Today is not December 34 and I'm vexed

Also: I quit banking to become a bartender [View Web Version]( [Zikoko Daily] 3 January, 2022 Hey there. Today’s date is not December 34, and that, my dear, is what is vexing me this fine Monday afternoon. Though I’m sure there are certain dates during the year that we look forward to. The cool thing about a new year is we can expect those dates to come around again. Please, when is the first public holiday of 2022? 🤲🏽 Ifoghale Newsletter Editor THE HOLIDAY EDITION 4 Things You Should Read Today ---------------------------------------------------------------  1. How did she grow her income by 400% in two years? Luck. That’s how. Well, luck and networking. It’s definitely a good idea to start off the year with a Naira Life about hard work and steady growth. That’s the plan for 2022, yeah? [Read her story.]( After that, Toheeb has nine other Naira Life stories he would softly narrate into your ears if he could. He calls it his [10 must-read]( Naira Life stories. --------------------------------------------------------------- 2. A ritual to cleanse the land. Americans and co. have wine toasting and midnight kisses to celebrate the New Year, while the Benins offer sacrifices to their gods. Thousands of years later, in the iPhone era and the age of New Year beach parties, [why do they do this?]( 3. I quit banking to become a bartender isn’t something you hear every day. Unless you plan to give your parents special headaches, becoming a bartender probably wouldn’t be in your 2022 plans. At 32 years old, Dare just couldn’t help himself. Let’s [see how far.]( Don't forget our [5 most-read]( Man Like stories of 2021. 4. Ways to beat the traffic during the holidays. It’s not your fault the outside is always calling your name, and you don’t have to suffer through traffic on your way to holiday enjoyment. Here are eight ways to [avoid holiday traffic.]( Accept international payments from your customers in the USA, UK, Canada, and 60+ countries using Pay with Apple Pay. 👉🏾 [Create a free Paystack account]( to get started. *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](#) --> Quiz Which Chief Daddy Character Are You? Even if you didn’t like it, you can at least hope to be your favourite character 🌚. [Take the quiz]( Before I Go... By Wednesday, your favourite writers and I will be back in full swing. Our mission? To share the Nigerian stories that’ll make you laugh, cry and gently mutter “God when”. *Rubs hands together*, we’re gonna do an absolute madness this year. Feel free to [email me](mailto:wilson@bigcabal.com) with random gist, Zikoko-ey feedback or just let me know if there's a story you'd like to see from us. Spread the love Did you like today's letter? Please share it with someone. 👉🏾 [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]( - [ABOUT]( - [ADVERTISE]( - [READ MORE]( - - - - [Unsubscribe here](