Luada:


Hmmm read your story, it painful but i can help a little, as you said investment is the only way out of your current situation.

Maybe you can consider trading, i know traders who stay at home and earn good money trading.

I can help you as am into crypto. You can also try investment in google, or tessla i can help you with that.

Thanks

You want someone who is trying to survive with little resource to go into trading?

@adeolaspecial, be careful, only trade with the money you are willing to lose

Hello Nairalanderd

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DM if you are interested.
Referencing is important.

Thank you

Viruses:


There are different categories of job

1) There are jobs that pays £10/hr, there are jobs that pay £20/hr, there are jobs that pay £25/hr and so on

2) There are jobs that pays little at the start and it increases with experience, while others do not increase with experience.

Meaning if you have a job paying £25/hr for instance, even without packing extra shifts, you will earn more than someone working £10/hr and is parking shift left, right and center.

My advice to immigrants is instead of packing shifts upandan with the intent of having money, look for that job that will pay you more with less work.

In other words; in your situation, rather than asking for a job that will give you opportunity for more shifts or that will have an understanding manager, ask for skills that are in demand that pays well and has good prospects, use the little spare time you have to develop those skills and with the same hours as you are working now, you will earn more.

Don't come for my head that I haven't mentioned any skills, this is my own contribution.

I know we want better for each other. All you mention above is the way to go in theory but its alot complex in practice.

Efftyy:
Hello Nairalanderd

*HOUSE VACANCY!!!!!!*.
Accomodation in Essex .. HOUSE SHARE
A single room in a double room Flat available in MANNINGTREE ( 8min train to colchester and 13min to Ipswich) .
I am the primary occupant and I go to work in Colchester everyday with my ride. So if you school or work in Colchester you have no problem getting down there .
DM if you are interested.
Referencing is important.

Thank you

1. Are there jobs in essex?
2. Will it be available November?
3. Price monthly?

justwise:


You want someone who is trying to survive with little resource to go into trading?

@adeolaspecial, be careful, only trade with the money you are willing to lose

I didn't advice him to trade all his money @justwise. He can start small and later grow.

I know trading, as i know my name, if you are smart you won't loose that massively.

Luada:


I didn't advice him to trade all his money @justwise. He can start small and later grow.

I know trading, as i know my name, if you are smart you won't loose that massively.

YOU are skilled at trading but you want a newbie to go and put in the money he’s struggling to save to invest in trading? 😂 Like say you no know say that’s a very volatile area.

Lexusgs430:


In the interim, whilst looking for longer lasting alternative source(s) of income........ Do you have a driving licence.......

If you do, look into Amazon logistics, Uber eats, deliveroo, just eat etc etc ..... This are very flexible and you can fit in free time, to raise extra funds.....

I mentioned a few month's ago, that we men, are not supermen..... Women should financially support more...... Don't be afraid to ask for a 50:50 bill split or 60:40(to your wife), if your wife earns more......

[/b]I have heard of over 5 Nigerian men that simply slumped and died (in the last 3 months) ..... In the past year, over 8 Nigerian men .......[b]

Don't make yourself a statistic .........

This is disheartening and scary. I understand you might not want to share their personal experience to respect their family privacy, but are there tips and advice you can give us based on their situations that can help people avoid making up the stats? The pressure on new migrants escalates with each passing day, and learning from elders like you will be really helpful.

@ adeolaspecial I won’t advise you to go into project management or data analysis. People just dey saturate those roles because they don’t understand what it entails. I would rather advise people with technical backgrounds to become Delivery Managers. My own small advise to you is since you already have an IT background, it won’t be hard for you to play catchup. YouTube, Reeds and EdX gats a-lot of free resources for software engineering and cloud/solution architecture.

In 6 months you can learn these hard skills and start applying for entry level software engineering roles, you stand a higher chance of getting a job as a software engineer than getting one as a project manager or data analyst because that’s what everybody’s mama and papa are trying to become when other roles pay just as much. Start now, e go so better no worry.

And please cut that your credit card before it puts you into more debt. Avoid the pressure of this so called building of credit score.

