Working and earning money for the first time can be such an exciting experience, and it comes with a lot of lessons. Growing up as a teenage girl, I always depended on my parents for so many things and was made to believe that making money is not easy. I had a friend who always went hawking after school, and she always came to school with a lot of money. When I asked her where she got the money from, she told me that after school she always went hawking for herself, selling satchet water, and she often told me about how fun it is to make your own money.
However, I knew my parents would never agree to this; they always wanted me to study, so I waited till I graduated from secondary school. Immediately after I was through secondary school, I knew I had to do a little to earn money, at least to keep me busy while preparing for jamb. I decided to start a little business at home. I knew that so many men around my neighborhood love drinking, so I decided to start selling drinks.
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I already had a little money; I have been saving from my snack money, and my uncle, who also paid us a visit, gave me 3000 Naira as my pocket money. With this in hand, I bought two crates of beer and started selling them to make money.
I was so happy when I informed people in my neighborhood, and they showed up and bought beer from me. Sometimes, after refrigerating the drinks, I take them to a boutique close to my area. Many men who come to buy clothes always patronize my goods, and I always make extra money. I sold the two crates of beer and i realized the sum of 2000 naira as my profit. I started saving the money until I was able to save up to 10,000 naira in a month. I felt big. LoL.
That was how I learned how to start a business at home and make my own money. It was easy and really exciting, and it made me understand the saying that_ there is dignity in labour.
This is my response to weekly contest #11