Day 5 of Salary Detox Challenge: Say No to Impulse.
About 10 years ago, our current Group General Manager was still working as my PA. One afternoon, One investment opportunity came and I asked her a simple question:
“Have you saved up to a million naira for investment?”
She looked at me and told me frankly that she hadn’t even saved half of that. So I sat her down, not to judge her, but to help her find the leak.
I advised her to thoroughly go through her expenses, one by one, and what she found out shocked both of us.
She was a hard worker, a high performer… but her bank account didn’t reflect her effort.
Why did i say that? Impulse buying.
She would walk into supermarkets without a list, buying whatever caught her eye just because there was money in her account.
She would scroll online and buy anything that looked “fine” or trendy, whether she needed it or not.
She gave money emotionally to anyone who asked, as if she alone could solve everybody’s problems.
And she always believed in her mind that you dont have to worry, the next salary is coming.
That mindset was eating deep into her future and she never noticed it.
So I gave her a new order,
Never enter a supermarket or any market environment without a written list.
Told her to sell the things she bought but never used.
And adviced her to stick to a monthly budget and save up 50% of her salary for investment if she was too hungry to succeed. Also, to stop giving out money emotionally.
That was her turning point. And today? She leads an entire group. She didn’t just stop impulse buying, she started building wealth and modelling it intentionally.
So today's Challenge, you too must face the spirit of impulse that’s eating your future.
Say NO to anything not in your budget.
Say NO to emotions at checkout.
Say NO to "I feel like it."
Please, say no to impulse and fix the leak, then say YES to discipline and to your future.
#Oluwaisinvolved
#SalaryDetox
#Day5Challenge
#sayNotoImpulse
About 10 years ago, our current Group General Manager was still working as my PA. One afternoon, One investment opportunity came and I asked her a simple question:
“Have you saved up to a million naira for investment?”
She looked at me and told me frankly that she hadn’t even saved half of that. So I sat her down, not to judge her, but to help her find the leak.
I advised her to thoroughly go through her expenses, one by one, and what she found out shocked both of us.
She was a hard worker, a high performer… but her bank account didn’t reflect her effort.
Why did i say that? Impulse buying.
She would walk into supermarkets without a list, buying whatever caught her eye just because there was money in her account.
She would scroll online and buy anything that looked “fine” or trendy, whether she needed it or not.
She gave money emotionally to anyone who asked, as if she alone could solve everybody’s problems.
And she always believed in her mind that you dont have to worry, the next salary is coming.
That mindset was eating deep into her future and she never noticed it.
So I gave her a new order,
Never enter a supermarket or any market environment without a written list.
Told her to sell the things she bought but never used.
And adviced her to stick to a monthly budget and save up 50% of her salary for investment if she was too hungry to succeed. Also, to stop giving out money emotionally.
That was her turning point. And today? She leads an entire group. She didn’t just stop impulse buying, she started building wealth and modelling it intentionally.
So today's Challenge, you too must face the spirit of impulse that’s eating your future.
Say NO to anything not in your budget.
Say NO to emotions at checkout.
Say NO to "I feel like it."
Please, say no to impulse and fix the leak, then say YES to discipline and to your future.
#Oluwaisinvolved
#SalaryDetox
#Day5Challenge
#sayNotoImpulse
Day 5 of Salary Detox Challenge: Say No to Impulse.
About 10 years ago, our current Group General Manager was still working as my PA. One afternoon, One investment opportunity came and I asked her a simple question:
“Have you saved up to a million naira for investment?”
She looked at me and told me frankly that she hadn’t even saved half of that. So I sat her down, not to judge her, but to help her find the leak.
I advised her to thoroughly go through her expenses, one by one, and what she found out shocked both of us.
She was a hard worker, a high performer… but her bank account didn’t reflect her effort.
Why did i say that? Impulse buying.
She would walk into supermarkets without a list, buying whatever caught her eye just because there was money in her account.
She would scroll online and buy anything that looked “fine” or trendy, whether she needed it or not.
She gave money emotionally to anyone who asked, as if she alone could solve everybody’s problems.
And she always believed in her mind that you dont have to worry, the next salary is coming.
That mindset was eating deep into her future and she never noticed it.
So I gave her a new order,
Never enter a supermarket or any market environment without a written list.
Told her to sell the things she bought but never used.
And adviced her to stick to a monthly budget and save up 50% of her salary for investment if she was too hungry to succeed. Also, to stop giving out money emotionally.
That was her turning point. And today? She leads an entire group. She didn’t just stop impulse buying, she started building wealth and modelling it intentionally.
So today's Challenge, you too must face the spirit of impulse that’s eating your future.
Say NO to anything not in your budget.
Say NO to emotions at checkout.
Say NO to "I feel like it."
Please, say no to impulse and fix the leak, then say YES to discipline and to your future.
#Oluwaisinvolved
#SalaryDetox
#Day5Challenge
#sayNotoImpulse
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