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Re: Non-salary Earners, What’s Your Source Of Income; How Are You Surviving? by Hamachi(f): 7:04am On Sep 12, 2025
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Re: Non-salary Earners, What’s Your Source Of Income; How Are You Surviving? by opera1(m): 7:26am On Sep 12, 2025
Am a Student.... Salary earner and a business man as well.
My salary is 127k/month.
Business profit after family expenses is 1m ➕ monthly. But of recent, preparation for my professional exam is affecting my biz.
Above all, business is the sure plug
Re: Non-salary Earners, What’s Your Source Of Income; How Are You Surviving? by Fujiyama: 7:40am On Sep 12, 2025
The hustle is real.
Re: Non-salary Earners, What’s Your Source Of Income; How Are You Surviving? by stormborn28(m): 7:47am On Sep 12, 2025
b0rn2fuck:
We survived on God, I have never work for salary before but when things turn out badlyike business turning against us, Garri do wonders
And you go still fvck after drinking garri
Re: Non-salary Earners, What’s Your Source Of Income; How Are You Surviving? by Adeoye11(m): 7:49am On Sep 12, 2025
anonimi:
All that money is about to be taken by eb1lokan, the tax-net widening guru, who unfortunately is clueless and incompetent about having well paid civil servants to provide government services and utilities.
No be small thing o, make Dem dhd make good cheap and fix buying ratio of people.
Re: Non-salary Earners, What’s Your Source Of Income; How Are You Surviving? by Sircharacter: 7:56am On Sep 12, 2025
Me I be salary earner and my wife be biznes woman, so we split the bills. Please take a moment to write a 40 character words.
Re: Non-salary Earners, What’s Your Source Of Income; How Are You Surviving? by Dyfynezz12(m): 8:05am On Sep 12, 2025
livinbygrace:
Una go just come online to condemn everything.In this present economy,wetin man fit do to survive?You condemn forex,condemn crypto.
I know a friend tat as built two mansion with the betting and still do very well for himself and family up till date.
Anything your hand findeth do it well.Dont just come online to condemn everything.
Do u bet? If u do I would prefer u say I built two big mansions from sports betting nd doing well for my family instead of u saying I know a friend
Re: Non-salary Earners, What’s Your Source Of Income; How Are You Surviving? by Dyfynezz12(m): 8:07am On Sep 12, 2025
opera1:
Am a Student.... Salary earner and a business man as well.
My salary is 127k/month.
Business profit after family expenses is 1m ➕ monthly. But of recent, preparation for my professional exam is affecting my biz.
Above all, business is the sure plug
Yes business is the best,long as ur goods don't spoil u will make gains.
Just that do to inflation number of ppl demanding for help re much now
Re: Non-salary Earners, What’s Your Source Of Income; How Are You Surviving? by Sonofgod1990(m): 8:08am On Sep 12, 2025
Na sportybet kept me going All dis while oo cool
Re: Non-salary Earners, What’s Your Source Of Income; How Are You Surviving? by dauntless15(m): 8:26am On Sep 12, 2025
Surveys, crypto, freelancing, get your hand in so many cookies so that Tinubu no go hold you in a chokehold, small opportunity present itself I go just Japa so I can utilise my potential to the maximum.
Re: Non-salary Earners, What’s Your Source Of Income; How Are You Surviving? by Confuse20: 8:27am On Sep 12, 2025
Righteousness2:
Super Destiny Destroyers and company limited.
Run for your life.
It's a lie
Re: Non-salary Earners, What’s Your Source Of Income; How Are You Surviving? by lordm(m): 8:30am On Sep 12, 2025
ChybuzzDD:
Isn't this completely off the point?

The question is about how non-salary earners have been surviving in Nigeria
you are right bro.
Re: Non-salary Earners, What’s Your Source Of Income; How Are You Surviving? by Saviola86: 8:41am On Sep 12, 2025
Any man not earning a minimum of 150k in present day Nigeria now should quit his job.

That's roughly 5k per day and there are lots of things to do on a daily to make you that 5k.

I am a graduate with high grade and was working and earning 60k a month which they later offered to increase to 120k when I tendered my resignation letter but that didn't deter me from leaving. I rejected the offer and still left.


Before my resignation, weekends I used to visit alaba market to snap products from vendor and market. Wasn't regular but once in a while deals used to click.

I also used my savings to get a good bicycle and registered on Uber, bolt, glovo etc which I used for dispatch.

Made some money, sometimes 10-20k daily and that's how my income grew until I was able to rent a shop and started selling with steady customers.


I can boast of earning over a million on a monthly basis and still finding more.

Even aboki selling orange on the streets make 5k daily, so why should I stay put in an office waiting for month end to earn a fixed salary of 150k when I can enter streets, hustle, improvise and make above that.

Even POS operators make more than 5k.

If you don't know what to do or can't ride a bicycle. Goto major markets, regular show your face and build trust.

When vendors have dispatch to do, tell them to give it to you. If regular dispatch riders charge 7k to deliver, tell the vendor to give you 4k


Use 1k or 1500 enter bus to deliver the item and pocket 3k or 2,500.

Come back to the market and wait for another job. Before the day ends you could find like 3-5 deliveries to do and make like 15k daily.

