Hey there!

How have you been? Good? I am good too. Been taking things easy for a couple of days as I got stressed up and fell ill looking for space for my business. I finally found a suitable place after searching for so long that I am just plain relieved to finally start working towards setting up properly.

A little while back,spammers took over the blog for a bit and I got feedback as to not being able to read posts. Thank you,it has now been rectified.

There are so many things to talk about. I would appreciate if I got feedback on specifics at my email get2yetty58@gmail.com if there are particular topics you would like to read about.

If you have been observant or like an average income earner like myself in Nigeria,you would have noticed the persistent increase in the price of almost everything from food to gas to electricity tarrif. Virtually everything.

As much as we want to say when men are saying there is a casting down,we will only have reason to say there is a lifting up😊(which by the way is a valid show of faith) we also daily live and face the harsh realities of the economic situation of the country. Thus,I feel the need to talk about ways we can all cope and try our best to adjust.

I have faith and I trust God to always provide my family’s need.Still,I try to plan properly. First thing will be buying food and storing according to their season of abundance. For instance,tomatoes,pepper and onions are usually cheaper in the first quarter of the year,so I always buy a basket around March and store it in my freezer whole. I continue to buy the quantity I need from the nearby market till such a time that it becomes really expensi e before I move to the ones I have stored in my freezer. That way,I get to enjoy freah tomatoes till whenever it becomes okay to buy in the market again.

Also,buying in bulk is way cheaper than buying things in bits. Bulk buying could include food,toiletries,groceries to even sanitary items like pads.
People say is it not when you have bulk money you will buy in bulk?
Not necessarily. Let’s start with food items,what are those foodstuffs that are a staple in your home? Yam,rice,beans,sweet potatoes and so on right? So you can partner with two or 3 friends from time to time,put your money together and buy together and then share it. The quantity you get buying like this is way more than what you get buying in smaller units .

Also staples like yam are cheaper in some parts of the country than others. You can buy and transport it to where you are. Last year for instance ,my friend Janie,who lives in Makurdi helped me to buy tubers of yam. She got 25 tubers at about 5,000 or thereabout and sent it down to me and even gave me lots of oranges with my yam. It went a long way and the yam as well as transporting it down to Abuja where I live cost just about 7,000.

Another thing that works is finding alternatives to the things that may have become quite expensive and seemingly out of reach. For instance you can substitute Sweet potatoes for Irish potatoes. Sweet potatoes are far cheaper than their Irish counterpart and can also be prepared in almost same if not more variety of ways like Irish. Besides,sweet potatoes are by far a healthier alrernative.

Furthermore is the DIY culture, you can start doing tbings you would normally not do yourself to reduce your cost,like making your own fruit drinks and jams as opposed to buying everything. You can make your own peanut butter,make your own fruit jam,make your own zobo ,tiger nut juices,yoghurt and so on…

I hope this few pointers help in whatever little way they can. I hope we all keep working to make things much better for ourselves that we have now. Despite all,don’t stop smiling and be good to yourself.

❤
Yetunde

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