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Travel / Re: Moving Back To Nigeria From USA by Qc1(m): 9:08pm On Dec 09, 2017 |
9jaDoc: Only a crazy man will compare America with Nigeria, that's not what this is all about. I was only suggesting its okay for the OP or anyone with some cash to relocate back home (just make sure you get the "Kpali" first though). Moreover, there are a lots of hardworking people that will rather stay in naija and make it big time because they save on their incomes massively. If you have $30000 then naija is your best choice. |
Travel / Re: Moving Back To Nigeria From USA by Qc1(m): 8:46pm On Dec 09, 2017 |
RedGold2017: (I'm using average Joe income and budget here not even mine.) Do you see why I hate to comment outside property section now? 1 Like |
Travel / Re: Moving Back To Nigeria From USA by Qc1(m): 5:32pm On Dec 09, 2017 |
maternal: unsuspected expenses is not included. My carpenter paid just N75k for his apartment yearly. Wait o, he goes 70 - 30 % with his wife on this. should I continue? 1 Like |
Travel / Re: Moving Back To Nigeria From USA by Qc1(m): 4:52pm On Dec 09, 2017 |
SIRTee15: O ya,lets do the math. How much does average naija pay in bills per month? |
Travel / Re: Moving Back To Nigeria From USA by Qc1(m): 4:48pm On Dec 09, 2017 |
erico2k2: God bless you ooo my brother! |
Travel / Re: Moving Back To Nigeria From USA by Qc1(m): 4:38pm On Dec 09, 2017 |
kroger: I don't know you. It's only smart for me not to judge you. Unlike you I don't like to disrespect people. Before you talk more trash about me why not help yourself and search my moniker on this forum to educate yourself? Why must you insult people to make your opinion? Do you think the "likes" you get for insulting me will make any difference to your life? smh My people perished because of lack of wisdom! 2 Likes |
Travel / Re: Moving Back To Nigeria From USA by Qc1(m): 2:50pm On Dec 09, 2017 |
timesup234: Bravo ! Like I said before, [b]I'm forced to stay here by fire-by-force because they wont gimme my money [/b]I contributed to social insurance. I was told I have to be either 65 to collect everything or 55 to collect half of it. Now I have to live in naija and try to for go 6 figure$ accumulated already or stay in America like a slave. Chai! God punished the devil! 1 Like |
Travel / Re: Moving Back To Nigeria From USA by Qc1(m): 2:42pm On Dec 09, 2017 |
maternal: I'm not (@ the bold). Yes the government use the tax payers money wisely. I'm only trying to elaborate on the amount of money left in your pocket after paying those taxes. In other words I'm saying even though you make $60000 yearly you will be richer if you can make just $6k yearly in naija. Why? because of the obvious reasons. 1 Like |
Travel / Re: Moving Back To Nigeria From USA by Qc1(m): 2:23pm On Dec 09, 2017 |
franzeezco: How do you like me now? No reason to be disrespectful, we are all here to share experiences. |
Travel / Re: Moving Back To Nigeria From USA by Qc1(m): 2:11pm On Dec 09, 2017 |
Travel / Re: Moving Back To Nigeria From USA by Qc1(m): 2:06pm On Dec 09, 2017 |
Ugosample: The guy is actually right. I've spent almost 25 years here and I can tell you that it's extremely tough to save $400 per month on a $55,000 annual salary, I'm not saying you can't but its very hard especially when when you're paying $1200/month for rent, $100/month for electric bills, $70 on phones, $250/month on car insurance, $250 on gas/month, $50 on cables/month maybe $400 or less/month on food the rest can't even be accounted for like credit cards bills, line of credit or over-draft, olosho etc. The thing is, you pay up to $17000 in taxes alone from the $55,000 depending which states you reside, then if you owe back-taxes, IRS might garnished up to another 10% of whatever that is left after basic taxes and deductions. By the time you get your pay cheque in your account bi-weekly, you don't even have enough to cover your rent let alone to eat. This is why you have more than 10 time the number of homeless people in USA compare to Nigeria. I don't want to scare you but it is inevitable. Take the current US President for an example, he was once almost homeless too. (google it) It's