If you have sense you will save, Have a plan to invest elsewhere because you are not going to do that forever
Re: Non-salary Earners, What’s Your Source Of Income; How Are You Surviving? by b0rn2fuck(m): 8:51am On Sep 12, 2025
stormborn28:
And you go still fvck after drinking garri
I don fvck on Garri....
Re: Non-salary Earners, What’s Your Source Of Income; How Are You Surviving? by onyxo76(m): 9:13am On Sep 12, 2025
salary one side... sports trading on another, a good extra 100-150k monthly from sports trading if you know how to go about it. sporty has been a good platform.
Re: Non-salary Earners, What’s Your Source Of Income; How Are You Surviving? by ifynwaba(m): 9:22am On Sep 12, 2025
onyxo76:
salary one side... sports trading on another, a good extra 100-150k monthly from sports trading if you know how to go about it. sporty has been a good platform.
don't be deceived by this comment nothing like sport trading you will definitely loose in the long run.
Re: Non-salary Earners, What’s Your Source Of Income; How Are You Surviving? by davidxpatriez: 9:31am On Sep 12, 2025
Na sporty dey run am
Re: Non-salary Earners, What’s Your Source Of Income; How Are You Surviving? by onyxo76(m): 9:43am On Sep 12, 2025
ifynwaba:
don't be deceived by this comment nothing like sport trading you will definitely loose in the long run.
well that is your own thinking, of course there will be a few months ,you will lose your capital, but if your strategy is good, you will profit most months, howrver, this line of biz is not for everyone.
Re: Non-salary Earners, What’s Your Source Of Income; How Are You Surviving? by ifynwaba(m): 9:49am On Sep 12, 2025
onyxo76:
well that is your own thinking, of course there will be a few months ,you will lose your capital, but if your strategy is good, you will profit most months, howrver, this line of biz is not for everyone.
with time you will learn I have nothing to argue with you. Sport trading ha ha ha I just laugh at you, the odds are against the punters my friend
Re: Non-salary Earners, What’s Your Source Of Income; How Are You Surviving? by MyExpression(m):
...On Vibes and Insha Allah.

I got a B+ in Economics, but I'm just understanding the true meaning of Inflation this year.

You increase price to meet up, yet everything else keeps increasing.
Everyone is playing the price-increase game...and it goes around to affect everybody again.
The cycle went round this time.
Re: Non-salary Earners, What’s Your Source Of Income; How Are You Surviving? by Ayobeck(m): 9:58am On Sep 12, 2025
koolguy88:
I write business plan for clients and trade Forex with what I'm paid to blow up the figures.
I think God at least my family is NOT starving
You are from which state sir
Re: Non-salary Earners, What’s Your Source Of Income; How Are You Surviving? by onyxo76(m): 9:59am On Sep 12, 2025
ifynwaba:
with time you will learn I have nothing to argue with you. Sport trading ha ha ha I just laugh at you, the odds are against the punters my friend
i've been on this since 2012 and i have no regrets so far, my 2 first cars were bought with the profits i made from it, i sponsored my masters prog with it as well. anyway lets not argue any further ,its not your line of trade and im not forcing anyone to get into it ,its merely a side hustle for me ,and yes, the odds are against the punters ,but there is always a way about everything , lets leave it at that.
Re: Non-salary Earners, What’s Your Source Of Income; How Are You Surviving? by upuphim(m): 10:38am On Sep 12, 2025
God and Pwan Group real estate business is helping me great to pay my bills.
Re: Non-salary Earners, What’s Your Source Of Income; How Are You Surviving? by Openair: 10:38am On Sep 12, 2025
onyxo76:
i've been on this since 2012 and i have no regrets so far, my 2 first cars were bought with the profits i made from it, i sponsored my masters prog with it as well. anyway lets not argue any further ,its not your line of trade and im not forcing anyone to get into it ,its merely a side hustle for me ,and yes, the odds are against the punters ,but there is always a way about everything , lets leave it at that.
Chief can we connect, so we get to share ideas too 🙏
Re: Non-salary Earners, What’s Your Source Of Income; How Are You Surviving? by Openair: 10:39am On Sep 12, 2025
Comfortableme:
Bros I dey with you o, abeg shey you fit dey give me games whenever you have...I do sporty and bet9ja and how can I reach you please
Chief lets connect.. so we get to share ideas too
Re: Non-salary Earners, What’s Your Source Of Income; How Are You Surviving? by onyxo76(m): 11:31am On Sep 12, 2025
Openair:
Chief can we connect, so we get to share ideas too 🙏
sure thing.
Re: Non-salary Earners, What’s Your Source Of Income; How Are You Surviving? by Munzy14(m): 11:40am On Sep 12, 2025
Precious201010:
I've mapped out family and friends like 15, I do visit once in 2 weeks... So that's how we are surviving... Play with their children small, eat and go home...
Now this is epic!.🤣🤣🤣🤣
Re: Non-salary Earners, What’s Your Source Of Income; How Are You Surviving? by Munzy14(m): 11:42am On Sep 12, 2025
wunmi590:
huh

Choi, even we that earn salary, we are still begging God for more, last 2 month salary and half of last mo th salary was used to pay my 2 kids new session school fees and also paid my wife new session masters program, nah garri I dey soak for office since first week of this month 😆 🤣
You are investing.

Only pray to have a good ROI
Re: Non-salary Earners, What’s Your Source Of Income; How Are You Surviving? by Gbagura: 11:44am On Sep 12, 2025
koolguy88:
I write business plan for clients and trade Forex with what I'm paid to blow up the figures.
I think God at least my family is NOT starving
Teach me forex chief
Re: Non-salary Earners, What’s Your Source Of Income; How Are You Surviving? by Gbagura: 11:45am On Sep 12, 2025
LoneSoldier:
Am a salary earner who works from home, the company is not in Nigeria.....

The salary is huge and i don't have people I give it to, so that is one huge advantage for me, I don't have a wife or kids, and I don't choose to have..... I love how naira is useless in this country, because my salary when converted to Nigeria naira, you go know say something drop.....

If you are a single man and you have something you are doing that gives you money, whether non-salary earners or salary earners you will have peace of mind, suffering won't be there for you....
Show me way boss
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