I believe whatever time you decide to start anything is still early, there is no need to regret the wasted years lost already. It's actually easier said than done when you are not in such a person's shoes.
This year I discovered an amazing investment platform I wish I started as early as when I was still in secondary school, scratch that, I wish my parents made that certain decision for us earlier on.
I always thought you have to have certain amount of money to be able to invest and save, but earlier this year I discovered you can have as low as #1000 in Nigerian currency to be able to save in a Nigerian brokerage account.
Hive is my first and number one best financial decision second to an investment platform i discovered online through scrolling on tiktok, and is called cowrywise, which I believe is second to non when it comes to investing in mutual funds and buying of stocks in the Nigerian market.
I entered without even knowing the in and out of it fully but no stress because I believe it's for long term and thank goodness I'm getting a hang of it gradually. The goodnews is I'm studying about it, watching videos online and also in a common group for beginners, and with this, I'm seeing a huge growth in my portfolio.
One thing I started with while investing on this app was making sure it's safe and also playing safe by investing in their conservative mutual fund, which means your capital is safe while still earning consistently everyday, and this earnings is based on the capital you invested. Your dividend is usually reinvestment into it every three to four months that's if you want it to.
I'm so glad I stumbled upon that tiktok page because it has actually opened my eyes on the power of inflation, how keeping my money in a savings account in Nigerian bank actually devalues my money as the years go by, but with cowrywise investment app, I know my funds will definitely beat inflation as long as I keep it there.
The second one I discovered recently is smart cash app for one of our network providers in Nigeria called Airtel, where i can easily buy data subscription, airtime and others but will still get a cash back in return. For example, I bought airtime of #4000 from my wallet and I was still credited an additional #400 in my wallet of which the normal traditional bank won't give.
Having cowrywise as an investment app has made me realize that, if most parents where educated enough on the power of compounding, they would not underestimated the little kobos and naira they had, imagine putting small amount each day and month, living it for over 15years I believe something meaning would have come out of it.
As a future parent myself, I intend to be intentional about the future of my children, making sure to the best of my ability, I am able to set out certain investment in their names until they get to certain age, when they can make meaningful decisions on their own.
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