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The Lion King
• January - March 2016
THRIVE WITH THESE
MONEY-SAVING TIPS
BY KEMI FASHINA
come easy. So be wise, have a bud-
get and load just what you want to
spend on the card.
PRUDENT.
Look out for deals
If you have a UBA Card, you are
in luck. And if you don’t, you can
get one easily in 5 minutes or less at
any UBA business office. No fluke.
Are you wondering “so what’s in it
for me?”- Plenty! Loyalty packages
and deals are as common to the UBA
card as speed is to the cheetah. For
instance, you can get your first two
Uber rides free just by registering with
your UBA card or you can enjoy a free
drink and popcorn at the Silverbird
galleria courtesy of your UBA Verve
Card. You can even get a mobile
phone from Yudala at some thou-
sands of Naira less if you pay with any
UBA Card. What a great way to save
money while enjoying the good things
of life.
AWESOME.
Don’t pay N65 when you can get
it for free
Why pay N65 for using another bank’s
ATM when you can cash money for
Go after your needs not wants
This requires huge self-control.
You must be able to differentiate
between wants and needs. My little
niece defines wants as things that
we get to make us happy and needs
as things we get to stay alive. LOL…
funny, but quite true.
This year, you must determine to
meet your needs first then see if you
can afford your wants. One way to
achieve this is by getting the UBA
Prepaid Card. I call it my budget
planner because it helps to enforce
discipline which, by the way, doesn’t
