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  • How to Avoid Billing During Salary Week

    Don’t get excited

    Why are you expressing joy? That’s a sign that things are soft and you have money. Don’t do it. You need to make the people who’ll bill you think there’s no money on ground.

    Stay inside

    Out of sight is out of mind. People can only bill you when they see you. If you stay inside this week, you’ll definitely escape billing.

    If you must go outside, frown

    If you have a resting ‘vexed’ face, put it on. Let people know they’re taking a risk by asking for anything.

    Or print your account number on a shirt

    It’s cheaper to just stay inside. But who knows? Maybe you might get fuel money for another week if you try this.

    Put your phone on DND

    This is a good time to unplug for the month. There’s money, so you can put your phone on do-not-disturb for a week without feeling like you’re playing with fire.

    Complain about Nigeria on Twitter

    We all know things are more expensive now. That’s why you need to actively complain about the increasing cost of living on Twitter so no one mistakenly comes near you.

    Bill them first

    Identify the people who are most likely to bill you, and bill them first. Preempt their move before they make it. You don’t need the money, but it definitely works if you want to keep these people away.

    Use your bank as an excuse

    Tell them your bank app has issues and you can’t log into it. If you’re using a Nigerian bank, chances are you won’t be lying to them. 


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  • 10 Pictures That Are Too Real for Nigerians During Salary Week

    When you’re broke but still need to go to work

    If you’re not working remotely, this is the genesis of your problems.

    And you don’t have a car but still need to pay for transportation

    Two options:  you can either call in sick or pretend it’s the weekend.

    When you try to borrow from people but they’re broke too

    Everyone else is waiting for their salaries too.

    And you start to convince yourself that it’s only a few more days before your salary drops

    It’s the hope that kills, but you have to stay alive till it comes.

    You start budgeting because you’ve finally realized that you need to do better with money

    All those money skills that only work when there’s no actual money.

    You start to regret your terrible spending habits

    You flashback to the times when you were (acting like) a baller.

    Salary day comes, it’s 2 pm, and the alert still hasn’t dropped

    The anxiety is second to none.

    You also can’t go home because how will you trek from Yaba to Berger?

    This is where you start pretending to work late but you’re actually losing your mind.

    Your salary finally drops and you breathe a sigh of relief

      Your enemies have been put to shame.

    Then you forget your budget and start spending like you’re Otedola’s long lost child

    Budget who? You’ve suffered too much to not spend this money.


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