not that you cant make big money, it's just that you can't save it (easily). Nigeria on the other hand, once you have a mindset of doing everything by yourself and ignore the government, that is just the beginning of wisdom. Naija is a shit- hole no doubt but it's also a country where you can bend the rules to your advantage. And for only that reason alone with determinations, the sky is not the limit but the beginning. I'm not here to preach, all you need is N500k. Before you or anyone call me names, please click on my moniker and read some of my posts dated years back on this topic when I decided to relocate back to Nigeria. Stay blessed! 5 Likes 1 Share |
Travel / Re: Moving Back To Nigeria From USA by Qc1(m): 8:11am On Dec 09, 2017 |
For all those that are saying OP shouldn't go back to Nigeria, I have this to say to you... I pray LORD God hears your prayers and take you to your desired destinations. I pray you have the best education money can buy. I pray you work in one of the fortune 100 companies and have a fat account. I pray you live and never ever even thing about relocating back to Nigeria. You have no idea what it is to live in America for decades. Trust me, it's not a blessing, it's not something you really want. It's a shame we don't appreciate what we have till we loose it. No matter how successful you become, you will never find that peace till you relocate back home. Trust me, I know. Nigeria is not one of the better county out there to live but it's still your "home". America is good to get some education and work experience with some cash like the OP outlined, nothing else. If we all go back home to start something with our savings, then we can help our brothers and sisters to get a job. Imagine if just 200k naija here go back home to set up a business that can employ 10 people each? Now multiply the original figure by 5? Most people here don't want to go back home because of the way you paint naija negatively. Sure, there's a lot of nativities out there but there are even more here too. e.g. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-32740523 What makes you guys think the West doesn't have their problems? Be positive and never give up. Stop waiting for government to do everything for you, matter of fact don't expect them to do anything for you. Why? Prepare for the worst and hope for the best nevertheless, put your trust in God and not the Nigeria government. 4 Likes |
Phones / Re: Unboxing The Infinix Note 4 Pro X571 With X-pen In The Box For N70,500 (pics) by Qc1(m): 6:59am On Aug 26, 2017 |
Travel / Re: Lagos Ranked As One Of The Worst Cities To Live In by Qc1(m): 2:10pm On Aug 18, 2017 |
seunny4lif: You are right. Even it was just early this year they forced people sleeping and camping on the street off the most beautiful city in the world, Vancouver. It got so bad, BC government has to make a new law not to sell new houses to foreigner from Asia anymore. They will close their eyes on this issue and put the video of the worst part of Lagos on prime time CNN news. Don't get me wrong, Lagos still has long way to go but we definitely have bigger issues in all of the top 10 cities on the list too. |
Travel / Re: Lagos Ranked As One Of The Worst Cities To Live In by Qc1(m): 7:15am On Aug 18, 2017 |
seunny4lif: Hi, I live in Calgary (the 5th on best city on this list) for almost a decade now, I can honestly tell you that after living in Staten Island NY, Chicago (north side)IL, Montreal, QC and of Lagos, Nigeria. Calgary is probably the worst place I've ever lived. Why? The only thing here is, it has the lowest unemployment rate in North America, other than that, its crap! No life, no recreations, no amusements no beach no play! Chicago on the other side is awesome, but its not just guaranteed that you will live to see the next day because of the gun violence and high crimes rate. I wonder why they Lagos was rated so low, to me, this city is way better than most of top 50's on the list. Oyinbo have forgotten that most people are now empowered by sophisticated information tool called "Google" |
Food / Re: How Much Is A Plate Of Food Sold In Your Area? by Qc1(m): 7:52am On Aug 16, 2017 |
