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Re: For People Who Grew Up Poor And Eventually Escaped Poverty, Whats Your Story? by Mstick: 9:09pm On Mar 25, 2020
I would like to share mine but because of the immature idiots on this forum I wouldn't, I don't want them pulling the post up later to ridicule me.

Keep hustling things will change soon.

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Re: For People Who Grew Up Poor And Eventually Escaped Poverty, Whats Your Story? by laughitall(m): 9:10pm On Mar 25, 2020
DamonSalvatore:
My Story long.. But I no go expose myself for public forum
I am still poor..I've been starved for a whole day straight.. Just drinking water only.. I de stay with my Uncle... As i am now.. I have vowed not to get married or born.. Till I get enough money..
Imagine getting cov in a course because i no get 2k to buy book... Imagine not writing Ssce with my mates bcuz of 15..
People with rich parents don't know what God has done for them..

I won't bring a child into this world to come and suffer what i suffered.. ⅓ of what I've seen would kill some people

Long story short... My life is meaninglessness.. I'm just clowning Online to kill depression..
If I see anywhere wey i fit Sell my soul to give my parents and my younger bro and Sis Money to enjoy life forever... I'd do it.... All the ones have seen are demanding sacrifice.. I'm a half atheist anyways...So many prayers have gone unanswered that I have doubts about anybody up there
Nothing de to live for for this world... We are all gonna die anyways... It's just a matter of time..
Hello
Re: For People Who Grew Up Poor And Eventually Escaped Poverty, Whats Your Story? by Heineken(m): 9:10pm On Mar 25, 2020
BruncleZuma:
Success is a mindset...I was a poor individual, a poor student but omo I am that person you'd have to kill and cut off his head before I ever give up. So here I am, doing decently for myself and my family.

I have starved, I have seen my parents and siblings hungry. I have run away from home twice just to escape poverty.

I have sold bread, pure water, akamu, I have worked in a pure water factory when they were all manual, I have seen my parents swallow their pride to borrow just so we'd go to school and have something to feed on, I have seen all this and I don't blame no village people.

All I needed through all this travails was an opportunity and the mindset to see it as one.

Don't get me started with the hand me downs, JESU! I wish no man poverty, no matter what side of the Niger you find yourself, it's worse than death. In death, you are at peace.

How did I do it: I read alot, I started doing graphics design and video editing to augment, switched to adding one or two kpali by browsing newspapers to know what's the latest professional course to do for the career of my choice, tried my hands in so many useless certifications that I had to chuck most of them.

I have confidence, my balls are made of brass and I am a fast learner.

Everything day brings it's own opportunities and I try to learn one new thing a day. Every useless information I have learned had come in handy in my current profession.

I waste nothing.

My advise, No fear anybody, nah hustle we all come this life to hustle, the highest them go talk nah NO, the worst they can do is call security.
nice one sir...

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Re: For People Who Grew Up Poor And Eventually Escaped Poverty, Whats Your Story? by Heineken(m): 9:12pm On Mar 25, 2020
My dad is late.Started sending my poor mom money during my NYSC and Got a good Job afterwards.A 2:1 product,thanks to my poor who told me no money for any carry overs.
I was one of those employed based on federal character in abj.Gainfully working for the Federal government and doing fine.
I would say Preparation meets Opportunity.
wow
Re: For People Who Grew Up Poor And Eventually Escaped Poverty, Whats Your Story? by Mires: 9:13pm On Mar 25, 2020
iamDrRhymes:



You didnt still tell us how you got to where you are. You said you hustle, you did what exactly?

It could be yahoo yahoo or Yahoo plus. If it is, Idont expect him to tell us
Re: For People Who Grew Up Poor And Eventually Escaped Poverty, Whats Your Story? by LordAzubuike(f): 9:14pm On Mar 25, 2020
Kendumazy:
Alot of lies will be told here. Some people will use this thread to sell their false products and some will use it to stylishly advertise their false investments. Stay awoke people! If it's too good to be true, just look away! Malo fooo!
Many of them will start forming grass to Grace.. funny enough, many of them are still suffering but will never own up.

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Re: For People Who Grew Up Poor And Eventually Escaped Poverty, Whats Your Story? by Onlinebar: 9:14pm On Mar 25, 2020
I go tell my story here sooner or later
Re: For People Who Grew Up Poor And Eventually Escaped Poverty, Whats Your Story? by BruncleZuma: 9:17pm On Mar 25, 2020
Geofavor:

Care to expand on your last paragraph?

Opportunities are most times attached to an office or individual, all you have to do is be bold and speak up.

As the good book says; opportunity, will never come to your house it's got more important places to be.

