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Travel / Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Rubyventures: 11:48am On Jun 23, 2021
Lexusgs430:



Human wants are insatiable....... Remember your micro economics lectures........ cheesy

What Frank is trying to say is that if you are comfortable in Nigeria dont sell all your assets and move abroad expecting a much better life. It might be the biggest mistake aof your life and the shame of going back with nothing is why most stay and live a hard live in the west. His message is not for everyone. .. But like you said..

Human wants are insatiable....

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Travel / Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Rubyventures: 11:42am On Jun 23, 2021
justwise:


They will even call for your blood

Mob justice... excuse to put all their frustrations on you grin grin grin
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Rubyventures: 11:39am On Jun 23, 2021
Lexusgs430:



We are too sensitive to irrelevant issues, and pay little or no attention, to more important issues .... wink

What is important and irrelevant depends on the individual.

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Travel / Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Rubyventures: 9:52am On Jun 23, 2021
justwise:


People who appear on that program and embarrassing body are brave, I mean for someone with baseball bat as a 3rd leg I can understand that but for people with the size of a middle finger appear and still turn up for work the next day? Hmmm

I watched that programme once and never watched it again. if this was Nigeria, your whole village will disown you including the ones that have never met you.

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Travel / Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Rubyventures: 9:49am On Jun 23, 2021
sgtponzihater1:
Phrakleen on YouTube is the number one anti travel advocate. Glad I met him after I relocated grin grin

I dont think so. He just says it as it is. Maybe what he is saying applies to a lesser percentage than he states.
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Rubyventures: 9:45am On Jun 23, 2021
OkanlawonB:


True talk my Oga BUT 900 pounds for 1 bedroom flat is only true for London, in most other cities in England 600 pounds per month will get you a 3 bedroom Flat, am quite sure you are aware of this, just stating this for the sake of the people planning to come.

Where do you get a one bed flat for £900 in London? Not anymore. Maybe a bedsit if you are lucky and it will be rundown.
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Rubyventures: 9:42am On Jun 23, 2021
Ilekokonit:


The pounds people mention may seem high but the monthly bills and living expenses in the UK are very high too for example if your monthly net pay is £2,000 and your Rent for a 1 bed flat is £900, Council Tax £100, Gas and electricity £100, Water £40, Broadband and Tv Licence £60, Travel £150 and you havent added car insurance + petrol if you have a car and feeding and so you'll see that at the end of the day you may not be able to save much out of the £2,000 net pay and a lot of employees in the UK even with good wages still depend on credit cards and overdrafts and its very hard to see an employee in the UK that has savings worth 3 times of their monthly net pay .

So the grass may seem greener on the other side but is it really greener ?? Not all that glitters is gold .

I think the cost of living is much higher in Nigeria. If you want 24hrs electricity you have got to factor in the cost of diesel / petrol
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Rubyventures: 9:38am On Jun 23, 2021
Bluetherapy:

Lol... Still doesn't matter I can have a good credit score and earn 60k with £100 left at the end of the month.
Person wey go default go still default grin

For a landlord to get landlords insurance the prospective tenant must have passed a credit check which requires details of your job, income and payslips and bank statements to show where your salary goes in and that you are not always in permanent overdraft.
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Rubyventures: 9:28am On Jun 23, 2021
Ilekokonit:


One of the "qualities" I have observed in the UK among managers is the fact that a lot of them have no conscience and they will gang up in a clique against you if you are not a Yes person or you have too much self confidence and they do this witch hunting against strong willed white people as well.

Many years ago I saw my line manager who had tried to control me without succeeding reading a book at KFC about witchcraft and the same manager at an outing told me that any time we are coming in opposite directions in the long office gangway he feels as if I am going to punch him and this is me who has a smile on my face and hold no evil intention against him. This shows that na him witchcraft dey worry am as he couldn't fathom how he had dominated people who had been there years before I joined but couldn't dominate me.

And you are correct, Oyinbo too can lie and generally when Oyinbo wan do evil, dem dey plan am scientifically that its effects are devastating to the victim. But chin up and don't worry as you will eventually get a GOOD job as a mans gifts and something he is very good at will ALWAYS open doors for him sooner or later. Delay is no denial !!!!

You must be working with the wrong set of people. There's good and bad in all races, maybe if you open your mind a bit you might not be so paranoid.

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Fashion / Re: Hand Stitching A Leather Mini Wallet by Rubyventures: 1:48pm On Jun 14, 2021
phyl123:
I will be running a free Zoom workshop on leather for beginners for those interested make your comments on my YouTube channel.

Nice one
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Rubyventures: 1:17pm On Jun 14, 2021
justwise:


Nigerians in general don't hate crime, they just hate who is committing it and depending on who that person is.