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Properties / Re: My Ikorodu Mansion; The DIY Report. by Qc1(m): 9:13pm On Aug 15, 2017 |
nice2000: Thanks. The tiler number is stored in my naija phone, I'm not in naija right now but I will try to call someone that can help out. |
Family / Re: On Behalf Of Every Man, Here Are Things We Want Our Wives To Stop Doing by Qc1(m): 2:12am On Aug 14, 2017 |
Travel / Re: SUV Reverses, Climbs Over Honda On Acme Road, Ikeja Lagos (Photos, Video) by Qc1(m): 2:24am On Aug 12, 2017 |
Travel / Re: SUV Reverses, Climbs Over Honda On Acme Road, Ikeja Lagos (Photos, Video) by Qc1(m): 2:23am On Aug 12, 2017 |
TV/Movies / Re: Power TV Series Fan Thread: STARZ by Qc1(m): 10:09am On Aug 10, 2017 |
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Politics / Re: Senators Vote YES for Immunity for NASS members by Qc1(m): 10:22pm On Jul 26, 2017 |
intruxive: Nigerians are cowards! This will always continue because the citizens refused to put up a fight. No body cares.Try this nonsense in North African countries. |
Properties / Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Qc1(m): 11:37pm On Jul 09, 2017 |
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Celebrities / Re: Abike Dabiri And Her Son, Oladipo Dance During His Wedding by Qc1(m): 2:46pm On Jul 09, 2017 |
iswallker: Ask google! |
Celebrities / Re: Abike Dabiri And Her Son, Oladipo Dance During His Wedding by Qc1(m): 2:27pm On Jul 09, 2017 |
NwaAmaikpe: You do know that she's 10 times richer than the governor right? Google is your friend! Think before you talk next time. |
Celebrities / Re: Abike Dabiri And Her Son, Oladipo Dance During His Wedding by Qc1(m): 2:24pm On Jul 09, 2017 |
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Properties / Re: What Sacrifices Are You Taking Or Took To Build Your Own House? by Qc1(m): 7:14am On Jul 07, 2017 |
edoman2016: If you are living in the USA /Canada you will need to get at least 2 full-time jobs because we all know that 9-5 barely cut the rent/mortgage + other bills. If you have a family member that earns a decent living then that will be very helpful too. You will need to save about $120K USD or less depending on the qualities and taste for your build. I don't know what you do but I know if you ain't got 25% of the budget already saved up before you even think bout something like this, then get ready to endure some hardship in cutting back on your lifestyles. This means forget about any vacations, expensive gifts, unnecessary bills like cables will have to be swapped for Netflix, stop wasting that extra money going to parks or the movies, if possible to let go your ride for public transit, then go for it because you will save from car insurance + car maintenance. You might even need to eat just once daily plus some fruits. However if you used to eat out a lot then cut back to cooking your own food. etc. Does it worth it? well... lemme put it this way. At the end, you will have the same joy and feelings compared to a pregnant woman that just gave birth to a healthy baby. 7 Likes 1 Share |
Properties / Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Qc1(m): 6:43am On Jun 18, 2017 |
twinskenny: I like the first one in the pic. |
Properties / Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Qc1(m): 6:39am On Jun 16, 2017 |
twinskenny: Thank you. |
Properties / Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Qc1(m): 8:36am On Jun 15, 2017 |
yankeejeez: Display the pictures of what you have here, if i like it I will call you. |
Properties / Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Qc1(m): 6:55am On Jun 15, 2017 |
twinskenny: Oga mi, nice pic you have there but I want LED spot lights with stainless fittings that will complement my ceilings. Please take a look at my Living room and recommend something that might goes with it. The one you had on the previous picture is nice too but the white area will not complement the POP to my taste. Thank you sir.
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Properties / Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by Qc1(m): 6:47am On Jun 15, 2017 |
44chux: I will be the judge of that. Thanks. |
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