{"id":18230,"date":"2025-05-15T12:15:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T11:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cowrywise.com\/blog\/?p=18230"},"modified":"2025-05-16T12:38:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T11:38:42","slug":"ope-spoke-about-this-black-tax-will-finish-you-if-you-dont-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cowrywise.com\/blog\/ope-spoke-about-this-black-tax-will-finish-you-if-you-dont-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Ope Spoke About This: Black Tax Will Finish You If You Don\u2019t Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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“It\u2019s not always black and white, really. But what I always try to keep in mind is this: if I don\u2019t plan how I send money for family charity, I\u2019ll either end up bitter\u2026 or broke.\u201d<\/em> \u2014 Ope\u2019s Diary<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Every month, it\u2019s the same thing.
You\u2019ve just gotten paid, your rent is due, fuel price has jumped again, your plan is to finally breathe\u2014
And then your cousin calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAunty swallowed a razor blade.\u201d<\/strong><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Suddenly, your salary becomes community property.
It\u2019s called Black Tax. And if you\u2019re a Nigerian earning anything decent right now, you already know the script.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nobody Told Us It Would Be This Hard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
With the cost of living skyrocketing, even those with savings are stretched. You want to help, but you\u2019re one emergency away from being the person asking for help.
And the sad part?
You saw this coming. Or you should have.
Because Ope from Cowrywise has been shouting about this since 2022, through Ope’s collection of witty and wise financial stories, “Ope’s Money Diary: 21 Short Stories on How Money Works.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n