Man Who Earned 40K In Nigeria & Desired To Relocate Abroad Shares How He Succeeded

A man named Nelson Dotun Omogbemi has shared a lengthy story on how he was able to relocate to the U.K.

He earned low salary, but did few networking that gave him more finance. He shared how he suceeded with motivational post on his LinkedIn platform.

He wrote:

My UK relocation Story:
Many people only know studying abroad is expensive. They don’t even know what cost they call expensive. They`ve just concluded they can never get it done. While its indeed not cheap, knowing the cost and breaking in down to its component parts may demystify the cost.

My wife was keen on travelling. I wasn’t really keen about it because I didn’t see any means in terms of finance of getting it actualized, and I don’t build castles in the sky.

Early 2018 I was working as an Engineer earning forty thousand naira (about $67) a month, working Monday to Saturday, leaving home at 6:15am returning at 9:30 – 10pm. You sure understand what I mean by no hope. Frustration began to make me think of relocating but my reality was still beclouding my dreams. I got another job paying a little more but when compared to the cost of living and the “impossible” amount it takes to study abroad, something in me kept say I couldn’t make it, yet I knew I couldn’t quit even if its for the thought of giving my little daughter a better shot at life.

COVID came along in 2020 and took my job with it. I sat at home purposefully scanning LinkedIn as a job, connecting and speaking with people. I met a guy from India who was seeking clients in Nigeria for a business. While putting on my thinking cap and exercising all caution and due diligence it takes not to end up in trouble with transacting business with people you meet online, I was able to subdue the challenge COVID had on businesses and get a few clients within a one year span. That deal gave me about 20% of my travelling funds. 20% because I had spoken to my agent and I knew what the total sum looked like.

The remaining 80% was nowhere but I was motivated. I got a job that yet pays more in between. Because I had a game plan, I deliberately choose which commercial bank to open my salary account with so I could take advantage of salary loan scheme.

I took a one year loan on my salary account six months into the job and that pushed my funds to about 50%. I was able to save about 7-10% after all the pressure Nigeria puts on ones finances. By this time my agent had secured my wife an admission and we were on the visa stage. A few friends saw the efforts I was making and decided if I believed in the dream so much and have done this much, its worth their support and God used two friends particularly helping in sourcing other loans and the rest they say is history.

If I didn’t have an idea of the cost, the initial 20% would still have been too small to what it takes to study abroad and I would have spent it on something else. . If I had not started, my friends would not have supported. Family and friend are more often than not the last piece of the jig-saw puzzle, never the first.

The year is still young, it’s a good time to draw out a plan. If you don’t start, you can never finish nor win. Get the right advice and guidance. September is still a possibility.

Source: linkedIn

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