LionInZion:


This is disheartening and scary. I understand you might not want to share their personal experience to respect their family privacy, but are there tips and advice you can give us based on their situations that can help people avoid making up the stats? The pressure on new migrants escalates with each passing day, and learning from elders like you will be really helpful.

It was due to a combination of factors, life pressures, self induced pressures, health complications etc etc etc

If you're hypertensive, facing financial pressures, you refuse to use your medications ...... The end is inevitable ........

Ensure you make it a duty to check your medical baselines, when you hit 40, ensure you run a full blood count etc etc......

Health is wealth......

Lexusgs430:


It was due to a combination of factors, life pressures, self induced pressures, health complications etc etc etc

If you're hypertensive, facing financial pressures, you refuse to use your medications ...... The end is inevitable ........

Ensure you make it a duty to check your medical baselines, when you hit 40, ensure your run a full blood count etc etc......

Health is wealth......

Hmnnnn, thank you so much.

Hi all,
I’m currently looking for an accommodation anywhere in Cardiff/ Barry Island for a single occupant

As it has been said, If you are making 1600 after tax, then that is decent pay. What you have now it time. Time to Learn before you Earn.
Get licensed too. It may be hard but it is doable.

Gift7428:
Nigeria is best option now for me. I just want to know if other people passed through this and how they scaled through

Please weigh your options before deciding on what is "best".

From personal and quite similar experience, I'll advice to please keep your child with you.

There is no law against leaving children at home and there is no set minimum age where a child can be left at home by themselves, what is considered is the child's maturity which the officers have been able to establish in your case.

What you will have a problem with is leaving a child alone overnight. The minimum age that will be permitted is 16.

Also, once the police has been called on ANY matter regarding a minor, social services must be involved, its standard procedure that is just usually a tick box exercise, except there really is a cause for concern, which I don't see from what you have explained here. A lot of scare mongering about social services "taking away children", but for that to happen, it must have been quite a bad situation or parents' are annoying or display oversabi attitude. They will escalate it for you for example if you use some "buzz words" or display some body language they look out for that Nigerians tend to use that set alarm bells ringing, so even if there is no real issues in their investigations, such utterances or attitude could land you in hot water.

Now back to you..., you certainly can do without the reason for which you have gone out late at night, can't you? I don't know how old you are, but come on now... there are certainly other ways and times to socialise, innit? 😀

My point is, if the only reason you are considering returning your child to Nigeria is because you want to enjoy the night life (as opposed to you needing to work nights for example, even then sef) then I think you can make that sacrifice for you to watch your child grow with you.

It might also interest you to note that when time comes to attend Uni, you can avoid paying overseas fees by virtue of "long residence" which going back to Nigeria might make a bit more challenging...

Viruses:


There are different categories of job

1) There are jobs that pays £10/hr, there are jobs that pay £20/hr, there are jobs that pay £25/hr and so on

2) There are jobs that pays little at the start and it increases with experience, while others do not increase with experience.

Meaning if you have a job paying £25/hr for instance, even without packing extra shifts, you will earn more than someone working £10/hr and is parking shift left, right and center.

My advice to immigrants is instead of packing shifts upandan with the intent of having money, look for that job that will pay you more with less work.

In other words; in your situation, rather than asking for a job that will give you opportunity for more shifts or that will have an understanding manager, ask for skills that are in demand that pays well and has good prospects, use the little spare time you have to develop those skills and with the same hours as you are working now, you will earn more.

Don't come for my head that I haven't mentioned any skills, this is my own contribution.

There is no single lie in what you've said. Simply put, to work hard or to work smart? It may sound merely theoretical to some, but it is the correct mindset from which to manifest. This Youkay is indeed the land flowing with milk and honey, but you gasto se kini? you must to je k'ori e pe...

adeolaspecial:


Yea...my story was that someone ( a senior staff) defrauded my then IT company. They found out he was the one and then because he was close to the company owner, they covered it all and made us took the fall for it. We asked the Nigerian Police to investigate and we pleaded our innocence, but they wouldn't have it. They moved us to SARS where we were locked up for a lengthy period of time. It wasn't a pleasant experience. While in there, my dad was running around to see i was freed, they refused to charge the case to court, they didn't and my dad fell ill and passed away. I didn't see my dad when he passed and was buried. I slipped into depression and it impacted me greatly. Eventually we were released after 2yrs and i wasn't myself. Had to move to my village for awhile to get over the trauma and it took me time. I left the IT industry cos it reminded me of so much. That's my story. Starting a new life here in the Uk, i consider going back into IT, but where do i start ? How do i focus without triggering my past trauma.

