International Women’s Day 2022 at QuickCheck: How We #BreakTheBias
Marked annually on the 8th of March, International Women’s Day (IWD) is an annual event to honour women’s social, economic, cultural, and political achievements while also promoting gender equality. This year, the campaign theme for International Women’s Day is #BreakTheBias. We are called to promote a world free of stereotypes, and discrimination. To break the
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Common Money Mistakes Couples Make & How to Avoid Them
‘Love don’t cost a thing’ yet it can be quite expensive when lovers make money mistakes! Two people with different financial orientation and incomes coming together to join forces are bound to make some money mistakes. However, learning about common money mistakes that couples make and how to better handle their finances may help a
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Love and Money: Splitting Financial Responsibilities with your partner
Love is not enough Baby come to me molowo; the first line on Nigerian Singer, Adekunle Gold’s latest hit ‘High’ signifies that money is not just one of the most important things in life but also an important component of love, building romantic relationships and marriages. This is why it is important to talk about
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New Year Resolutions: An Old-Fashioned Yearly Tradition or An Effective Way of Setting Goals?
There’s no statistical proof of how many Nigerians start each year by making New Year resolutions but making New Year resolutions is a popular tradition practiced in many parts of the world including Nigeria. According to Wikipedia, a New Year’s resolution is a tradition, in which a person resolves to continue good practices, change an
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Tips for Keeping Your Christmas Spending Under Control
It’s just a few weeks till Christmas, and you can already smell the frenzy that comes with the season. There are several advertisements urging you to start shopping, fashion and grocery shops enticing you with Christmas bundles, and, of course, your family members are already requesting that special Christmas treat. Since the Covid-19 Pandemic dampened
Read More5 tips to avoid online scams
Thousands of Nigerians are victims of online fraud every year. According to the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System(NIBSS) industry fraud report in Q3 of 2020, fraudsters launched 46,126 attacks, and 41,979 of them were successful. The internet was one of the most popular channels for these fraud attempts, with a 173 percent rise over the previous
Read MoreTips to help you pay back your loan and escape bad debt
Paying back loans has become one of the major problems both lenders and lendees face. The problem is so big that a whole industry is sprouting out of it. There are now companies that specialise in helping people pay back their loans. Why do people default on loans in large numbers? The question answers itself,
Read More4 Ways to Increase your Income
How much do you earn per month? Is your income enough to cater for your pressing needs, not to talk of your wants? Do you want to increase your income? If your answers to these are as we’ve guessed then you are in the right place. We are already in the middle of the year
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Risks Related to Over-indebtedness
With the COVID-19 crisis, many Nigerians have seen their incomes fall and thus, the risk of over-indebtedness increases significantly. We’ve all experienced money problems at some point in time or another. Occasionally requesting a QuickCheck loan to tide you over till your next paycheck comes in does not mean you’re over-indebted. You are only considered
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Things to do During Lockdown
It’s difficult not being able to go about your usual routine, go to work every morning or even be in physical contact with your loved ones. We resonate with this quote from J. Sidlow Baxter, “What is the difference between an obstacle and an opportunity? Our attitude toward it. Every opportunity has a difficulty, and
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