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MOST OF THOSE CLAIMING THE MONEY IS NOT MUCH ARE EITHER DEPENDANTS WHO DONT SPEND A DIME AT HOME OR THOSE LIVING FAR BELOW POVERTY LINE OR OUT OF TOUCH WITH REALITY

I think you need to find a way to control your expenses for a family of three. Find a way to buy food in bulk, manage your bills, and get the famous charcoal stove or an induction electric cooker. I just turned off my freezer for about three hours since it's all frozen to minimize energy cost since I am on Band A. I honestly would suggest being specific with your bills so we can provide insights; otherwise, we don't know where the money goes.

Me no dey pamper pikin o. Just that feeding well is expensive. Malnutrition no be better thing. The feeding comprises all other bills. Illness and other things together. No be generally food o.

bigpicture001:
U eat egg a day take from like this come get this Kain sense...mk una continue to decieve una self with perfect upbringing...

Children wey still spoil pass old children raised otherwise

Nobody can argue against facts and figures. You have stated the obvious truth

bigwig071:
How Would You Justify The Following Extravagant Spendings Under Tinubu's Government:

1. 21 Billion Naira To Renovate The Vice President House. No like they bought new kidneys or anything...for a house already functional. Done with public funds.

2. 70 Billion Naira To The National Assembly Members To Buy SUVs At The Cost 160 Million Naira Per One For Senators And House Of Representatives Members Specifically. To buy silence is every expensive.

3. 4 Billion Naira To Renovate Dodan Barrack Lagos Another 3 Billion Naira To Renovate Aguda House

4. 5 Billion Naira Was Given To Presidential Tax Reforms Committee Of Less Than Twenty People Headed By Taiwo Oyedele With Nothing To Show For It

6. 1.5 Billion Naira To Purchase Cars For Your Wife Senator Oluremi Tinubu Despite The Fact That First Lady Office Is Not Recognised By Our Constitution. Public funds they will later come around and claim they donated.

7. 300% Salary Increase For The Judges Which Was Speedily Passed By The Insensitive And Irresponsible Senators. The law has been bought.

8. 5 Billion Naira Was Budgeted For Presidential Fleet Of Cars For President Bola Ahmad Tinubu. I mean for someone who already has over 40 cars following him already.

9. 5 Billion equally budgeted for Presidential Yatch. The commonwealth is now a personal wealth.

10. 225 Billion naira spent on so-called Presidential Jet Festus Keyamo compensated.

11. 90 Billion naira spent on 2024 Hajj pilgrimage . Religion is a personal business. This is extravagant and irrelevant.

12. Billions of Naira Was Budgeted For Trips Including The Vice President Kashim Shettima To The Detriment Of The Citizens

13. Every Senator Is Paid 21 Million Naira Monthly

14. House Of Representatives Are Earning 13.5 Million Monthly All The Increment Was Done By Tinubu's Government

15. 15 Trillion Naira Lagos Calabar Coastal Road Was Awarded Illegally To Tinubu's Friend A Lebanese Gilbert Chagoury Who Was Repatriated Back To His Country By The Former President Obasanjo. I mean "awarded." No bids.

16. Billions lavished to lobbyist to romance against the Christian genocide.

17. How about the crazy number of ministers doing nothing?

18. N36Billion used shamelessly to Repaint the International Conference Centre...

Nigeria is a rich country. But ruled by the worst.

Argue with yourself.

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Food stuff 150,000
Soup 20k/week =80,000
Netflix 10,000
Router 30,000
Water 40,000
Fueling 160,000/mouth


370,000

Aside other small things


This is managing

Reading your narrative made me pause. I was hoping to see how much you had saved or invested, especially with the opportunities presented by the ongoing discount sales in the Nigerian stock market.

Life has a way of asking questions that money alone cannot answer. One day, it may ask: What did you build for your family of three? Beyond your employer's pension contributions, did you make a conscious decision to pay yourself first?

Every income is an opportunity to plant a seed for the future. Savings provide security, but investments create growth. The habit of paying yourself first—even with a small amount—can, over time, become the foundation of financial freedom.

Your family deserves more than today's income; they deserve tomorrow's security. Start where you are, invest consistently, and let time and discipline work in your favor. The best time to begin was yesterday. The next best time is today.

bmd1010:
Plus other house n utility bills

bukatyne:
You think someone who only has N450k to spend per month for a family of three can afford Coldstone every week?

It seems you are in a different Nigeria.

