Saving for rainy days doesn’t mean rain won’t beat you

Spend that money now, boo. [View in browser](=.px1UpccIwv2ql4b05wKJkklx2ZAyb1a0SNl1IeJuv4U) [Zikoko Daily] 14 September, 2023 Hey . On today’s edition of unsolicited [bad] financial advice, I’m here to tell you that saving money and delaying gratification is only for rich people. I mean, you can decide to save ₦2k today to treat yourself to shawarma at the end of the month, but by then, you hear it’s now ₦5k. Tife Editor In This Letter: - 1 [Rich people’s advice you should follow at your own risk](=.wJAO9oI83BRtKWGbbp3OeYstzvgaOYrnSlV0zJIqPYA) - 2 [Mohbad: The poet I needed at my lowest](=.J4ItQaN1x6yUzVEYlTRy9aD4lSX6AGU6GRDe4HQYrcs) - 3 [All the thoughts we had while watching Mami Wata](=.Az-I_1z9q2gJ9ozd7_TycFHCAD9-iFZwVt50BO9sqDk) =._rzkCvR_ovlZyUGlMkLDqAzIq1ZAJ3SnCZQ6HswRyHM Jobberman is offering employers in the creative industry a FREE BOOTH at the Creative Industry Career Fair this Saturday. Come recruit creative talents while networking and increasing brand visibility. 👉🏾 [Follow this link to register](=.o7UdXe1J25UrxULi3VNcSVXPj1diQB-iR2LCzIseN_g) This is partner content. LOVE LIFE The Inside Gist-ish: Our Joint Ambition Keeps Us Going =.6NLcTUJP_S8ScSI88NFh39GWk1NUXLiiefZE7rklwnE This week’s #LoveLife couple are really giving power couple realness, and I’m here for all of it. They’ve been married for a decade, and the secret behind the success of their relationship is a bit different than most. For them, helping each other scale the career ladder at blue-chip companies has been the glue that’s held them together. Here’s a snippet: “Our relationship was going strong because we’d synergise for work. We’d help each other with contacts, connections and even gossip that was useful for company politics. We also had our parents’ network helping us both career-wise, signing references required to get some contracts and so on. Then we had sex for the first time, and Praise-el woke up the next morning, saying we should tell our parents we want to get married and go to Ikoyi Registry ASAP.” [Continue reading their love story here](=.7J-ko8dm9Sl4U1NU14GqH88w1EdujfmH-Y-QMj5BYPg) =.TGxrFRV8ZaIa1idofrSkx-TLX7WLGgnhbcKi8zE0Uzw Psst! Before you scroll further, could you take a few minutes to tell me a little about you by [filling out this short survey](=.TqsrebLbXuDvaPYlUzj3DITuncHdyS70BHYxF7ARwnM)? It’ll only take two minutes, I promise. *We'll be tweeting answers to this on our Twitter account at noon, so feel free to tweet us your answers with the hashtag [#ZikokoDailyQuiz](#) --> Zikoko Daily's Top 3 Rich people live in their own worlds. Listen to them at your peril These are the same folks who’ll tell you to “follow your passion”. Please, does passion now translate to credit alerts? [Don’t follow these suggestions](=.6V3cq-EsoBYaUP_h-VV-SHVd_UnipvZMgPbtQfXBYRE) --------------------------------------------------------------- Mohbad will never know this, but he saved many people Especially Marv. He talks about finding Mohbad’s music at a time when his life wasn’t going the way he thought it would. Marv also shares the three songs that have helped him through different periods of his life. [Read Marv’s story here](=.4WjJHeA8ikqGQ5SyuePDgiQ4A4mr2N0EgAOWHiU07Uk) --------------------------------------------------------------- I hope the hairdressers for Mami Wata are swimming in funds right now If you’ve seen Mami Wata at the cinema, you’ll agree with me. They really finished work on the actors’ hair. Still, we have questions. Like, why was the whole movie in black and white? [Here’s all our observations from the film](=.rD6gENRoRbnsPuaxxNeTt4i3Csb5ne4nvWsTCBELsuc) Z! 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