The Money Fever We Are All Catching

Living in Lagos, one thing I notice every day is how everyone is chasing money like their life depends on it. From the moment you step outside in the morning, you can see it. The bus conductor shouting for passengers, the hawker running after cars in traffic, the young guy on his phone trying to close an online deal. Everybody is moving fast. Everybody is looking for money.

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Sometimes I sit and think about it deeply. When did money become this serious?
Don’t get me wrong, money is important. We all need it. Rent is not free, food is not free, transport is not free. Even small things now cost more than they used to. So it makes sense that people want to earn more. But what I see around me these days feels like something else. It feels like a fever. People are no longer just working for money. Some people are now desperate for it. You see people doing things they normally wouldn’t do just because they want quick cash. Online scams are increasing. Fake investment platforms keep popping up. Someone will promise 200% profit in one week and people will still rush into it. Deep down they know it sounds strange, but the desire to make money fast pushes them.

Social media has also added to this pressure.
Everywhere you look, someone is showing a new car, a new apartment, expensive trips, luxury lifestyle. When you keep seeing that every day, it starts to affect your mind. You begin to feel like you are behind in life. Like everyone else has figured things out except you.

But the truth is many of those things we see online are not the full story. Some people are in heavy debt. Some people are under serious pressure. Some people are even living fake lifestyles just to keep up appearances. But from the outside it looks perfect, and that keeps feeding the money fever. Another thing I notice is how people now measure success only by money. If someone is not making huge cash, society starts looking at them like they are not serious with life. It doesn't matter if the person is honest, hardworking, or building something slowly. What matters now is how much money you show.
That mindset is dangerous.

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I believe the real goal should be stability, not just money. Build something steady. Learn skills. Grow slowly. Even if the progress looks small today, it can become something strong later. Not every success story happens overnight. Here in Lagos, the hustle is real. Nobody will deny that. Life moves fast and bills keep coming. Not every rich lifestyle you see online is real. And not every slow journey means failure.
The money fever is everywhere right now. But sometimes the smartest thing a person can do is step back, think clearly, and choose the right path instead of the fastest one.

Because at the end of the day, money is important, but peace of mind is also a kind of wealth many people forget about.

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