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[Your Personal Finance Girl @YPFG_]

WHY YPFG??
The future of finance is creative and digital. But with the vast number of people that want to build and grow their finances toward achieving their goals, there are little to zero resources in terms of guidance available for them to consistently use and apply.

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Which one hit you the hardest?

Mine is number 9.

Because too many people stay stuck trying to punish themselves for yesterday instead of preparing themselves for tomorrow. ❤️

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9 Things Future You Is Begging You to Do Before This Year Ends

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9. Forgive yourself for the financial mistakes you’ve made.
You are not the debt.
You are not the bad investment.
You are not the money you wasted.
Learn the lesson
Keep the wisdom
Leave the shame behind
Because your next financial decision doesn’t have to look like your last one

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There are a few mismatches between information. Great job on putting this together

[Slim @onu_slim]

PiggyVest vs Cowrywise.

PiggyVest started as a savings app that added investments. Cowrywise started as an investment platform that added savings. That difference tells you where each one is strongest before you even open the app.

Current rates

PiggyVest:
PiggyBank - 18% per annum. SafeLock - up to 22% per annum, paid upfront the moment you lock.

Cowrywise:
ARM Money Market Fund currently yielding approximately 24 to 26% annually. Returns move daily with CBN MPR.

Let me is this instance:

If you save on N500,000 over 12 months

PiggyVest SafeLock at 22%: N110,000 interest. Total: N610,000.

Cowrywise Money Market at 24%: N120,000 interest. Total: N620,000.

Cowrywise Money Market at 26%: N130,000 interest. Total: N630,000.

Cowrywise wins on return. The gap is real and it compounds.

The math on N1,000,000 split across both

N500,000 in PiggyVest SafeLock at 22%: N110,000.

N500,000 in Cowrywise Money Market at 25%: N125,000.

Combined return: N235,000 on N1,000,000 in 12 months. That is money working while you sleep.

Liquidity

PiggyVest SafeLock cannot be broken before maturity. Breaking it means forfeiting every kobo of interest earned. That is the point. It protects you from yourself.

Cowrywise Emergency Plan lets you access funds within 24 hours if life happens. More flexible.

Dollar savings

PiggyVest Flex Dollar pays up to 7% per annum. Cowrywise dollar mutual funds offer comparable or slightly better yields. Check both on the day you are ready to move.

Minimum to start

Cowrywise accepts as little as N1,000 in naira funds or $10 in dollar funds. PiggyVest has no meaningful barrier either. You can start both today regardless of how small your capital is.

Security

Cowrywise is SEC regulated with funds held by Zenith Nominees. PiggyVest is CBN licensed and insured. Both are legitimate. Neither is a scheme.

My verdict

Use PiggyVest SafeLock for emergency funds, short term goals, and financial discipline. The upfront interest and lock feature are genuinely powerful.

Use Cowrywise for investment capital you want earning maximum naira returns inside a regulated mutual fund with real asset managers behind it.

The smartest move is not choosing between them. It is using both intentionally with different roles in your portfolio.

Rates are dynamic and move with CBN decisions. Always confirm current rates on both apps before committing capital. Not financial advice.

[Babájídé @Babajiide]

When you have $700k, don’t go and start a business; only <5% of businesses succeed. With income like that, you want to put the money to work! That’s 980m; with that, what you need to do is sit on it for the first 1/2 years at a 15% annual return (147m), then start to put your 147m/pa to work. What happens to people when they hit such money is they start to jump into lifestyle upgrades. Those that work for it gradually typically have an advantage of some structure set before making such an amount so they aren’t starting from the base. So if I have $700k today what will I do ?

- Invest it into multiple instruments aiming at a minimum of 15%.
- After the first year of full investment return, start to upgrade my life. Remember now your 147m is straight spend.
- Take an MRIEF loan at 9% PA for 5-10 years and buy a house in a decent area.
Once the above structure is set! Then you can start to live and upgrade your life on the rest.

Now before you come and argue, really think to yourself if you know what 147m a year straight spend is!

[Oluchukwu @OluchukwuCEO]

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5 ETFs I’d buy if I had to start from zero in 2026

1. VOO — S&amp;P 500 ETF
Core exposure to the U.S. market
5-year return: ~78%

2. VXUS — International Stocks ETF
Exposure to global companies outside the U.S.
5-year return: ~20%