If there're 3 lessons that Nigeria would teach a teenager about to enter the financially disgusting world of a youth.
They are;
Your Papa money no be your own.
Money of your father isn't yours.
Sapa no dey look say person be black or white.
Brokeness is impartial, regardless of whatever status you had before.
Shege na Sapa younger brother, ihn dey follow am like ant follow sugar.
Brokeness brings disrespect, unfailingly.
When I began learning these 3 things was the months before I started hive.
God was I broke😭
Every thing I saw was a sign saying Oboy time no dey again, start hustle.
At 16, I was reaching the age where my pure blood Nigerian parents began looking at me, till they finally convened and asked that Sapa summoning question.... Isn't he becoming too dependent on our money? ...thus they began reducing the income flow, and Sapa smiled upon me.
This was when I was taught Lesson 1.
Sapa teaching Me😭😭
I spent 3 months trying to comprehend what was happening, how the only son charm that I had on my father was waning off.
Daddy, let's buy Ice cream/ meat pie/ Pizza and other snacks or drinks didn't work for me anymore😢.
Instead it seemed to work exceptionally well for my younger ones.
The reality of losing the parent given money for such frivolities was a punch to the stomach. A punch sapa was sure to give numerous times.
When I was introduce to lesson 2 was when I reached 17. At then I had gotten used to lesson 1 and decided to start looking for something to do regarding my lack of money for my frivolities.
Mehn the search was hard😭
At this point I realized, I wasn't the only one searching for money😂.
I saw folks who I looked up to before, some of my classmates who were spending- and I mean spending in school canteens, now with their parents backing being cut off, were in the same ground zero with me😂
Not gonna lie, Lesson 2 was a bit reassuring.
I was low in money, but high in comrades😂✨
Although that still changed, at 17 everyone decided to start the hustle and job search.
People began leaving the ground zero and the initial calmness I felt in being broke with everyone was being replaced with panic that I'll be the only one broke.
I have already witnessed Lesson 3 happen to some folks and I didn't want to experience it myself.
After all my searching though Lesson 3 still came to meet me and boy was it a tough lesson😂
There's a different kind of shege that Sapa brings, it's not the regular everyday see-finish.
Thankfully, I attended just a few classes for Lesson 3 before I got introduced into hive.
Whatsapp Group, that I was added into😭😭😭
Don't get me wrong 😂, I do love this growing Blockchain, but I stand by what brought me (and I'm pretty sure more than 70% of the Nigerians) here in the first place; The idea of earning in another currency.
For a young teenager, ready to escape the jaws of sapa and at least have a fighting chance, hive was a lifesaver for me, and I plan on using this lifesaver to build me a yacht 〜(꒪꒳꒪)〜.
Although I'm still swimming as a minnow now, one other thing Nigerian economy has taught me is patience and hard work.
For our Non Nigerian Readers, some terms used may appear strange both in spelling and in context, hence I'll put a glossary of sorts here. Please do check if you're confused by what I may have said😂.
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Picture used was a screenshot of my WhatsApp
