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Poll: Do/did you have upto 1M in your account at age 31?

Yes 45% (103 votes)
No. 54% (124 votes)
This poll has ended

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Re: How Long Did It Take You To Make Your First 1 Million Naira? by tojahh(m): 10:16pm On Jul 17
Made it while in the university in 2013 as a final year student.
Re: How Long Did It Take You To Make Your First 1 Million Naira? by beryledibor: 10:20pm On Jul 17
1m is like $700. Easy to gather in this Tinubulation. I am not trying to belittle 1m but wait till your rent is due in Lagos, the amount you hear will scare the 1 million
Re: How Long Did It Take You To Make Your First 1 Million Naira? by Fatbam003: 10:24pm On Jul 17
Dpzeewonder:
I will be 34 in two months time and i have made millions over and over from business, made it once from a sales as profit but i can tell you i don't have 500k cash in my account as we speak but my assets by God's grace are in multiples of millions. Making a million naira is not hard as keeping it or maintaining the source you got it from, fraudsters and all other illegal hustlers should keep off this space please.
Lol, why the affront . Surely, Skeleton dey ur cupboard
Re: How Long Did It Take You To Make Your First 1 Million Naira? by Dpzeewonder: 10:32pm On Jul 17
In what sense? What part of my piece suggests such? Asking people with dirty source of livelihood to stay off here so as to encourage the genuine hustlers translates to illegality to you...... Well done.why the affront . Surely, Skeleton dey ur cupboard[/quote]
Re: How Long Did It Take You To Make Your First 1 Million Naira? by princealuminium: 10:44pm On Jul 17
Moveittothem:
First 1m is now like first 10m

1m is like 2015 100k
Very correct,l remember when we got married 2012
Re: How Long Did It Take You To Make Your First 1 Million Naira? by Wotowotoman: 10:50pm On Jul 17
KStylist:
I've had about ₦3.9 million before, but that money was saved for a specific purpose. Spending it recklessly would have set my life back by years.
This, however, is different.
For the first time in my 31 years, I' have just made my first ₦1 million that's truly mine, not capital, not borrowed money, not savings set aside for a project, but pure profit accumulated over several months from a small business I've been running.
It feels like a completely different milestone.
How long did it take you to earn your first ₦1 million in actual profit?
Ogbeni, 1 million naira is not a lot of money today. Wetin 1 million fit buy? You better go and double your hustle angry
Re: How Long Did It Take You To Make Your First 1 Million Naira? by Nefort: 10:56pm On Jul 17
Fekumzi123:
I have never made 1m before and I'm 40 already. But I'm not complaining. Ayam Mr contented.
I have two friends who have made N30m and N40 at once in the past, they're both broke now and unmarried.
On the other hand, I am married with three kids and surviving.
What your friends go broke?
Re: How Long Did It Take You To Make Your First 1 Million Naira? by TEYA: 10:58pm On Jul 17
emoneyrano:
Hope your a civil servant sha with pension in future


Hmm
That's not how life goes, many guys with millions today will spend their old age in penury
Re: How Long Did It Take You To Make Your First 1 Million Naira? by emoneyrano: 10:59pm On Jul 17
TEYA:
That's not how life goes, many guys with millions today will spend their old age in penury
And many poor people now will spend their old age in luxury?

Abeg oh
The plan is make your millions while young
Invest in property and other assets .

Once your hustling muscles are weak and you dont have any business or strong pension
All this talk no go get head
My father colleagues that invested well in their hey days. At least I know more than 5 none are in penury. So make I use those ones as example

We live in a country that has zero support for the elderly

cheesy
Re: How Long Did It Take You To Make Your First 1 Million Naira? by SSpeter(m): 10:59pm On Jul 17
I made my first million before resuming my first day at the office. My relocation allowance plus other incovenience allowances gave me my first 1.6m. It was a good start for me.
Re: How Long Did It Take You To Make Your First 1 Million Naira? by TheWebbers(m): 11:00pm On Jul 17
Wait, so there are people who are grown and never made 1 million Naira? Thats less than $800 na.

Wow!

Not mocking anyone tho, I'm just surprised.

Made my first one million at age 21 in 2008 selling ebooks for 2k. Sold about 600 copies after running an advert on one newspaper that year, Success Digest paper. Adjust that to inflation and it should be over 10 million Naira today.

I have made several tens of millions over and over and over again and gotten broke over and over and over again since that time. Going broke, getting back up, going broke again and getting up. Now I am up again, hopefully I wont go back broke again.

