by Bayo Adeyinka | Oct 10, 2025 | Inspiration, Life Lessons, Marriage, Personal Finance
When I met my wife, my salary was N33,000 monthly. That was what I earned as an entry-level hire then. Yes, I agree that N33,000 at that time had more value than the same amount does now. However, to put things in proper perspective, a SIM card around the time...
by Bayo Adeyinka | Oct 3, 2025 | Inspiration, Life Lessons
On Sunday, August 2, 2020, I got the news of the demise of a childhood friend. I was shattered. On Tuesday, I attended her funeral. As we stood by her graveside, I listened to the minister who spoke about how few our days here on earth are. As I left the funeral, I...
by Bayo Adeyinka | Sep 26, 2025 | Inspiration, Life Lessons
It was in 2001. The man came into our branch with so many items for sale. What caught my attention was a set of key holders with different car crests and logos. I was attracted to the one for Honda and I recall clearly as a few people laughed when I bought the key...
by Bayo Adeyinka | Sep 5, 2025 | Inspiration, Life Lessons
I had just finished my National Youth Service. I was desperately in need of a job. ‘Allowee’ had stopped. I practically had nothing. I was sending job applications everywhere. On one occasion, I went with a friend from Ibadan to drop our applications at a...
by Bayo Adeyinka | Aug 29, 2025 | Inspiration, Life Lessons, Tips and Insights
I want to share a few lessons my father taught me while I was growing up. My father is a very good storyteller. He often talks in pictures. He is so very descriptive that he can talk for hours, and no one will get bored. 1. ISẸ́ KÌÍ PA NI, AYỌ̀ NÍÍ PÀ’YÀN I was in...
by Bayo Adeyinka | Aug 8, 2025 | Inspiration, Life Lessons
As I reminisced on my 20-year career milestone on May 30, 2020, I promised to reveal a secret I had not shared openly before then, except among a few friends. Well, maybe not really a secret but I wanted to tell my story. That story was first published on my X...