I made a post about something like this and I got a lot of backlash. I think most Nigerians are actually very poor and have accepted low life as a norm.
I keep saying it that to live a quality life in Nigeria, Nigerians think U Re over spending.
Like do they know that we need fruits as humans? Do they know how much fruits alone can cost U as a single person not to talk of family ?
How about snail ? How about meats? Do they really think Nigeria has good currency? Because most hve accepted poor living standard and when U dare to live fine, U would be tagged living above Ur means.
Most Nigerians feel that only politicians should live quality of life.
Do they know how much it cost to even buy bottle water for family of 4? Like have they calculated that ? But if U choose to drink sachet water, then u are good person.
Do they know how much it cost to buy eggs enough for family of 4 per month and they can eat at least 3 per day? To average Nigeians, these are luxury. It is a pity, it is sad, it is finished bro.
We aren't talking about fueling for house electrify and fueling for car o

SultanYoung:
Oshare your bills dey learn work.

My statement of account of one year is over 44 mila

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bmd1010:
Plus other house n utility bills

This record is misleading, it doesn't show your actual expenses.
Mine is in million

hatchy:
How and what do you mean, are you living in Kigali and just coming back to this country to say this. Although some people like you who are APC members who live in constant denial can spend between 12 to 18k a month with same family size, eaten only corn, akara and kuli kuli.

His feeding expense is moderate because some people spend way above this, depending on your way of life.

I can bet it, you are actually suffering and this comment is a good sign. It's laughable how you and your ilk can't resist dragging politics into every discussion to register your frustration. Then, when someone responds in kind, your fellow hypocrites suddenly emerge preaching about "keeping politics out of it", yet none of them ever calls out your own nonsense.

And spare us the delusion, plenty of APC supporters are living far better than you. After all, who floods this platform daily with endless complaints about hunger? Your online bravado is a poor substitute for reality. You can go ahead and respond with the templated 30k rubbish if it helps you sleep better.

Why insult him??

michlins:
you're not wise with that statement. Have you asked him what he spent on

bmd1010:
Plus other house n utility bills

Show the leaderboard.

This is mine for June.

Just a student in a federal university 🙂‍↔️

Goo0dHardDick:
What are you saying?

I spend more than 150k on myself weekly let alone monthly and I'm not exaggerating at all

you go think say 20k chicken Na better chicken...
only beef and fish weekly de take like 30k weekly for me ma wife and two small kids...
I check how much I make a month and try to check what exactly I de spend on
apart from fuel to take kids to school only ,, I no sure anything de wen I de spend on oo... .. don't go out at all ... I no de do good more than 10k weekly ...
but I can only save 90k from over 600 to 800(sometimes) monthly

See mine I sabi play with money anyhow

newoffer:
Every child need egg a day. Calculate from there. Milk is important. We never add basic food. Depend on what u want ur child to look like. It's not cheap anymore. A pot of soup is between 15k to 20k. Except u are fine with shawa your children cannot swallow..

My man I understand e. Yesterday I just decided to go to one kind place to chill. As I dey sip my bottle,na so I dey hear one man dey tell he guy say,he don tire for life. Say they can't feed anymore,that his income has become nothing in the scheme of things presently, as a family man. I just dey pity d young man,where I sat down there. Nigeria don though o.. before 5k go cook better pot if soup, now 5k no go buy fish sef

[quote author=bukatyne post=139923338]If he spends N160k on only protein, do you think N450k will be enough for his expenses in a month?

So N290k is enough for foodstuff, light, alternative power, transportation, black tax (if any), responsibilities in his house/ church/ mosque, child care, and other miscellaneous expenses.

It seems you guys need to link us up. There must be a Nigeria behind this Nigeria we are living in.[He said for food NOT other expenses]

Sucre6:
160k for protein for just four weeks, Abeg u guys should take it easy with this lies and unnecessary hype, elder has three kids and they don’t consume up to 500k monthly, and believe me, they dine like Royalty, they have a freezer that contains all sort. Of protein u will need, kitchen stuffed with food stuff because they Dey do bulk purchase, make their own bread and drink only fresh blended juice

So the op is a pathological lier , make him getat, if I show u my June OPay Inflow and outflow u go shout, I could tell you that’s for June feeding but no a lot of transaction was in between , food is the minority of them all

You are not the real spender, but your brother and you are here calling someone who spent his real earned money "lies".

I have 3 kids, I can confidently tell you that I spent over 500k in a month.

bmd1010:
Plus other house n utility bills

U brought this up and u can see how the poor ones are scolding the figure.

Some of them think it is a waste of money doing this. Let them marry first and they will understand that,it is not something to play about.

It is real and anyone who feels bad about should cry and continue crying.

FSBoperator:
Animal protein and milk are essential foods for growing children.

In my household we consume at least 20kg of beef monthly , 6 crates of eggs (the wife likes to bake ,,and the kids get to have at least an egg a day for breakfast).

Then factor milk and beverages.

Breakfast is the most expensive meal in my house.

But then you need to buy cooking oils , vegetables and fruits.

