A loan is a blessing if channel into the right thing

Earlier this month, I was having a conversation with a neighbor and she mentioned that she can never partake in loans, she made loans look like a bad thing and I won't blame her because offline loans are bad, especially the ones from loan sharks.


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This is not just based on what I heard because there is a particular one that happened to my family, my dad bought a Mazda 18 seater bus for commercial purposes but due to bad maintenance and usage from the driver he handed it over to, the bus started developing fault after six month and that is how they started using the money they earned to fix the bus, at some point they borrowed money from a loan shark to fix this car and that was the end of it because the loan shark ends up inheriting the bus, they keep paying the loan but they never sort it out till the end.

I have heard similar cases happen to other people which further made me believe that one should not be involved with those people if he doesn't want to lose his property.

Banks also charge interest above 15 percent on loans which I believe is too much, a friend borrowed 20,000 Naira from Fcmb and she was to pay back 27 000 Naira in 1 month which is an interest rate of 35%! these banks are not helping cos why is the interest rate so high and if you don't pay on time, it will increase more!

So it is quite understandable when that person didn't speak well of loans and I agree with her but everyone with his/her own experience, my experience with loans was not a bad one and in fact, loans pushed me to the peak of my success and the only bank I ever took a loan from was neoxian bank that charges less interest unlike the offline banks and it really helped me a great deal.

A reasonable reason for taking loans is when you have a solid project that requires huge capital which is not in your capacity to get at once but can get it in few months from your savings, it is not wise to take a loan to start a new business because what if the business didn't survive, it is more advisable to take a loan to invest in an old business that you already know your way around so the loan is to grow it.


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I am always in a better position after successfully paying a loan because most time, the reason I took a loan is to invest, my first ever loan was to grow my hive account and I was able to pay it off before the due date, I am always like that, whenever I am in debt, my mind is not always at ease until I pay off every single dime and this has helped me a great deal.

It is difficult the first time because you will be scared of unforeseen circumstances, what if you can't pay back and other thought will run on your head but I think those are just things to hinder you from seeing the big picture, I have already grown past that and if i see a big opportunity that requires huge fund, I won't hesitate to go for a loan.

Some people take loans for silly reasons like food, clothes, party and even to furnish their apartment, I think this is so wrong especially without a solid source of income to pay back, one lady boldly brag about how she is owing 5 banks and she used all the money to eat, it is true that a poor person has nothing to lose but status change and also there may be a time those things could be a barrier to a brighter future.

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a friend borrowed 20,000 Naira from Fcmb and she was to pay back 27 000 Naira in 1 month

Ah! That's very high oo, so if she fails to pay by month end that means it's 34k hmm, it's better to borrow from a friend oo.
The part I hate the most is when they end up ceasing your property, and even with that, you're still a debtor

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yea it is better to borrow from friends without interest but the problem with most people is that they take those free loans from people they know for granted and might not even want to pay it back... so even friends don't want to lend them money anymore.

Bank loans is risky cos if you are not able to pay back, you could lose your collateral, well they make sure that your collateral cover what you owe in big loans so once they sell that, you don't owe them anymore.

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Sha that part about friends is true oo, it's always hard for them to pay back so it's understandable if they wouldn't want to lend.
Oh, then that's good then. As long as they won't come for their money again. But imagine losing your land or car because of 50k, it's crazy

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You see the high interest rate from bank loan, it's quite scary... especially if u borrowed millions of naira
Loan is never a bad deal until we channel it wrongly
My past loan experience eeh...I don't know peace until I pay
Lol

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lol it was only during the first loan that i panicked, since I paid off that one, I am now the chairman of Loaners cos I am no longer scared to get it now...

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I just don’t like the whole concept of loans. It just scares me, especially with the issue of loan sharks.

Everyone should just make sure to have their own money.

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sometimes we are left with no other option if we want to grow, loan is helpful but we just need to make sure we take it in the right place

loan sharks🙅‍♂

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That’s very true.

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Sending you an Ecency curation vote

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People see loan from negative perspective but I think it's not bad either as long as we can utilize the amount and do something good and more beneficial to us and we are capable to return.

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you have said it, as long as we have a good reason for collecting it and most time it should be something that can earn us more money

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Loans are not as bad as people make them look or sound, if use a loan well, you will not regret it.

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that is it man

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Omo
The 27k FCMB asked your friend to pay back is too much. Banks are not helping matters in this country at all. That’s why government loans are better. You’d pay a little percent rate and can extend it for two or more years.
Also, the only thing I feel we should take a loan for is something we can benefit from which is surely business but not to the point of taking a loan to start a business

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government loan? i have no knowledge about it, is it for everyone or civil servant?

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I also wouldn't mind having "good debt", taking out a loan to invest in something that could grow exponentially in the mid to long term future. Offline loans however, should be avoided like the plague, it's absolute extortion :)

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big extortion, i hope others can refrain from taking such loans

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Omo the lady owing five banks is not trying at all ooo. These are things that will work against her if she ever plans to Japa. Credit score is important and it can be a huge hindrance if it's discovered that she owes five banks! It's too much joor.

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yea most people dont know this, and the worst is that the money owed is accumulating with interest, so it will really affect them a great deal in the future...

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Guy... the way the interest accumulates is devilish. I know someone that borrowed 10k, but he couldn't pay it back on time. It soon got to 40k. Eventually, the interest rose to as high as even 150k. It was as if they were adding interest for every day the guy didn't pay the money. It was just insane. I don't know if he has cleared it now, I don't even know how he would. Someone that couldn't pay back 10k, how will he pay 150K+?

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