By Nekundi Erasmus
January is a month which I will equate to an enchanted forest that no single soul will desire to pass through. As a matter of fact, if people have a choice and there was a “month skipping” remote controller, the majority of us will most utterly be oblivious of the struggle and hardship that Janu-worry throws at us.
Janu-worry is the only month where you will find people walking around diffident and with less drive to face the mountain ahead of us called life. It is a notorious month amongst others that terrorises our wallets and bank accounts; Janu-worry is the most concerning; the only month which possesses the knack to humble even the most conceited and loud-mouthed people. It is the only month where everyone misses the pay day with all sincerity.
However, when the long and impatiently awaited Pay day eventually lands, it is then amazing how one can behold the bright, elated and grinning faces; it is when you will then see people walking around with so much assurance. It is when you will see man feeling all macho whilst walking with their chest pushed out, arms spread-wide out and head held up high.
Any pay day in Janu-worry is like a silver lining in the darkest cloud. It is a day that is highly longed for and appreciated, as it serves us with a temporary escape from the financial strains and chains which at some point seemed to be holding us captive for eternity. It is temporary because for most people, the hardship and struggle that descends from Janu-worry does not completely end it February. That predicament is invariably perpetuated by a bunch of credits (that we dig ourselves into} and accounts that need to be settled.
Well, it’s now few days past the infamous month (Janu-worry) and yet again the pain that is derived from the formidable financial thuds which Janu-worry has thrown into one’s life is still wondering about and making its effect to be felt. We are now in February, month viewed and referred to as a reviving month and also believed to be a month of recovery and not just love.
Interesting enough, I once heard someone say “If you survived the month of January, you are a soldier and deserve to congratulate and pat yourself on a back.” And derived from that utterance, one can translate Janu-worry to a battle-field which merely strong warriors can survive. And I can say that I am one of these warriors. So yes, we made it! Even though for some of the people, the smoke of been broke is still evident and lingering around, the key and crucial is that we stumbled through.
When Janu-worry ended, I have seen people with the inclusion of myself celebrating. And it is understandable because making it out of Janu-worry is like having successfully swerved in between the deadly jaws of a ruthless killer dragon.
In conclusion, I sincerely wish that I was a financial advisor/councillor to shed more light with you on how to carefully manage your finances. So that next time when others cry and complain about been broke in Janu-worry, you will just look at them and say “I do not know what you guys are talking about,” J And yes, maybe we should consider laying our hands on some good books that provide guidance on how to manage our finances. I am just saying J
Until next time, it’s Adios!