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Re: For People Who Grew Up Poor And Eventually Escaped Poverty, Whats Your Story? by Jonathan39: 9:17pm On Mar 25, 2020
If I believe your story despite your username then I can believe buhari is the best president in the whole world
TotoNaRubber:

I was born with a Silver Spoon but things were a bit rough growing up, I studied at the prestigious MIT In the United States, I graduated with a First Class, earned $120,000 per year after graduation, got promoted after a few years, I have been working as a partner occupying the role of Technical Manager with Microsoft for over 11 years and earn $325,000 a year before taxes including bonuses.

Today, I look at my life and realize how far i have come, every year i donated half of my salary to the person who needs it most.

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Re: For People Who Grew Up Poor And Eventually Escaped Poverty, Whats Your Story? by Olayinka8793(m): 9:17pm On Mar 25, 2020
Jonathan39:
You will not die deaf... If the anointing of God is upon my life. Your case will change someday. Something inside me said I should tell you this and so shall it be. Amen
Amen. Thank you.

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Re: For People Who Grew Up Poor And Eventually Escaped Poverty, Whats Your Story? by Excel70: 9:18pm On Mar 25, 2020
Olayinka8793:
You could be right bro. Since we have hearing loss, we have fewer distractions by way of noise or music when barbing, so we focus all our visual attention towards a good haircut. I don't even play music in my salon despite the insistence of some of my clients because I see no reason to be playing music in my own shop when I myself can't hear it.
Where is your shop
Re: For People Who Grew Up Poor And Eventually Escaped Poverty, Whats Your Story? by Nobody: 9:19pm On Mar 25, 2020
You guys already knew mine so, no need to make any repetition
Re: For People Who Grew Up Poor And Eventually Escaped Poverty, Whats Your Story? by Olayinka8793(m): 9:20pm On Mar 25, 2020
Excel70:

Where is your shop
Somewhere in Ogun state. Can't say more than that for security reasons.
Re: For People Who Grew Up Poor And Eventually Escaped Poverty, Whats Your Story? by JGirl20(f): 9:23pm On Mar 25, 2020
tropaz:
Firstly, make sure your daily problem is not more than your daily bread.

Secondly, never date the wrong set of people.

Thirdly, keep trying. One day you will receive a life changing phone call.

Fourthly, make enough mistakes till you are 25 but never repeat any of your mistakes.

More so, make sure you ask yourself; are you working for yourself and future, Or you are living for others?

Most importantly, Strangers will help you more than your friends and family....
Conclusively, trust the God of host.

That's my story
MD/CEO
DYNAMIC IMPACT AGRO ALLIED
That part struck me

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Re: For People Who Grew Up Poor And Eventually Escaped Poverty, Whats Your Story? by Angelacruz: 9:24pm On Mar 25, 2020
Baba God abeg pick mi call.I don suffer too much
Re: For People Who Grew Up Poor And Eventually Escaped Poverty, Whats Your Story? by Nobody: 9:24pm On Mar 25, 2020
Victoronah1:
lol. What do you understand by rich?
I attended the most expensive schools. I'm even a bit intelligent . My siblings are a bunch of empty heads. Not sure my siblings can compose write-ups like those who suffered during childhood according to the comments I've read so far in this thread. I'm even impressed with the deaf barber who didn't attend a University .

Millions have been spent on my siblings and myself . I still don't believe my siblings can compose a meaningful essay.

Four or five square meals a day. Girls from richer backgrounds chase you. Church girls crush on you after your parents make a donation and they see you walk into an exotic car after church service . You walk into your father's office and seat down in a seat a higher degree holder who is his employee wouldn't seat. Very clear skin and everyone calls you "soft boy".

I'm not worried about myself but fear for my siblings. Don't want them to taste poverty because I know those poor creatures can't survive the least difficult story I've read in this thread.

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Re: For People Who Grew Up Poor And Eventually Escaped Poverty, Whats Your Story? by VEE2010(m): 9:25pm On Mar 25, 2020
It is worth contributing so that other people who may be facing the same life event can learn.

