*~WHY YOU WOULD BE POOR*~
(God forbid, Over my dead body)
Certainly this isn’t the kind of message you want to wake up and see (read). That’s my pain now, as I type, the time is 03:50am. But I’m under obligation to convey this message succinctly and lucintly – you need this awareness.
Why the subheading “God forbid, over my dead body.” It was born out of my advise to a relation that was broke. I had told him to find just anything to do, no matter how migre. He saw my advice as an insult and exclaimed, “God forbid, over my dead body.”
That was many years ago, the last time I saw him, his condition had not changed, thank God he’s alive but I fear, his pride is hunting him.
I can only wonder, why we don’t like the truth. You tell one, illicit sex can lead to killer diseases, they exclaimed “God forbid, over my dead body” and yet they’re toiling with death.
Go and look for job, it’s same wish.
Leave other people’s husbands and wives alone, it’s same prayers.
Invest, it’s same self defense. That’s the reason, a lot would end poor. So let’s face the subject.
For the records, I know and have seen, more people migrate from penury, to affluence and then back to penury. Many of such people would be reading this post today.
I remember my colleague while in the University, he made some real cash and only came to his senses, when with friends, girls, joints and pleasure he squandered all. As usual, God became relevant, “God’s time is the best!” I dare not contend that, but the facts remained that, until we graduated he never bounced back, I only hope, he’s found that “time” now.
Remember, the subject is, why you would be poor? There’s no witch hunting here. So let’s pretend. Let’s start from me.
About 10 years ago, I resigned from a high paying job, to run my stuff, that I’m doing till date and trust me, it’s the most pleasurable and tempestuous route to tour. But I’m surviving, through thick and thin.
Business has made me a “prayer warrior ” because without a client, a job and all your marketing gimmicks failing, no one would compel you to pray and seek help from God – he’s been helping, if not, God forbid, I’d have collapsed.
That’s me o, but this stuff isn’t about me, but you. Yes some of you, who sometimes ago earned fat are already broke and romancing poverty and many more are warming up to join the crew. Why?
*~Lack of budgeting: Savings and Investment sense*~
That’s why some of us reading this post are struggling with poverty and many more would join them. This isn’t an evil prayers brothers and sisters, friends and companions. Truth is you’re on the poverty vehicle. Or don’t you know how you struggle to make ends meet. Pretend as if, you’ve not lost respect in the presence of your spouse. Just like my good friend told me yesterday.
His friend, who was one time well to do, lost his wife (she left him), when poverty beckoned.
In my friends words, “how would a man cope, when the wife feeds the family, mostly to a one time wealthy man? “
I’d leave that for that, but Ayo, Solomon, Junky do you want us to pretend? OK let’s pretend. When last did you help someone financially? Yours has become a tale of those good old days.
Just a few weeks ago, a young man came calling and the kind of money he was looking for, so small, but his parents couldn’t assist, the big brothers at his religious setting and off setting disappointed him. He was pissed and I pushed my “widow’s mite” to him. But couldn’t comprehend when I considered the big names mentioned and around him – it occurred to me, that many bling-bling are poverty bound.
Forget the big cars, forget the big house, forget the glare, it’s a matter of time, poverty is only patiently waiting – ask the politicians why they steal!
You better prepare for poverty or you start to put your records right. Ah my friend exclaimed “women don’t understand…. ” I’d add poverty. But does men understand? Most marriages including yours are at the brink because of financial strain.
Wives, don’t respect their husbands because “money came and money left.”
Husbands batter their wives, because “money slow to enter, money quick to go. “
Friends despise friends, because one has and the other lacks.
They don’t respect you at your gathering, religious and circular gatherings, because you’re a symbol of poverty – you don’t contribute.
The list may continue, children have become wayward because you’ve failed at your duty.
You can’t marry, because you’re still squatting.
You’ve become a corporate beggar and those, who’s got little pride, are delusional.
YOU CAUSED IT.
Yes because you failed to invest wisely.
You kept paying others and never paid yourself.
You kept investing in others but failed to invest in yourself.
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I can see you, stare helplessly as poverty approaches. Those around you, who don’t know but still sing your praises, have become part of your trauma.
You know, you’re not what they think you are.
Why you’d be poor, is the subject. I feel for you Dan and Sam. I weep for you, Shade and Bimpe. After, these many years of work, it’s like you never worked, there’s nothing to show for it.
You’re now an online marketer. A real estate agent. A petty trader. You hop from one MLM on to another MMM.
Doc. Eng. The law, you’ve become a professional story teller, claiming to building other people’s business, when you yourself have not built yourself.
Very soon the village will call, you’d realised you’ve always loved agriculture, no lie! Poverty has come.
*MOVING FORWARD*
you’ve passed through a lot, so I wouldn’t want to add more to your sorrow. Now take this advise.
1. Richard Templar said, in one of his books, the Law of Life, “Believe in a supernatural power”. It’s key, because in life you need supernatural backers. In my case and to advise, have God beside you.
2. Have a budget, starting from now.
3. Treat savings as expenses, you don’t go back to collect your money when you buy stuffs.
4. Treat savings like bill, you always pay bills and you dare not ask service providers for refund.
5. Treat savings like investment, because that’s where to fallback to, when the cookies seemed to crumble.
6. Watch your appetite, it’s the biggest enemy you have.
7. Watch yourself, conquer it because it’d push and push you, till you hurt and you’re worked- out.
8. Be humble, work, yes work.
9. There’s no room for pretence to be what you’re not, even when it seemed you are. Maintain your lane, act your script and be you.
10. Remember now and always, you’d only live once. So don’t give that space to others, they already have theirs.
*I remain a lone voice crying in this wilderness* .
Solomon Okpa
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