CAN WHAT GOES UP STILL COME DOWN? Inflation everywhere.



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Week 61 is so full of interesting topics and I did love each of them.

Welcome back to my blog and happy Wednesday to everyone in the house.

It was said before that what ever goes up will come down, but that saying is no longer working for our generation. I guess the reason is because change is the only thing that is constant. It have changed from "whatever goes up must surly come down" to whatever that is down must keep going up and never come down.

This week 61 edition 2 contest is " Inflation Pangs" though I don't know if other countries are facing it in such a way that we Nigeria is facing it today.

It all started from the beginning of COVID-19 virus. We started experiencing the price of things going higher and we thought that it will soon come down once we manage to come out of COVID-19 problem. But we all got it wrong. COVID-19 has long gone but inflation that came along with it has refused to go. It has embarrassed our countries and refused to let go.

CAN WE EVER COPE WITH INFLAMMATION?
Sincerely speaking, people have been going through a lot of hardship because of the way and manner things are going high on daily basis. You can imagine what it looks like when you get to the market and buy something at the rate of #3000 today and after three days, you send someone to go to the same place or store to get the same thing you bought three days ago. Only for you to hear that the price has doubled to #6000.

Why we are getting it too hard is because the government seems not to be disturbed about it, or should I say that they are not aware of the situation? If they have tried to do anything about it I believe that we will not be going through all of these today. But I believe that God is aware of our situation and that is all that matters to me. One worse thing is that the source of income is still the same, but the price of things is going higher everyday. How will one cope in a situation like this?

TIPS TO SHARE WITH OTHERS.

I believe that people are already adjusting. But Incase you have not started adjusting, make sure you start as early as possible. The earlier the better. Reduce the way you spend. Save more for feeding. For me, I don't even talk about buying clothes now, I don't also talk about shoes or even bags. All I care now is just to make sure my family eat well. That is all that matters to me. I don't also attend so many functions now. I just choose the ones that are important and attend. Most times I don't even go out, because if I try to go visiting any friend I know how much I will be spending on transportation alone. All thanks to HIVE that keeps me company at home when everyone has gone out and I am left alone.

In summary, everyone of us is already affected. We need to do all that we can to stop. Yes, I am saying this because I know that we can help in one way or the other. You know that they say what goes round comes around. So, if you purposely increase your own price, you will still use the same gain to buy things very expensive in the market. So, of what use is the excess gain to us.


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The inflation that came with COVID-19 is going to take a lot of years before we can get out of it and even if it ends, I doubt things will ever go back to the way it used to be. You gave really useful tips and I'm sure everyone will benefit from using them to cope with this current inflation

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What goes up in Nigeria hardly goes down, I am yet to experience such. Whatever goes just keeps going higher and higher.

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Inflation is a global problem now and everyone should get prepared to adjust. The tips you gave are quite helpful.

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I'm not sure that I agree with your statement that the government doesn't know or care about inflation. Every person in the government still has to eat and still has to buy food like everyone else. They are human too with families.

However, the government doesn't always have a lot of power to change the situation. They can't tell other countries to decrease their prices. They can't tell farmers to sell their crops at a loss so other people can eat. People expect a lot from the government but at the end of the day they are only people too.

I'm glad you are relying on God. At the end of the day he is far more trustworthy and capable than any government.

Thanks for sharing.

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Thanks for that submission. Most government workers especially the politicians don't buy food in the market. The government just supply them with food. I'm saying this from experience. I formally worked for the chairman of our local government. Rice is supplied in bags to his house. Tomatoes come in in baskets, same with everything.

Hope you also know that most of these politicians have their children studying abroad while our children stay here and go for almost a year strike.

Let me just stop there my dear. They have lots of roles to play if they want to. We also have our roles to play.

Happy weekend in advance.🙏

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Wow. I had no idea. Here, our politicians live just like everyone else. Walked by our federal representative in the park yesterday. Our local mayor is a customer in my pharmacy. Just regular people like everyone else.

I apologize I didn't realize how different there.

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That is how we see them here ohh! They become invisible once they get to power. Move around with convoys. Just one man. May have up to ten convoys. Wasting our money the way they want. That is why in Nigeria most of them are ready to kill others to get to power.

We are praying seriously asking God to take such men and women away from us.
They don't buy fuel, don't pay fees for their kids, don't pay hospital bills, don't do anything with money. Yet one person may just have as many bank account as her want and save all the money he wants. I wish I am in your country. Can't you imagine why Nigerian guys run out of the country and never want to come back.

Hahaha 😄. That will be enough for today. We will continue some other time.
Love from me.
!LUV

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The confidence to say the price of a commodity is gone.

At this point in Nigeria, differentiating wants from needs are essential.

Good write up friend

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It was said before that what ever goes up will come down, but that saying is no longer working for our generation.

It's no longer working oo, price of things keeps increasing everytime. God will help us in this country.

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