i hope someone who knows me does not read this
i came to Lagos 9 years ago, i quickly started doing security job at a young age barely 18, i was legally 17 years plus 9 months, the security company operations manager just helped me because they really needed guards for a newly gotten contract at c.m.s, the pay was good then 45k, but i wasted the salary i didn't save a penny, always eating small small snacks like pof pof, buns, okpa and groundnut.
i worked with them for like a year and left and join another security company where i also worked for 2 years, yes the salary might be small i received 25k monthly but it is no excuse why i did not save.
over the past 7 years i have worked for different security and cleaning companies in Lagos with the average salary of 20 -25k a month. but I did not save a penny, maybe because of immaturity, maybe childishness, maybe wastefulness, no plans for future and after 9 good years of working zero savings.

Currently i got a new security job in Lagos and after 3 months of working i struggled to save 26k in my savings account now.

But today looking back at 9 years ago of my life since I've been working and only 26k to show for it I'm kind of regretful, wish i could rewind the hand of time.
everyday don't pass when I don't think about it
i have plans for my life, plans to do business in future but with the slow savings it might take another 4-5 years to gather enough capital.

i am worried.

OP even if you wanted to venture into business you must have some savings...start learning how to save right now

OP even if you wanted to venture into business you must have some savings to start the business and even when you boom you must still save...start learning how to save right now

Be grateful bro
Not everyone who was alive then, is still alive now!!!

With N25k salary, you expected to save millions? Don't you eat and cloth? Even those who earn 6 figures are struggling to save 20k.

You are not living under the bridge and you are not begging for food, be grateful…