For a household of 3 , the OP isn't exaggerating .

He is feeding his family well.

Everyone knows that protein is essential for growing kids, but not everyone can afford it. You are giving your children protein not because it is essential but because you can afford it.

Nigerians are soo use to suffer sha, imagine people condemning this man, when this is like the least and basic every household should enjoy normally. Omo all I can say at this point is that some people just enjoy the struggle in life, they like the challenge of the struggle and can't see anything wrong. Lord abeg let me enjoy my existence on earth as it is in heaven, to be a Nigerian no be curse.

bukatyne:
If he spends N160k on only protein, do you think N450k will be enough for his expenses in a month?

So N290k is enough for foodstuff, light, alternative power, transportation, black tax (if any), responsibilities in his house/ church/ mosque, child care, and other miscellaneous expenses.

It seems you guys need to link us up. There must be a Nigeria behind this Nigeria we are living in.

Pepper alone is how much? Fuel ? And still no electricity, bad road , how much is a kilo of chicken or even gas ? You still have to pump your own water if it’s a personal house , people who live in shared facility estates are the ones enjoying now

Veryyyyyyyyyy poor my brother. I made similar post last year and they were abusing me.

I just realized how poor they were.

Princedapace:
I made a post about something like this and I got a lot of backlash. I think most Nigerians are actually very poor and have accepted low life as a norm.
I keep saying it that to live a quality life in Nigeria, Nigerians think U Re over spending.
Like do they know that we need fruits as humans? Do they know how much fruits alone can cost U as a single person not to talk of family ?
How about snail ? How about meats? Do they really think Nigeria has good currency? Because most hve accepted poor living standard and when U dare to live fine, U would be tagged living above Ur means.
Most Nigerians feel that only politicians should live quality of life.
Do they know how much it cost to even buy bottle water for family of 4? Like have they calculated that ? But if U choose to drink sachet water, then u are good person.
Do they know how much it cost to buy eggs enough for family of 4 per month and they can eat at least 3 per day? To average Nigeians, these are luxury. It is a pity, it is sad, it is finished bro.
We aren't talking about fueling for house electrify and fueling for car o

anslemarinze52:
Why insult him??

I only pointed out an attribute he has and it's not an insult. An average meal in a family is like 7k multiplied by three times is 21k. Multiply for thirty days, you should see that the op isn't exaggerating.

So tell me, how did pointing out the lack of wisdom in his life an insult

bukatyne:
If he spends N160k on only protein, do you think N450k will be enough for his expenses in a month?

So N290k is enough for foodstuff, light, alternative power, transportation, black tax (if any), responsibilities in his house/ church/ mosque, child care, and other miscellaneous expenses.

It seems you guys need to link us up. There must be a Nigeria behind this Nigeria we are living in.

He said "just feeding".

Many people on this thread will not understand.
Honestly no matter how u trim ur expenses you will still come out with outrageous figures at the end of the month.
I've limited myself to 2 bottles of legend a day.
Imagine 1kg of beef here is 8k that's 16k weekly if ur family manage it so well.
The Naira purchasing power is in a terrible mess.

FSBoperator:
Animal protein and milk are essential foods for growing children.

In my household we consume at least 20kg of beef monthly , 6 crates of eggs (the wife likes to bake ,,and the kids get to have at least an egg a day for breakfast).

Then factor milk and beverages.

Breakfast is the most expensive meal in my house.

But then you need to buy cooking oils , vegetables and fruits.

For a household of 3 , the OP isn't exaggerating .

He is feeding his family well.

if I may ask, did your parents spend this much on you while growing? If no, did you turn out well?am sure you did, since you have a family of urs dat you are maintaining. My argument is, you don't need most of those things you listed at that quantity or level. You guys shud learn to live a life of moderation and you will have more funds available to you. Plus, not all enjoyment is good for health

bmd1010:
Plus other house n utility bills

That account was purely for expenses and House feeding.

bmd1010:
Plus other house n utility bills

And side chick allawee no dey there

Sucre6:
160k for protein for just four weeks, Abeg u guys should take it easy with this lies and unnecessary hype, elder has three kids and they don’t consume up to 500k monthly, and believe me, they dine like Royalty, they have a freezer that contains all sort. Of protein u will need, kitchen stuffed with food stuff because they Dey do bulk purchase, make their own bread and drink only fresh blended juice


So the op is a pathological lier , make him getat, if I show u my June OPay Inflow and outflow u go shout, I could tell you that’s for June feeding but no a lot of transaction was in between , food is the minority of them all

Pls stop, stop and stop.

I am just fighting same war. There is aleveey truism in this. If things are cheaper in Shagamu where you stay, you don't need to brand lagosians liars in a matter of dactly situations

bmd1010:
Plus other house n utility bills

E small self