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The question of how easy or hard it is to earn money in my country is one that requires no deep thought at all because any money in Nigeria is not easy at all especially for an average person. To earn money in this country you have to invest all your time, hard work and energy which is not even enough as you have to walk twice as hard so has to be able to survive the hardships and maintain a normal lifestyle.
One of the basic reasons why it is difficult to make money easily in Nigeria is because of the economic situation in the country where the cost of living keeps Rising and incomes or salaryies are not improving in any way. At least, when the government of a country sees that people are struggling to leave right or to get good jobs they would increase the minimum wage so that people can afford certain lifestyles. But reverse is the case, it is just as if the more you work the less you achieve financial freedom.
This is why most Nigerians engage in having side hustles so as to juggle to businesses together to earn something substantial. Every Nigerian has responsibilities to take care of such as the family, house rent, transportation bills, water bills, light bills, tax and so on. When these bills are deducted from a person salary or income what is left would not be enough to you survive through the month, hence, people engage inside hustles alongside their main jobs such as content creation on social media, freelancing, selling of fashion wears or perfumes online, POS business, poultry farming, tech, crypto, etc. People do this to gain extra cash for survival.
I am grateful for the fact that are strong and resilience whenever we Face adversity, people are so creative that they are new trends being released everything that allows them to earn money especially online. Digital Innovation as helped people to overcome the challenges they encounter as various tools have become available for creators to be able to market their products and offer digital services.
Take for instance, most youths have given up on their countries government in the provision of good jobs for sustainability rather they explore the beauty of content creation by being consistent and posting original that allows them to earn money not even in Nigerian naira but in dollars. In essence, social media has become a marketplace where people with Talent and creativity can explore and post content that allows them to make a living in a country that Survival Is Hard.
In conclusion, earn money is hard especially when you want to do things legally but with resilience and creativity we are breaking the bondage.
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