That's why I'm kind of struggling. Yea, that's my story. But I'm trying to see how best i can find a way back in if I'll fight to. And thanks to all for the contribution.

Have you considered therapy? It would help you work through this. Most organizations in the UK provide anonymous therapy, pls take advantage of it
Your Dad believed in you that's why he fought for your release. Consider your return to IT your way of making him proud. You are here and you survived that's a testimony. Don't shortchange yourself.

🤭🤣🤣🤣 Awon play 4 odds don enter tory 🤣

justwise:


You want someone who is trying to survive with little resource to go into trading?

@adeolaspecial, be careful, only trade with the money you are willing to lose

adeolaspecial:


Thank you so much. Thanks for the words. I'll find my strength to look into this. Its going to be challenging, but nothing a human with determination can't achieve. I'll look into all the suggestions on here and see what would work better for me. Sorry i had to bother u all, just had to find a platform where i can pour out my mind and hopefully hear from those in the same country as me. Thanks

Alot has been said. Few things I'd point out.

1. You seem to have reached the maximum earning potential of your current role. Even if you spend 10yrs there, any increase in pay would only track inflation

2. Sometimes, the best investment to increase your income is to invest in yourself- A skill that gives you higher earning potential would see you earn, save and invest more.

3. It's worth clearing your CC debt before looking at investment opportunities. The interest you are paying on this (if any) would be more than interest from investments

4. Start working towards a mortgage- you have a family, your rent would only go up. Plan for the longterm even if it means moing elsewhere.

5. Following from point 4. A good investment for you and your wife would be to ensure you both use up your LISA allowance of 4k for the year. When you get to buy, you'd see huge savings there. That's the beauty of marriage and maximising its potential.

6. Network, identify a role that'd see you earn 40 -60k relatively soon with further growth down the line and invest in yourself to achieve that.

7. From your grammer syntax and past experience, you seem quite read. Those skills should count for something.

8. Personal choices differ but this is the UK. Family laws are greatly different. If you and wife earn same, no reason why you both cant contribute 50:50 to the family expense. A joint account for home expenditure perhaps.

9. Lastly, remember these are your productive years- this is when you'd build for the future- pensions e.t.c.

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YOU are skilled at trading but you want a newbie to go and put in the money he’s struggling to save to invest in trading?

jedisco:


Alot has been said. Few things I'd point out.

1. You seem to have reached the maximum earning potential of your current role. Even if you spend 10yrs there, any increase in pay would only track inflation

2. Sometimes, the best investment to increase your income is to invest in yourself- A skill that gives you higher earning potential would see you earn, save and invest more.

3. It's worth clearing your CC debt before looking at investment opportunities. The interest you are paying on this (if any) would be more than interest from investments

4. Start working towards a mortgage- you have a family, your rent would only go up. Plan for the longterm even if it means moing elsewhere.

5. Following from point 4. A good investment for you and your wife would be to ensure you both use up your LISA allowance of 4k for the year. When you get to buy, you'd see huge savings there. That's the beauty of marriage and maximising its potential.

6. Network, identify a role that'd see you earn 40 -60k relatively soon with further growth down the line and invest in yourself to achieve that.

7. From your grammer syntax and past experience, you seem quite read. Those skills should count for something.

8. Personal choices differ but this is the UK. Family laws are greatly different. If you and wife earn same, no reason why you both cant contribute 50:50 to the family expense. A joint account for home expenditure perhaps.

9. Lastly, remember these are your productive years- this is when you'd build for the future- pensions e.t.c.

Well said...

Hi guys, I went to London from Scotland to capture for my international passport on 23rd of August . It was stated on one of the forms that collection date is 20th of October but up till this moment I have not received my passport. Please does any know how I can go about collecting my passport?

lavida001:


1. Are there jobs in essex?
2. Will it be available November?
3. Price monthly?

Yes there is job in colchester and you can also transport to london through liverpool street(Direct train)

I should be settled by next week

550pcm

rowon:
Hi guys, I went to London from Scotland to capture for my international passport on 23rd of August . It was stated on one of the forms that collection date is 20th of October but up till this moment I have not received my passport. Please does any know how I can go about collecting my passport?

you just have to wait till you receive it, that's all!