I watched Buhari speak last week and i was wondering how on earth did we get this man elected/selected x2?

Same here, i was cringing with embarassment.
Fashion / Re: DIY Face Makeup Setting Powder by Rubyventures: 1:13pm On Jun 14, 2021
marylandcakes:


You can order it off Amazon.

Ok will do. Thanks
Fashion / Re: DIY Face Makeup Setting Powder by Rubyventures: 12:14pm On Jun 03, 2021
marylandcakes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzrDySPyYaw


Mix these ingredients together in a sterilised jar


Where can you get Zinc Oxide and beetroot powder?
Fashion / Re: DIY Face Makeup Setting Powder by Rubyventures: 2:31pm On Jun 02, 2021
marylandcakes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzrDySPyYaw


Mix these ingredients together in a sterilised jar

Nice one
Fashion / Re: Leather Craft Work For Beginners by Rubyventures: 10:42am On May 13, 2021
phyl123:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujRb99-62ak

Lovely video, keep up the good work
Culture / Re: What Is It That People Easily Do But You Can't Do? by Rubyventures: 3:07pm On Mar 25, 2021
Eating in public
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Rubyventures: 3:02pm On Mar 25, 2021
tushqueen:
Hi my people, help us put mouth for this matter ooo. She came into the UK pregnant with CoS from her employer. Pregnancy was declared before leaving home country but she isn't entitled to SMP/paid mat leave). She made an attempt to apply for maternity allowance when her visa says no public fund. Is she allowed to take maternity allowance? Will this affect her subsequent renewal of visa?

I don't thinks SMP or MA has got anything to do with your visa status.
Food / Re: Homemade Butternut Squash Soup Filled With Vitamins by Rubyventures: 1:58pm On Nov 10, 2020
looks very nice.
Food / Re: Pls I Need Ur Help On How And Steps To Make Buttter Icing by Rubyventures: 1:11pm On Oct 20, 2020
ibizgirl:
Please give her an answer and get off my mentions


Whao!! talk about tantrums Who rattled your cage? somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed. tongue tongue
Food / Re: Pls I Need Ur Help On How And Steps To Make Buttter Icing by Rubyventures: 10:12am On Oct 20, 2020
ibizgirl:
So do you subject your buttercream cakes to extreme heat?

A cake covered with normal buttercream would NOT melt.

Maybe you need to look at the post I am replying or simply tell her what to add to buttercream to make it stable.


On a very hot day Buttercream will melt.
Food / Re: Cook In Your Kitchen, Take Pictures And Post It Here. SIMPLE! by Rubyventures: 2:20pm On Oct 15, 2020
adecz:




Yam time.... grin grin grin

You guys be careful how you consume oil, most of the food I'm seeing on here is just too oily

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Romance / Re: How Do I Move On After My Friend's Death.. Still Hurts by Rubyventures: 11:13am On Oct 15, 2020
Monchadam:
Hi.

My friend died around June this year and she was buried quickly. Before that, we were close pals, we weren't dating, but she was my friend, and I loved her, she loved me too. When I went through hard times she was with me. In her absence and in her presence, she sent me messages daily on how I should own the day and make it fruitful, we created memories together.

Even in my anger, she would hold me in silence, I've never experienced that kind of love from anyone, never before.

I honestly would have married her, when the time was right, I'm sure of that. The purest soul I've met.
She shared everything with me, as I did with her. And always wanted to know what went through my mind.

To the problems she couldn't solve, she held me and stayed silent.

I'm still broken till date, I cant move on, I just cant.
I still call her number to see if it would go.

How do I move on guys? It still hurts, that the only person who really loved and cared decided to leave this world.

I need your advice on how to move on. Thank you

Take it one day at a time and hold on to the memories you had. Time is a great healer.
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Rubyventures: 10:43am On Oct 15, 2020
TheGuyFromHR:


Insightful.
By any chance, do you know what the status of the income earned by a Tier 4 dependant would be?
I gather than my earnings by way of salary from Nigeria, which are taxed here, might/will be exempt from tax in the UK?
What about earnings from side businesses/rental property etc., which is generally not taxed (or rather upon which no tax is generally paid in Nigeria) - any idea what the tax treatment in the UK would be?

Get yourself a tax accountant.

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Food / Re: Pls I Need Ur Help On How And Steps To Make Buttter Icing by Rubyventures: 10:41am On Oct 15, 2020
ibizgirl:
Buttercream does not melt


Whao!!! what kind of buttercream might that be?

