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When I was younger, being wealthy has never been something I craved for as it made little to no sense just to struggle with money like someone possessed only to end up being controlled by the very thing we worked so hard so. I saw the rich as being slaves of money because the more money they got, the more they wanted to get and that was not a desirable life to me as this also meant that I'd have very little time with my family. All I ever wanted back then was to go school, get a job that was less demanding, live a life where I can take care of my family and enjoy with them even if it wasn't luxurious. However this ideology completely changed after a series of events succeeding my graduation from high school.
2015 marked the end of my high school journey and because I wanted the adult treatment, I decided to go get a job since asking my parents for every little thing would be a hassle. The job seemed decent enough but the pay was nothing to be proud of. I could not even afford the very thing that got me into getting a job in the first place - A brand new phone. Nevertheless I still kept working going as far as adding extra working hours for more cash which turned out to be a life saver in the long run.
META AI
A few months later, my father got severely sick and unfortunately for the family there wasn't enough money for his treatment. This single occurrence alone threw the entire family into chaos, countless debt issues and constantly relying on help from friends or family members with numerous prayer groups coming to give spiritual support for a problem that could be solved with the right amount of money. My dad's illness also brought along with a new heartbreaking reality concerning my academics, I would not be furthering my education anytime soon since I was the eldest child with a job. That year I was offered admission to study law but was unable to accept it because I was taking care of a sick father whenever I was free and being the support my mother and younger siblings need as they could not handle all these alone.
Mine
This life changing experience reshaped my point of view about money completely. I no longer perceived wealth as a curse but a solution to most of life's problems. My mind even travelled back to past occasions where my father would make promises only to break them because he could not pull through. If my father was wealthy he would have been able to buy the video game he said he would get me if I ended the third term of Jss 1 as the best student, the money for his treatment would not have been so difficult to acquire and I would not have forfeited my admission all those years ago.
Mine
I wake up everyday to hustle for more than just my daily bread, not only for the title of being wealthy but to ensure my family enjoys the good life even after I am not more. I do not want my children to go through the same thing I did because my father was a below average salary earner. Bad things happen whether we want them to or not but having the money to defend yourself from its aftereffects is why I hustle on a daily. I want to help my family and those around me as well and this has nothing to do with meeting up with societal standards. The economic state of this country is so unfavorable to a vast number of its populace which also includes those working hard so just imagine being idle this period. My reasons might seem superficial to a lot of people but it will still remain my biggest drive till this very day because to me it is way better to be prepared than end up a victim of circumstances which can also be avoided or solved with the right means MONEY..
THANK YOU.
