Ebuka called it a disease, while Ali Baba posted a photo saying, “Nothing is expensive. you’re just not the target market.”
Here’s Ebuka’s tweet –
Living in debt just to keep up appearances… It is a disease! Please, seek (professional) help as soon as you know and can.— Ebuka Obi-Uchendu (@Ebuka) May 12, 2016
Ali Baba’s post
–These words rang in my head since I came upon them. Played them back in my head in different ways.1. Don’t count your chicks before they are hatched.2. When you get to that bridge, cross it.3. You must crawl before you walk.4. A child learning to walk doesn’t ask how much caskets cost.5. To each it’s kind.6. Cut your coat according to your cloth.7. Everything has its season…
Now let me put this together. You can
not ask why the questions in SS3 are so hard, because they are not meant
for a JSS1 student. Just as you can not be an entry level banker and
you are asking why you don’t earn the same salary as the GMs or EDs or
MD.
If you decide to go to the UK by air,
& buy an economy ticket, you can not be complaining of how the
business class and First class tickets are too expensive. That also
explains the differences in the cost of a Rolls Royce and Kia Rio. They
are for different people. When the Rio people begin to complain about
the cost of the Rolls Royce, then it’s a case of misplaced vent and
total waste of energy. Or the Rolls Royce people asking why there is a
Tokunbo car for 600k. Is it your Tokunbo? The reason you will continue
to be angry at people who can afford something you can’t afford is
because you don’t mind your business.
There is a 2 bedroom house for 800k in
Ikeja that you can afford, but you are complaining of the 3.5m 2BRm in
Lekki. How e take concern you? Lagbaja bought his land 160m, built it up
with 65m. You know that but question why the rent is 3.5m. Your Ikeja
house+land was finished with 40m.
Simply put, the Lekki place is not for
you yet. As aspiration yes. Same thing applies to a lady who is used to
certain lifestyles. She flies business class as minimum. You are now
calling her high maintenance. Or she doesn’t like to eat at GHANA HIGH.
Can you hang your shirt where your hand can reach, or just accept the
realities?
A wristwatch is 2m, he can afford it, he
buys it. It’s too expensive for you. Fine. Don’t beef. Buy a Casio,
& tick off! Well as long as you are not paying for the expensive
lifestyle, it’s ok. If tickets to a show is 2m, but you can afford the
20k ticket, stop beefing the guys on VVIP. They are not for you. QED
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