By Akpeli Othuke Andrew
1. Get educated: Money spent on education is money wisely spent. So get education at all cost. A college education will always pay for itself and more.
2. Value you career: You career is your greatest asset. Manage it with the highest priority as you would any other valuable assets. Ensure way to improve on you career by staying up to date with your industry trends.
3. Save enough: Save enough money to guarantee your future even when the unexpected happens and your source of income ceases. Ensure you save enough to cover at least one-third of your children total college costs.
4. Consider public schools: Consider public school for your children especially for college as some of the states or private schools may just be a matter of prestige for people with inflated egos.
5. Ask for pay raise: Calculate what you are earning and compare yourself with people in the same field with you. If you are not earning as much as you should, ask for a pay raise especially if you have been in the employment for more than a year.
6. Get professional certification: the labour market today are paper qualification crazy. So look for some professional qualifications that offer a certificate that if earned, will provide you with a higher salary.
7. Don’t measure in English: Many studies have shown that people who measure in English in general do not earn much. So look for a profession that earn well enough to meet your financial needs. Some of the highest salary earning professions include engineering and medicine.
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