I was born into a family with a zeal but on subsistence economy life style.
As the last born, my sisters were already married and started in the same style as our parents. My father had already retired as a low-level local government employee. Mom was in the small business that barely fed the household, but we were lucky to have a small family house where we laid our heads.
I had every reason to drop out of elementary school after my uncle, who was somewhat in agreement, complained consistently about the financial burden he was exposed to in raising his immediate family and also by extending support to relatives. I had made up my mind not to be a burden to him.
I started a little business at the age of 12 just to support myself and I was very aware that the only way out was to get a good education which I knew was impossible if I failed to take a different approach even at a tender age. I remember how I traded all kinds of stuffs ranging from maggi, candy, chewing gum and cookies after school hours and on weekends until SS1.
It should be noted that dad had left us to be with the lord when I was in primary 3. With the initial support of my uncle coupled with the little that I could collect from my business, I was able to complete my primary studies
While I was doing the business, i was lucky mom had a precious sewing machine that was like a family car for all of us. I had learned to adjust some minor clothes errors, thanks to the efforts of my elder brother and my sisters who thought me how to sew. In fact, we all knew how to operate a sewing machine like a family car that everyone drives. Having mastered the skill of adjusting clothes, sewing became part of my commercial activities and from the proceeds, I was able to continue in paying my fees up to SS3.

It was quite worisome that mom being regularly indisposed due to a terminal ailment that was not ditected earlier, I had to provide for the family thanks to the little income from business and also my secondary needs were catered for.
Importantly, during all this time, nobody knew at school that I was sponsoring myself. Thanks to mum that was always praying for me to be blessed. Every evening after school, I will have to display my wares along a main road until around midnight and continue going to school the next morning. The routine actually affected my performance at school and some people thought I was a dull student, but inside me, I knew it was because of the lack of time to study that had contributed to my poor performance. I was not discouraged at least, I knew where the fault was coming from but I was persistent, not giving up until the end of my high school studies.
It was a big relief for mom that I finished school and she wanted me to pay more attention to business since I had already developed my small business to a certain level. In me, I knew that I had developed a contrary opinion on business, so I knew that I could only realize my dream if I continued my studies.
On this note, an idea to join a force (NPF) came to mind to support my education, although everyone in the family frowned against NPF (Nigeria Police Force).
I started the process but it did not go well and I thank God for it.
Now the NPF has flopped, the only way out is to move to the city in search of greener pastures.
Lagos, I come and I must be blessed!
To be contd...

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Re: For People Who Grew Up Poor And Eventually Escaped Poverty, Whats Your Story? by adanny01(m): 9:27pm On Mar 25, 2020
sEGXY2:
How does one escape poverty in country like Nigeria where everything that is not you wants to kill your dream. If you grew up poor and somehow escaped poverty please kindly share your story lets learn.

I know we're currently amidst a severe pandemic but a lesson or two won't hurt anybody.

Poverty is a level of contentment of different people.

Forgetting the definition of economists, your post sounds discriminatory.

A poor man can be happy so poverty should not be rubbed on his face.
Re: For People Who Grew Up Poor And Eventually Escaped Poverty, Whats Your Story? by Kingzeez10: 9:29pm On Mar 25, 2020
SSam01:
we werent born poor but Mom didnt let Dad build a house in the city cos she wanted us to relocate back to the village once we were done with secondary school which never happened. Later dad passed on and mom wasnt doing anything reasonable to help matters.

We were living in a flooded dirty public compound where the landlords family threaten to demolish on a monthly basis...so i spent more time in friends houses but 2 of my friends embarrassed me by bringing my crush to come show our house what they didnt know was that if you live in such houses your sense of dodging is always very high so i saw them approaching and i disappeared and after that incidence i vowed to hustle like there is no tomorrow so i can end that embarrassment.

Long story short, I went to University, built a 4 bedroom apartment for my family, got a job and started a side hustle, bought 4 properties including a mortgage for duplex in lekki. Truth is that i still dont look like I have seen money cos I beleive more in investment rather than lavished lifestyle.

Hustled till i got a visa to the US and with kovik one 9 I will remain here till the coast is clear then start another level of hustle.

Those who mocked me cant even catch up with me today. They dont even have one property in their name and their parents house that made them feel they were better than me has been renovated to a point they now look like dwarf houses with over 20 coating of paints


I never missed church cos the sermons and prayers motivated me a lot. I love to read Isaiah 41 where God said " FEAR NOT...I WILL HELP YOU"

I pray and hustle God blesses the works of my hands and people call it jass grin
You got admitted to the University and you built 4 bedrooms apartment just like that really?

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Re: For People Who Grew Up Poor And Eventually Escaped Poverty, Whats Your Story? by yinkbell: 9:31pm On Mar 25, 2020
Olayinka8793:
Thanks. I will give it a try when I get home. I am in the salon now with customers around.

Don't try it bro. Just do it . have faith in what he tells you to do. Let me give you scriptures to hold onto. ( Mark 11:24).
keep thanking God after you have done that even though you have not seen the result. Our God is Miracle worker!

