It started with one tweet Tech is the new oil. People are earning $5k from their beds. That tweet changed my life. Not in a motivational way, no. It led me down a black hole of course buying, shallow learning, and empty bank alerts. I spent ₦175,000 on tech courses. I have nothing to show for it except guilt, and a Canva certificate I hung on the wall like an expensive piece of art. This is a story about confusion, comparison, and money mismanagement in the name of career growth. How It All Began : Fear and Peer Pressure Let’s be honest, most of us didn’t enter “tech” because we were passionate about it. We entered because social media said we were broke. You would see a post on Twitter, TikTok and Instagram like: I quit my 9–5 and now I freelance on Upwork. Learn Product Design in 8 weeks. Start earning in USD.” I looked at my bank app. It didn’t reflect change, so I panicked. I didn’t know which tech to enter, so I entered everything. UI/UX, Data Analysis, Product Manageme...
Money Made Me Do It is a personal series where I share the real cost of my money decisions—good, bad, and messy. From impulsive spending to silent sacrifices, each story shows how money shapes our choices in everyday Nigerian life. No filters, no preaching just the truth, one story at a time.