Intervention
Early last two month, I was having a conversation with a good friend of mine when he revealed that he had been saving up to buy an iPhone. The price tag for his desired model was over half a million Naira, and I couldn't help but wonder how long it took him to accumulate that kind of money. He told me it took him around eight long months to save up, and he had his sights set firmly on owning an iPhone.
Curious about his motivation, I asked him why he wanted the iPhone so badly and how much he expected to earn with it. However, it seemed he didn't have a clear answer. As we talked, I began to feel that perhaps spending such a large sum on a phone wasn't the best decision for him.
I ended up convincing him to rethink his plan. Instead of putting all his hard-earned money into one expensive device, I suggested that he divide his funds into three parts. The first part would be used to buy a good-quality Android phone that could do just about everything he needed. I knew my friend wasn't involved in any shady business or high-tech scams that required top-notch apps, so a reliable Android phone would suit him just fine.
With the remaining portions of his savings, he could then invest in something else meaningful like starting a poultry farm.
After making him see reason that keeping the poultry farm for the festive season could earn him more. Currently, he has sold about half of the birds in his poultry farm and has realized already the amount he had been willing to just spend on having a phone and joining the fellow peers in showing off, which results in nothing. He has thanked me several times, and he once sent me 50,000 Naira, which is appreciable for the matter. Now he sees reason, and I think buying an iPhone is the last thing on his mind since he has discovered how recreative and lucrative a business can be.
Curious about his motivation, I asked him why he wanted the iPhone so badly and how much he expected to earn with it. However, it seemed he didn't have a clear answer. As we talked, I began to feel that perhaps spending such a large sum on a phone wasn't the best decision for him.
I ended up convincing him to rethink his plan. Instead of putting all his hard-earned money into one expensive device, I suggested that he divide his funds into three parts. The first part would be used to buy a good-quality Android phone that could do just about everything he needed. I knew my friend wasn't involved in any shady business or high-tech scams that required top-notch apps, so a reliable Android phone would suit him just fine.
With the remaining portions of his savings, he could then invest in something else meaningful like starting a poultry farm.
After making him see reason that keeping the poultry farm for the festive season could earn him more. Currently, he has sold about half of the birds in his poultry farm and has realized already the amount he had been willing to just spend on having a phone and joining the fellow peers in showing off, which results in nothing. He has thanked me several times, and he once sent me 50,000 Naira, which is appreciable for the matter. Now he sees reason, and I think buying an iPhone is the last thing on his mind since he has discovered how recreative and lucrative a business can be.
