Have you ever cooked without salt before? I’ll get my own experience in a moment but first things first. By Nigerian law, you are entitled to one free credit report each year.
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Now, on to my cooking experience on this fateful day...
Have you ever been halfway through preparing your best meal when you suddenly discovered that you don’t have a key ingredient to complete the meal?
I recently had this experience, and true to God, it was extra disappointing because I wasn't preparing any regular dish, I was preparing my favorite one. 😞
*** Deep breath. Deep breath ***
So, back to the story.
That day had been really rough on me. It was as if my village people—and their neighbors—came for me personally.
In fact, my survival na matter for another day.
So, after coming home from work, I decided to prepare some delicious egusi soup for myself.
And this is something I don’t usually do on a weekday. I reserve all my ‘soup-cooking’ for weekends so I can calm down and run the matter wella.
Now, while preparing the soup, the aroma was everywhere. The meat was bouncing in the pot, and my stomach was already vibing to Davido’s Assurance. 😋
My nose was in heaven. I could almost taste how delicious my egusi soup would be.
Then, right in the middle of preparing my soup, I realized that I didn’t have any seasoning cubes. I’d used the last one while steaming the meat.
Yesu!
Everything I’d imagined to do with my soup suddenly vanished. My brain went blank and I entered full-time damage control. The worst part was that my house was very far from the nearest store.
Kai! My village people finally caught up with me. 😭
If I had just checked my cupboard before starting, I could have avoided this kind of disappointment.
That’s how I ate tasteless egusi soup that day. 😞
And even though I didn’t enjoy the experience at all at all, it taught me an important lesson that day by making me realize that credit reports are like cooking ingredients.
We may not need them for everything we’re planning to ‘cook.’
But one day, when we’d want or need something that involves having a good SMARTScore (credit score) that’d make our lives better, it’s important to know ahead of time that your credit score is safely in the cupboard to avoid stories that touch…
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That way, when you want to prepare for any life-changing purchase that involves having a good credit history, you’ll already have the ingredients in the cupboard jejely waiting for you.
What are you waiting for?
