“Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith; he who exhorts, in exhortation; HE WHO GIVES, WITH LIBERALITY; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.”
Romans 12:6, 8 NKJV
“And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, HELPS, administrations, varieties of tongues.”
I Corinthians 12:28 NKJV
The problem is; we often do not reckon and appreciate the fact that helping people in whatever forms is actually a ministry, we don’t value it because it is silent, it does not come with loud demonstrations and respect like working miracles, speaking in tongues and all….
If you don’t give when you have little, you cannot give when you have enough. The early Christians were literally promiscuous with their money! Being wicked with your money while rising is worldly wisdom, it’s logical and reasonable to natural men, but Christians don’t move this way!
In reality it doesn’t work that way sha…
Because now, your standard of living has increased
Before you even get there, when you match, you get paid $50-70k (which is very low. You will hardly survive well on this) for 3 years during your residency depending on how long it is.
When you finish, the realistic is about $220k- depending on your speciality
If you want to go for fellowship that’s another extra 3 years of minimum wage.
By the time you’re out, life might be a bit better but your standard of living had gone up.
You’ll go from a $30/month to a $3,000 per month for accomodation
Your feeding goes from $100/month to $1,500/month
So also does a lot of thing.
Then the higher you earn, the more taxes you pay
You might pay about 40% on tax, then you pay car & house insurances, then practice insurance…
Being a doctor can make you comfortable but NOT RICH
The “Chiffon” lie ends today.
Yoruba Gele etymology is literally pocket handkerchief. (Frame 1 & 5)
Gele is aso inuju(face wiping cloth).
My Igbo Ichafu etymology is high-fashion Kerchief / Head-dress / Coiffure.(frame 2&3)
From the 1900 European archives: Içafo (Ichafu) comes from the native compound Içi-ọfọ (Gathered-Wrap).(frame 2&3)
The French translation in the records is Couvre-chef (Head-cover) and Coiffure (Elaborate Hairstyle). It even lists the synonym Akwaisi, which literally translates to ‘Head-dress’(frame 2&3)
Meanwhile, that same record (1900)translates Chiffon as Nkilika-akwa (RAGS) in Igbo. No connection to Ichafo at all.
Igbos didn't name our crowns after French rags or piece of light cotton(pocket handkerchief), we named them after the art of the wrap. 💯 indigenous. My etymology is a Coiffure, yours is a pocket handkerchief.
Let me explain this better.
No one is saying a Nigerian shouldn’t be paid what they are worth but £70 an hour isn’t what you’re worth. It is an inflated amount based on the location of the client.
Of course, what you’re worth can obviously and definitely be more than the average Nigerian’s. And you should charge for that, however, don’t over-inflate because you think the client is based in a particular country.
When I used to freelance back in Nigeria on Upwork, I made about $1k monthly and was absolutely pleased I made that because that was way more than the average I’d make if I worked for Nigerian clients. But guess what? $500 out of that was a consistent amount from an online school (40 hours per week). I knew teachers or even TA’s abroad are paid at least $1.5k monthly and at some point it almost got to my head. But then, I also checked their average bills, etc and decided I wasn’t earning bad and the company was only paying their Nigerian staff based on our location. I was using my 2-week earning to pay my annual rent and bills and able to invest heavily and live good from this same earnings.
After relocating to the UK, I stopped freelancing because the same amount that was absolutely more than enough for me in Nigeria couldn’t even pay my monthly rent let alone sort out half of my bills. You see that?
Now, if someone in Nigeria gets paid an average of 150k for a monthly tutorial of say 2-4 hours a week and 8-16 hours a month and they think they’re earning bad, then they’re either stupid or greedy. That’s nothing less than 9-12k per hour. I think that’s fair enough. And if you look for 2 to 3 other clients who can pay that, then you’re conveniently making nothing less than 450-600k for working an extra 24 to 48 hours a month asides your normal day time job.
You could even start pushing for 200k monthly and make more.
But some Nigerians are telling people who don’t even make up to 150k in total per month from their basic jobs to charge £50-70 per hour as that’s the value globally! Jokes!!! I still tutor privately in the UK and the highest I’ve earned is £35 an hour. I have also earned £15 before and currently earning an average of £20-30 an hour.
But don’t listen to me, you hear? It is better to not earn at all than to earn something you know is worth more than the average Nigerian income just because the clients won’t pay you UK rate!