to survive ( one thing about me was I was hard working and never derelict in my work or hustle) but guess what I never stopped playing sport bet because I wanted that imaginary millions

I would be paid 1500 as a labourer and 1000 would surely go to sport bet that same day and I would eat with 500 and I didn't win

No one knew I was in bondage, no one knew I lost my job because each morning I would dress neat and go do labourer and come home neat like I was coming from apapa, no one knew I was dying slowly due to my addiction

I can't begin to mention in naira how much I lost but thank God today made it 4 months I last played sport bet and I remembered how I stopped

It was a game I was suppose to win 1.8M with a stake of 1500 which was my last money and Liverpool vs Fulham was the last game and I staked it over 1.5 goals and I was excited because Fulham scored in the first half and I said at Last I finally won today and would get a car to do Uber and stop this finally but guess what it ended 1-0 and oh I cried, I cried aloud, I cried and yelled and gnashed my teeth like a woman crying to bring forth a child or like when Mom died, I cried so loud my tenants came and I told them my brother died but that day was my day of salvation

I cried so much ehh and In my tears i prayed to my mother this time around to come and deliver me as I was overwhelmed and needed help and I slept hungry that day because I had no money and I had used my last money to bet and in my dream I remembered I was choking so I vomited I think 50k and a palatable food and in the dream I wanted to take the money and food to eat but I had a voice. Oh I had that voice I hadn't heard for years and she called me my native name that only she did and I looked up and I saw my Mom from afar and she said don't touch it and go back now, but I said to her I was broke and hungry and she said do you want to touch or carry back your vomit? And I said no and she said now go back and I turned and Immediately I woke up I knew I had won but I knew I still had to play my own part to win finally

I went out from all the telegram betting group I belonged too, deactivated my nairaland account because I was always in the bet section, deactivated all of my bet site account

I remembered I didn't play for 3 days and I had 3k saved for the first time in months and I got on Twitter and I saw a guy saying a game is sure and the devil wanted to play with my mind but guess what that same day I had to sale my phone so I don't think or see anything about football , I packed up my DStv and TV not to watch football and see the advert of any sport betting company and for the first time in almost 7 years I went a week without sport bet WOW I was happy. the following week passed and another and another and the money I sold my phone with I didn't touch it, I had saved like 15k from my working as a menial labourer and I got another phone and I thought I was gonna fall but this morning Made it 6 weeks that I got a new phone and I haven't played or logged in to any betting site thank you Jesus

Last night I had to go to Instagram because I was feeling sad because of everything I had lost and i saw my best friend picture, I felt so sad, I cried my eyes because we are Miles apart, he doesn't call or text again and I understand I was useless, I was the brilliant one that fell, I was the lil innocent quiet handsome one that lost his easy due to sport bet

He looked so good and I blamed my self for everything but I'm in the road to recovery

Sport bet Made me lose my job, my mom, my peace, all of my savings, my friends because I couldn't compete with them financially as I was always broke but thank God today I have a New beginning and a fresh start. I know things are so hard right now but I feel like a fresh Man, a Man born again, a Man like a new born. It's almost or More than 90 days now since i last played sport bet and oh I have peace, lol I have such peace, yes occasionally when I don't have somewhere to work or when I'm lonely and think of where I should be I sigh but I say Thank you Jesus, thank you my savior

Please I beg you, sport bet would destroy you, sport bet would end you, sport bet would make you so useless, sport bet would would take everything from you, sport bet would make you lose everything you worked for, sport bet would make you become so isolated. Please stop now. I know it's hard, very hard I have been there but if I can do it I swear you can, I have lost 300k in a day before and the next day I had 2k and lost it again. Please sport bet is devilish and a destiny destroyer. You can't win them, Come out of nairaland for a while if you have too, come out of Twitter if you have too, anything that makes you think about it I'm begging you now please come out of it. Just like yesterday I was 18, now I'm 25, broke, lost everything but it's fine I would rise again. Don't be like me ok

Thank you and God bless us all for reading

everything happens for a reason.

Premiumwriter2:
The value of that money is like half of what it was when you started.

I mean prices of things are doubling in the market. Keeping money idle for long will only reduce your purchasing power.

But hey, it's still better than nothing. But if you de get money like this frequently, it would be better if you invest it.

on what investment sir, what if someone who is planning to buy a car for Uber, and has been saving to buy the car. He has a million naira saved now, is it good that he is saving?

tensazangetsu20:
Do we have it in Nigeria? If it merges electrical and computer then all good but mechanical alone as a course of study is useless.

you are saying trash, what did you even know about mechanical engineering. Someone who doesn't even know mechatronics is a branch of mechanical engineering

As long as Nigeria is consign, the engineering courses you should go for are mechanical and electrical engineering. This two courses you see up there can work in any field. Name them, is it automotive, refrigeration, welding and fabrication, mechatronics, manufacturing companies, maintenance, construction, engineering drafting, etc. Computer engineering/science if you want to japa.

Someone will just be in is bedroom and type trash, this nairaland admin won't fact check or go through post before pushing to front page. Rubbish

Mechanical engineering is so broad, reason why they started to create more department from the course. Mechatronics, welding and fabrication, etc

And buhari left him on his own before. Instead of him to lay low too, he started ESN