by Bayo Adeyinka | Apr 3, 2026 | Personal Finance
Some years back, one of my mentors called me. He wanted to assist a family member, but he didn’t want that person to know that the funds were coming from him. He had prepared an agreement bearing the name of a third party providing the funds, which the family member...
by Bayo Adeyinka | Feb 7, 2025 | Business and Career, Personal Finance, Tips and Insights
“The only man who sticks closer to you in adversity than a friend is a creditor.” – Author Unknown In Part 1 of this series, I shared some background on how I became deeply indebted. I zeroed in on the issue of greed in Part 2, and in Part 3, I focused on the seven...
by Bayo Adeyinka | Jan 31, 2025 | Business and Career, Personal Finance, Tips and Insights
Being in debt is a terrible experience, especially when you find it difficult to chart a pathway out of the problem. Every phone call makes your heart beat faster. Each knock at your door makes you break out in a sweat. You avoid going to certain places out of fear of...
by Bayo Adeyinka | Jan 17, 2025 | Life Lessons, Personal Finance
I was neck-deep in debt. I had made serious mistakes speculating while thinking I was investing. I borrowed to speculate, and I paid for it dearly. Those were really dark days. I would drive home but constantly look back to see if anyone was following me. At one...