Its been one hell of a journey.
Re: How Long Did It Take You To Make Your First 1 Million Naira? by lightwind(m): 11:02pm On Jul 17
HelenaWills:
Lol. I was 23 when I made my first million, thank God for growth.
Congratulations on your own milestone. It can always get better.
Now how old are you ?
Re: How Long Did It Take You To Make Your First 1 Million Naira? by lightwind(m): 11:03pm On Jul 17
Fekumzi123:
I have never made 1m before and I'm 40 already. But I'm not complaining. Ayam Mr contented.
I have two friends who have made N30m and N40 at once in the past, they're both broke now and unmarried.
On the other hand, I am married with three kids and surviving.
AKA yahoo yahoo things
Re: How Long Did It Take You To Make Your First 1 Million Naira? by emoneyrano: 11:04pm On Jul 17
TheWebbers:
Wait, so there are people who are grown and never made 1 million Naira? Thats less than $800 na.

Wow!

Not mocking anyone tho, I'm just surprised.

Made my first one million at age 21 in 2008 selling ebooks for 2k. Sold about 600 copies after running an advert on one newspaper that year, Success Digest paper. Adjust that to inflation and it should be over 10 million Naira today.

I have made several tens of millions over and over and over again and gotten broke over and over and over again since that time. Going broke, getting back up, going broke again and getting up. Now I am up again, hopefully I wont go back broke again.

Its been one hell of a journey.
Na real og hustler you be

The hey days of success digest and forex back then 2007 to 2011 was lit

I used to cycles miles to buy success digest
Re: How Long Did It Take You To Make Your First 1 Million Naira? by lightwind(m): 11:04pm On Jul 17
Tisham20:
Sporty-bet run am for me make season do start Biko
You mean sporty bet don run am for you before ?
Re: How Long Did It Take You To Make Your First 1 Million Naira? by SalamRushdie: 11:06pm On Jul 17
1m is 600 dollars or so ..one million is no longer what it was
Re: How Long Did It Take You To Make Your First 1 Million Naira? by vick00(m): 11:09pm On Jul 17
Once i start forest trading it will make am
Re: How Long Did It Take You To Make Your First 1 Million Naira? by Bullman(m): 11:10pm On Jul 17
KStylist:
I've had about ₦3.9 million before, but that money was saved for a specific purpose. Spending it recklessly would have set my life back by years.
This, however, is different.
For the first time in my 31 years, I' have just made my first ₦1 million that's truly mine, not capital, not borrowed money, not savings set aside for a project, but pure profit accumulated over several months from a small business I've been running.
It feels like a completely different milestone.
How long did it take you to earn your first ₦1 million in actual profit?
Made my first 1 million when I was 26, I was amongst the first set of people to start POS business in duste alhaji market(Abuja) I did that for five years, I bought a land bought a car and saved above 8 million naira before i left the country in 2022..
Re: How Long Did It Take You To Make Your First 1 Million Naira? by aaaaabbbbbccccc: 11:14pm On Jul 17
emoneyrano:
Made mine in 2017 crypto boom from buying lending coins


Good old days

Anywas clocked the million mark by 30 but it was in usd

sustained myself in the range till date trading stock options and property
are you still based in Nigeria
Re: How Long Did It Take You To Make Your First 1 Million Naira? by WantsandMore: 11:17pm On Jul 17
TheWebbers:
Wait, so there are people who are grown and never made 1 million Naira? Thats less than $800 na.

Wow!

Not mocking anyone tho, I'm just surprised.

Made my first one million at age 21 in 2008 selling ebooks for 2k. Sold about 600 copies after running an advert on one newspaper that year, Success Digest paper. Adjust that to inflation and it should be over 10 million Naira today.

I have made several tens of millions over and over and over again and gotten broke over and over and over again since that time. Going broke, getting back up, going broke again and getting up. Now I am up again, hopefully I wont go back broke again.

Its been one hell of a journey.
What's causing your dips , realized it yet?
Re: How Long Did It Take You To Make Your First 1 Million Naira? by Bankowner: 11:26pm On Jul 17
My first million+ was from profit sharing in one of the commercial banks back in the days. I was about to sleep when the alert hit. You'll guess right that I didn't sleep through the night.
Re: How Long Did It Take You To Make Your First 1 Million Naira? by TheWebbers(m): 11:29pm On Jul 17
WantsandMore:
What's causing your dips , realized it yet?
I am one hell of a risk taker. I am not resting until I become billionaire in dollars. In chasing the big bag, you risk more.

Everytime I crashed, its because I am putting money in new ideas and business and all.

Everytime I make something huge, its still because I put everything in some deal or business.

I wont stop till I blow like mad
Re: How Long Did It Take You To Make Your First 1 Million Naira? by TheWebbers(m): 11:32pm On Jul 17
emoneyrano:
Na real og hustler you be

The hey days of success digest and forex back then 2007 to 2011 was lit

I used to cycles miles to buy success digest
Oh, yeah. Those years. I was one of the popular guys selling materials on SD that time.

Akin Alabi was one the biggest then.
Re: How Long Did It Take You To Make Your First 1 Million Naira? by lightwind(m): 11:32pm On Jul 17
emoneyrano:
And many poor people now will spend their old age in luxury?

Abeg oh
The plan is make your millions while young
Invest in property and other assets .