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Re: For People Who Grew Up Poor And Eventually Escaped Poverty, Whats Your Story? by Blackpearlous(f): 9:35pm On Mar 25, 2020
Olayinka8793:
Well, I didn't only grew up poor, I also grew up disabled after suffering permanent hearing loss since I was a kid in primary school.
As painful as that hearing loss was, it was what later pushed me to go and learn a trade in barbing since my hearing loss will be a great hindrance to my pursuit of higher education as there is no way I could have survived in conventional universities even though I managed to survived conventional high school up to SS2, and the other obvious choice which is a university for the deafs is not an option either as I never learned sign language.
long story short, I am a boss barber now with my own shop and two obedient apprentice.
By God's grace l am completely totally independent and out of poverty.
Doesn't sound so much like a big deal but when l count the number of able bodied people l know who are not doing well as l am and will give anything just to be in my position, and the relations and friends l have been able to assist whenever l could, l can not but say a big thank you to God.


Can't cry. Overwhelmed

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Re: For People Who Grew Up Poor And Eventually Escaped Poverty, Whats Your Story? by Bibidear(f): 9:35pm On Mar 25, 2020
Obatolysis:




I was meant to finish primary 6 in 2002 but finished in 2003. So I was 2002 set
are you kidding me.....I finished 2002....lol hope you still remember Mrs ighalo
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Re: For People Who Grew Up Poor And Eventually Escaped Poverty, Whats Your Story? by bonnyhope: 9:36pm On Mar 25, 2020
Goodgod213:
After I saw how my dad suffered to raise the two of us I and my sibling till the company he was working with went down. We started living from one aunt house to uncles houses. I have been thrown out on four occasions, accused of stealing on many occasions, starved by family, disowned by my own mother who is in the abroad sending monies to different people in Nigeria and disregarding her son because I looked like my father. At 21 I moved to ibadan, stayed with a friend, dumped by my gf, Hustled to get my cert, did my Nysc, hustled more, bought a land at ibadan, bought my first car, bought another car, moved down to Lagos, rented a apartment.

Now I have a unisex salon, a boutique, a car listed on Bolt, and Presently working on roofing my project.

It’s not been easy. Not all women are mothers.

This is one-quarter story not even up to one - half

Believe online gist at ur own peril
Re: For People Who Grew Up Poor And Eventually Escaped Poverty, Whats Your Story? by Seandisputed(m): 9:36pm On Mar 25, 2020
Men poverty is evil, that's all i can say. I don't want to start writing my story because i never make am yet
Re: For People Who Grew Up Poor And Eventually Escaped Poverty, Whats Your Story? by money121(m): 9:38pm On Mar 25, 2020
sEGXY2:
How does one escape poverty in country like Nigeria where everything that is not you wants to kill your dream. If you grew up poor and somehow escaped poverty please kindly share your story lets learn.

I know we're currently amidst a severe pandemic but a lesson or two won't hurt anybody.

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Re: For People Who Grew Up Poor And Eventually Escaped Poverty, Whats Your Story? by Bibidear(f): 9:38pm On Mar 25, 2020
Vincad:


Two people from St Leo's, lol small world. I was also in brown till I finished in 2005.
lol.... finished 2002.....was Mrs ighalo still the headmistress
Re: For People Who Grew Up Poor And Eventually Escaped Poverty, Whats Your Story? by SyrusdeHansome(m): 9:42pm On Mar 25, 2020
Sermwell:

yeah that's true. I really appreciate God. He alone can do these things!!




Keep soaring high bro. Ur story really made my night.
Each time I read this kinda stories I bcom motivated.
Re: For People Who Grew Up Poor And Eventually Escaped Poverty, Whats Your Story? by Hedonisst: 9:42pm On Mar 25, 2020
If you're waiting for someone to tell you the step by step, replicable process or 'complete truth' of the matter, then you're fooling yourself.

The journey to financial salvation is a mysterious and lonely road. You will have to figure out things yourself, or receive 'divine' inspiration, or get helped by someone (stranger, acquaintance, in law, friend, family member, etc) or just generally get lucky.

I can't shout. I have seen things. And I can only submit myself to the force(s) ruling the Earth, for as long as I occupy the Earth. Thankfully, nothing means anything in the ultimate, timeless scheme of things. Everything is a mirage, so 'enjoy' or 'suffer' while it lasts.

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Re: For People Who Grew Up Poor And Eventually Escaped Poverty, Whats Your Story? by maasoap(m): 9:43pm On Mar 25, 2020
Goodgod213:


I used the money you gave me bro to establish myself

Wrong response. That question was the most important aspect of this topic but you somehow left that part out.
Re: For People Who Grew Up Poor And Eventually Escaped Poverty, Whats Your Story? by illicit(m): 9:44pm On Mar 25, 2020
shogsman:
Begging you mean ,I do not blame you though, life is hard.
it's not begging ..... it's sourcing

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