Efftyy:

Yes there is job in colchester and you can also transport to london through liverpool street(Direct train)

I should be settled by next week

550pcm

What of the cost of the transport from Colchester to Liverpool Street?

Hi house, please do you know how I can send dollar from a Nigeria dorm account to the UK?

Efftyy:

Yes there is job in colchester and you can also transport to london through liverpool street(Direct train)

I should be settled by next week

550pcm

Dm your contact

Lexusgs430:


It was due to a combination of factors, life pressures, self induced pressures, health complications etc etc etc

If you're hypertensive, facing financial pressures, you refuse to use your medications ...... The end is inevitable ........

Ensure you make it a duty to check your medical baselines, when you hit 40, ensure you run a full blood count etc etc......

Health is wealth......

Chief....abeg eh... drop parameters and normal levels of important indicators of health. Make we help dey improve the lifespan of our people here. UK no go see our end in Jesus Name.

Biko may we benefit from your expertise sir.

Thank you

Is there any way I can track it since we were asked to provide royal Mail delivery envelope

Goke7:


you just have to wait till you receive it, that's all!

rowon:
Is there any way I can track it since we were asked to provide royal Mail delivery envelope

form what I have heard, there is no tracking o

Carers recruited from abroad subjected to 'widespread exploitation' in the UK

Widespread exploitation of carers recruited from abroad is the "the number one priority" for the agency that investigates criminality affecting workers in England and Wales.

The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) told Sky News the Health and Care Worker visa system is being abused by criminals, leading to "a constant stream of allegations" of fraud

https://news.sky.com/story/carers-recruited-from-abroad-subjected-to-widespread-exploitation-in-the-uk-12992813

I am the dependent of a Student Please. Hence no NIN on mine.

Thanks a lot.

Progressivegee:


I don't understand the NIN you are talking.about.
Is it the National Insurance Number at the back of your BRP?

Why apply for NIN when you already have it on your BRP or is it a different NIN you are referring to?

Guys, please let's endeavour to prioritise our health over packing up those shifts. I still can't help but keep pondering on what oga Lexusgs430 said yesterday about people dropping dead.

[/b]How hard is it to work a 60-hour work week?[b]

I worked sixty to eighty hour weeks for about 30 years. Then one day, I was in my office preparing for a business trip the next day when I had a stroke. A co-worker called 911, and the EMTs hauled me out “feet first”. As I was being wheeled away, I called out to a coworker, saying to let them know I wouldn’t be traveling the next day.

I was in the ICU for two weeks and in the hospital for two months. I went back to work five months after the stroke. My boss had held my job open for me. I returned to work part-time, gradually increasing my hours until I hit a wall between 25 and 30 hours per week. I couldn’t work more, but my job needed more. Not just 40 hours per week and certainly more than 30 hours per week. I ended up returning to disability leave, then they laid me off.

[/b]For years I’d blown off medical appointments because I was too busy at work. I felt fine. The neurologist told me that my stroke was probably caused by untreated high blood pressure. If I’d gone to my medical appointments, they probably would have diagnosed that and treated it. High blood pressure is called “The Silent Killer” for a reason. I was fortunate it didn’t kill me.[b]

Now that I’m no longer working, my blood pressure is almost normal. I take time to exercise daily. I eat proper meals. I get enough sleep. While working crazy long hours, I did none of that. Sadly, I am now coping with a lifelong set of disabilities that make “normal” things difficult.

source: Quora https://www.quora.com/How-hard-is-it-to-work-a-60-hour-work-week

amorprincesa:
Hi house, please do you know how I can send dollar from a Nigeria dorm account to the UK?

Open a currency account USD with your bank in the UK and do a direct Forex transfer to the account from your dorm acct. Charges apply depends on your 9ja bank acct. I think for gtbank it's 14k telex charge plus 0.1% of amount you are transfering.

Transfer from your currency account to your GBP account using bank conversion rate.