Once your hustling muscles are weak and you dont have any business or strong pension
All this talk no go get head
My father colleagues that invested well in their hey days. At least I know more than 5 none are in penury. So make I use those ones as example

We live in a country that has zero support for the elderly

cheesy
My father made that biggest mistake in his life. He made lots of money in Port Harcourt that year of 70s and early 80s and he couldn't even invest in lands or even built a house then, didn't planned for tomorrow when the money was coming. Today he is older and living in poverty.
Re: How Long Did It Take You To Make Your First 1 Million Naira? by lightwind(m): 11:34pm On Jul 17
TheWebbers:
I am one hell of a risk taker. I am not resting until I become billionaire in dollars. In chasing the big bag, you risk more.

Everytime I crashed, its because I am putting money in new ideas and business and all.

Everytime I make something huge, its still because I put everything in some deal or business.

I wont stop till I blow like mad
Show me way abeg, show me how to make 1 million into millions of naira.


I have tried going into sporty bet but i am still sceptical about it.
Re: How Long Did It Take You To Make Your First 1 Million Naira? by TheWebbers(m): 11:47pm On Jul 17
lightwind:
Show me way abeg, show me how to make 1 million into millions of naira.


I have tried going into sporty bet but i am still sceptical about it.
Sporty bet or any form of gambling will destroy your life bro.

It will keep your pocket drained, your brain drain. It will get you depressed. You become less interested in other things that can make you money. If it eats deep into you, you become a burden to yourself and your loved ones.

It will destroy your life.

Run!.

As for helping you. Need to ask you: What skills do you have?

Your qualification?

What are you really good at? Sell yourself to me here.
Re: How Long Did It Take You To Make Your First 1 Million Naira? by TheOldGods: 11:55pm On Jul 17
KStylist:
I've had about ₦3.9 million before, but that money was saved for a specific purpose. Spending it recklessly would have set my life back by years.
This, however, is different.
For the first time in my 31 years, I' have just made my first ₦1 million that's truly mine, not capital, not borrowed money, not savings set aside for a project, but pure profit accumulated over several months from a small business I've been running.
It feels like a completely different milestone.
How long did it take you to earn your first ₦1 million in actual profit?

Work is a bit slow this period. The list I am making now is about 1m in 2weeks. That 1m a month but the real work stretch is 2weeks. I make alot of money sometimes. I did a job for 9 days and made about 11million naira.

Also I am entering my money making months. Usually ending of the year. Made my first 1 million at 25. Actually it was more than 1million. I am 29 now. Bought a c300 2014 and Acura MDX 2012.

Re: How Long Did It Take You To Make Your First 1 Million Naira? by Solokorea01: 11:59pm On Jul 17
[quote author=KStylist post=140060651]I've had about ₦3.9 million before, but that money was saved for a specific purpose. Spending it recklessly would have set my life back by years.
This, however, is different.
For the first time in my 31 years, I' have just made my first ₦1 million that's truly mine, not capital, not borrowed money, not savings set aside for a project, but pure profit accumulated over several months from a small business I've been running.
It feels like a completely different milestone.
How long did it take you to earn your first ₦1 million in actual profit?

I was 17 when I saw my first million. And it was 8 million at once. Don't ask how it came
Re: How Long Did It Take You To Make Your First 1 Million Naira? by dom(m): 1:37am
250k in 2009 is how much now, biko?
Re: How Long Did It Take You To Make Your First 1 Million Naira? by Teeroyzimma: 1:38am
KStylist:
I've had about ₦3.9 million before, but that money was saved for a specific purpose. Spending it recklessly would have set my life back by years.
This, however, is different.
For the first time in my 31 years, I' have just made my first ₦1 million that's truly mine, not capital, not borrowed money, not savings set aside for a project, but pure profit accumulated over several months from a small business I've been running.
It feels like a completely different milestone.
How long did it take you to earn your first ₦1 million in actual profit?
spending recklessly will send you back to the trenches quicker than you think
Re: How Long Did It Take You To Make Your First 1 Million Naira? by Teeroyzimma: 1:44am
Fekumzi123:
I have never made 1m before and I'm 40 already. But I'm not complaining. Ayam Mr contented.
I have two friends who have made N30m and N40 at once in the past, they're both broke now and unmarried.
On the other hand, I am married with three kids and surviving.
Being unmarried na bad thing 🙄
Re: How Long Did It Take You To Make Your First 1 Million Naira? by GOOOGLE504(m): 2:52am
I have always heard it that Nigerians jolly in the woes of others to feel good about themselves, but reading it real here felt disappointing.

You are contented but do not relent.

And as for your friends, if you cannot help, learn from them but don't mock them or use their lives as a yardstick for yours.

Life na turn by turn o... thank God for what you have and move on
Fekumzi123:
I have never made 1m before and I'm 40 already. But I'm not complaining. Ayam Mr contented.
I have two friends who have made N30m and N40 at once in the past, they're both broke now and unmarried.
On the other hand, I am married with three kids and surviving.
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