She went from earning $1.2k/week to ₦50k/month

Also: 2024 resolutions are in. [View in browser](=.BOOXCbA7vIZKMVzU6GoTrXvJfPNXgJxGP7QSudtgRPA) [Zikoko Daily] 11 December, 2023 Hey . This week’s #NairaLife touches on japa and income changes, but not the type of grass-to-grace situation you’d expect. The subject moved to the US in 2017 and almost immediately started making $1200/week. She thought it’d only get better, but then anti-immigration policies forced her to return to Nigeria two years later, and it all went to shit. Tife Editor In This Letter: - 1 [These 7 things should be afrobeats’ New Year resolutions for 2024](=.pMYc7Mp4--9Lr_amZn4zJcdiMvphU3TBcXjf4QyX34g) - 2 [The most controversial celebrities of 2023, ranked](=.WaouDfJZx0ndcxwCM_1IrQUa9GxSBx2Up9AbgsDq-rc) - 3 [This quiz knows if your partner low-key hates you](=.kqW6tHDvYcJOc5-wArh8dBeRg9VoSuJZevmjciMT6CA) NAIRA LIFE The Inside Gist: She Went From Earning $1,200/Week in the US to Starting Over in Nigeria =.Tc7by0xOrGahZT-MSlMrYynCcEL52TLNGzOOxV8evSs [Imagine successfully leaving Nigeria for the US, only to be forced to return two years later AND have to go through a massive income decline. Sigh] What she said: “I was 19, earning $1,200 a week from two jobs. It was good money, and I hardly spent it. I was incredibly frugal and was only interested in saving. My sister was in high school, and I knew university would be expensive as an international student, so I was saving towards that. I was also saving towards a car and the medical coding exam to qualify as a professional because I expected I’d get the green card soon.” They didn’t get the green card, but that’s not her biggest regret: “Not spending enough on myself is one of my biggest regrets today. I thought I’d finally start enjoying my money after I took the medical coding exam. That didn’t happen because we had to leave the US in 2019.” [Read her NairaLife here](=.aiO118vFYq_WNKblliBzvABM1T-NM01AlltgPxis1MY) *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 2 2024 resolutions are in for Afrobeats There’s no doubt that afrobeats has been 2023’s main character, but like everyone else, it has some bad habits that need to end with 2023. For example, can it leave Amapiano for its owners? [These things must happen](=.FapxABO2MUNSHt9OtIqKeMit7zaAFZFQ6uLi0Y9B6aY) --------------------------------------------------------------- 2023 was the year of celebrity gbas gbos And I was here for every single one. Who can forget Seun Kuti giving a policeman a literal gbas gbos, and all the wahala VeryDarkMan caused? [The most controversial celebs](=.V7DnlyGon_vaWyXjUMmN9Su9MzzKyWNHAAexjFy_4l4) Quiz This Quiz Knows if Your Partner Low-Key Hates You Does your partner love you with every fibre of their being, or do they hate you on the down low? [Take the quiz](=.8_7KjtzkcAfQBYBW9hUDoMhcQowPHUNIufenjuPCaUE) Zikoko Recommends... (Some job openings & opportunities, because I need you to succeed in 2023 🙏🏽) - Joining Fidelity Bank as an [Account Officer](=.0W4adjZEtadMgy0g_syqpQ847I3qjO5LFhwDDknraLQ). - Joining Vendease as a [Procurement Associate](=._RcJlYq4IcwnM9FtIY8KS2tZoVIWLSpomexxNGPjskg). - Becoming a [UI/UX Designer](=.LSynX1cA8aqT-VeeoiRk80BZUhjKBDM1bFsuabzFvRw) at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Today, everyone is clicking on: Nigerian Television Veterans We Grew Up Loving If you recognise everyone on this list, how many children do you have? 🚀 [Read it here](=.kAVUPrXixNEkSDWiNPi4ZQohDOxlOe02L3dYL3GODpw) Spread the love Did you like today's newsletter? Share this with someone who would enjoy today's Naira Life. 👉🏾 [Forward this email](mailto:?subject=Re: latest issue of Zikoko Daily&body=Thought you might find this issue of Zikoko Daily interesting. Did someone awesome send this to you? [Subscribe](=.jaEaWyZNDtXZPefJ3CTkrDZ_llXo5ZARxhYjBFDr01Y) =.rZjM5493o98rbMgWsbqT-adBHAhvFmj8qk7TavzT31U - [ABOUT](=.kfDrq-O898cEYQhSinS_hr9ibuO32ucyJADaOGcw0IU) - [ADVERTISE](=.onNOqWZWEMS2z0qji5NFT9v2MhLEFKifJLxk_TyJx_o) - [READ MORE](=.Un_BjJ6bty-omImUqt-BC0sSKpYICtNlUyNNf8dGS3I) - =.Uw-fRQ_eji5D7GQGYG-cPVrrUpaX24OV0kZV4-rNsDE - =.e8c-unwtzyOi9_PRvXH_uoAPT8e0CeLKJMsTEeHRI1Y - =.Ho0IEGNnelo_lBa9qgSuh13zL1LYVeoqYsqOpSwt0Xc - =.mCtCUYisQ-GGg5Q-ZstR17WFMoswzSfGR-xbcm-1Q_s You received this email because you signed up for our newsletter. [Unsubscribe](=.QlT0j9uyHM3IUgbK7x85xsFw8Hex7mD2C-D-d-aS4SI)