Even fondant melts under extreme heat, talkless of buttercream.
Travel / Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Rubyventures: 2:36pm On Oct 01, 2020
LagosismyHome:


Do HMRC audit personal bank accounts if you dont have a business .... I dont think so oo and wanted to ask when I saw that comment

Now if this money you are using it and officially declaring it as an income for visa purposes then fair enough ..... but if u are not declaring it as an income for visa purposes then why cant it be a gift from naija . If my mother sends me regular money from naija then that cannot be taxed

There also an issue of double taxation. If you are taxed in nigeria then hmrc needs to give tax relief so you dont pay double tax on that money

It all depends on what exactly you are doing with that money from abroad


At the end of the day it depends on your residential status, if you are UK resident then you have got to pay tax on all your income. There is tax relief to avoid double taxation but you have to to be able to prove it. The HMRC do carry out a random check on accounts mostly businesses and the self employed and if your bank reports money coming into your account from abroad on a regular basis. If you are a foreign student then it doesn't matter but if you are UK resident then the HMRC will take an interest. These days terrorist groups use student accounts to lauder money and the banks have also got a duty to report this. The UK tax system is complicated and gets more complicated once you start receiving income from abroad, thats why you pay an accountant to take the stress away from you.

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Health / Re: Covid-19 The Best Face Mask Pattern by Rubyventures: 10:53am On Sep 29, 2020
Food / Re: My food album. (Pictures) by Rubyventures: 10:48am On Sep 23, 2020
mariahAngel:


It was in no way heavy...I don't like heavy cakes, I like them light and moist

The first picture doesn't do it justice, this looks much better.
Food / Re: My food album. (Pictures) by Rubyventures: 10:26am On Sep 23, 2020
mariahAngel:
Closer view...see how spongy it is?


That cake doesn't look spongy it looks heavy and doughy

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Fashion / Re: Leather Craft Work For Beginners by Rubyventures: 1:57pm On Sep 15, 2020
Science/Technology / Re: How I Designed My Own Jigsaw Table From Scrap Wood by Rubyventures: 1:52pm On Sep 15, 2020
Very good innovation. It can be mass produced.
Crime / Re: Edo Man Murders Wife And Himself In Dagenham, UK by Rubyventures: 9:29am On Aug 13, 2020
the person who put her picture up should have done a spell check
Crime / Re: Edo Man Murders Wife And Himself In Dagenham, UK by Rubyventures: 9:28am On Aug 13, 2020
I lifted the information below from the gofundme account opened for the Nigerian lady who was killed by her husband...

“Pat Egbon is organizing this fundraiser.
Created 12 hours ago.
Esther Egbon, was murdered by her ex, Igie Erabor, making their 4 children orphans. The funds raised will be used for funeral and for her 4 kids she left behind.

Her life was taken by her lazy ex. A man she fed and took care of for 16 years.

About Esther

Esther was 30 year old. She was an extraordinarily kind and friendly young woman. A real goal getter who enjoyed helping people in any way she could. She has 4 kids Dave 10, Samuel 8, Derrick 6, Daniel 3.

Esther was a bold and beautiful who refused to be scared of Coronavirus when her gastro ward was converted to COVID 19 ward at King George hospital in London from March to July. Even when I was scared for her life because she was in the forefront of the pandemic crisis taken care of only COVID- 19 patients, I asked her to take a break from her job for awhile but she simply laughed it off and told me not to be worried that she was stronger than COVID-19. However, little did she know she was not only with a lazy video games addict man but also a killer. Esther was so passionate and very much loved by people wherever she went. After struggling for 16 good years as a bread winner taking care of 4 children, Esther finally got admission to do nursing at the U Southend University with an upgrade to midwifery and that was too much for the lazy Igie to handle and he decided to move out of the rented house he never contributed to rent or maintained after he promised to get a fixed income job but didn't. My sister was a permanent night shift worker yet Igie couldn’t look for a daytime job for a fixed monthly income but used his life to play video games and watched movies 247, for 16 years. When she decided to move on with her life he horribly murdered her.

My advice to women, stop finding excuses to remain in a relationship with a useless man. A real man who loves you will surely love and care for you and your child or children. A man who doesn’t care from the beginning is a write-off. Do not live an illusive life like my beloved sister and eventually lost her life tragically with a knife to her throat by a lazy monster like Igie and cowardly took his life as well. Igie also boasted to be a known cultist. Igie often lamented about how his mother abandoned him to be raised by 3 different families. Unfortunately, my sister didn’t see the signs, If you don’t have love in you you cannot give it. You can only give what you have! I hope you will know the signs when you sees one.
NB, the rumour that Igie brought my sister to the UK is not true. Such a claim is a personal insult to me and my family and its very ridiculous and I wonder how people are desperately trying to justify the slaughtering of a young woman. She was a British and he was not. The killer obtained his legal resident permit in the UK with the help of my sister and myself.

Thanks for reading and please support us in this hard time.

God bless you!”

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