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Five Things You’re Doing Wrong With Your Baller
You’ve made it passed the probationary period with your baller. No longer can you be considered another random or “downtime”. You’ve been in relationships before, but this time it’s different. Five star dining and solid -gold bidets will do that to you. Slowly, but surely you have nestled yourself into this lifestyle and become quite expectant of it.
This is where you belong, right? In true geek-mode, you tell everyone you are dating a baller. You scramble to become what you think it is he wants, assuming his identity. Irresponsibly you spend because “he has more” and you depend solely on him because he is the provider. Wrong! Wrong! Wrong!
You are geeking and not thinking. Let BA help you.
1) Here me when I say “STOP TELLING PEOPLE YOU DATE A BALLER.” Let me reiterate this, BE DISCRETE. Believe me when I say “NO ONE CARES”. The only thing it does is give others a reason to speculate and gossip. You will not receive a cookie or Scooby snack because you are with a man of means. If you want to brag, make sure your left hand is burdened and “Mrs.” precedes your last name. Otherwise all of your chatter is in vain.
2) I know the life of luxury is quite alluring. The new tax bracket means you have to be a new person, right? Not exactly. Change is inevitable. We all should strive to grow in a positive manner, but becoming someone who you, at a core level, are not does nothing for you and it’s not the saving grace of your relationship. BE WHO YOU ARE.
Men are attracted to different things. You do not have to become a step ford wife or vixen to secure the relationship. I’m the same sneaker wearing, “what’s the dress code?” chick I’ve always been. I don’t do makeup and heels unless it’s absolutely necessary. I’m not saying let yourself go or don’t progress, but you do not have to be the mythical “baller girlfriend/wife”. Be you! You are dope enough. You prefer to cook than to eat out? That’s cool. Discussions on global warming , fashion and economics interest you. Super dope! Be secure in your own skin. Whatever your interests or idiosyncrasies are, embrace them, cultivate them and love who you are. It’s a reason why he likes/loves you.
3) LEVERAGE THE PLATFORM.
It’s easy to assume the identity of your BALLER. You become his girlfriend /wife. Everything is focused on him. And that’s cool. You are suppose to support your better half. However, you were your own person before him. Don’t lose yourself. Use the extra attention as a way to bring light to your causes, ventures and talents. Think of Ayesha Curry.
4) Say it with me now, “STACK INSTEAD OF SPEND! ” Seems pretty straight forward. Chanel doesn’t need your coins every month. Put money aside for career or educational investments. Save for a rainy day. Those type of days seem to occur no matter the tax bracket. Remember, allowances aren’t always. So be mindful and stack accordingly. While you are at it, the next tip is even more important.
5) Listen closely, GET YOUR OWN! It’s human nature to be comfortable and content when the provisions are being made on your behalf. The thing is , there is a possibility that it won’t last forever. You should be able to keep any lifestyle that you have grown accustomed to with or without a man’ s assistance. Besides if anything happens to his ability to provide, it’s only right you can return the favor.
I’m not saying it works 100% of the time, but I’m not saying it doesn’t work 100% of the time either.
Kosi’s emergence on the Afrobeat scene feels both familiar and fresh. Rooted in a childhood shaped by gospel music and choir rehearsals, his sound carries the discipline and soul of his church background. But, there’s also a raw edge, drawn from the streets of Festac, Lagos, that gives his music a grittier, lived-in texture. The blend is strikingly obvious as you’d hear a voice trained in harmony and a message born of hustle.
The artist’s approach to songwriting is intentional, pulling from personal experiences and everyday realities rather than chasing empty trends. It’s this mix of vulnerability and confidence that has quickly earned him attention within Lagos‘s music circles, even though he has just a few releases. Kosi is already making a case for himself as a voice that can stand out in the crowd, honest, grounded, and undeniably Afrobeat.
A man places a Russian national flag on a balcony of a residential building in Lysychansk, eastern Ukraine, which is now territory under the control of the self-described Luhansk People’s Republic
As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 132nd day, we take a look at the main developments.
Here are the key events so far on Tuesday, July 5.
Fighting
- Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his troops have “no alternative” but to “push back and destroy the offensive potential” of Russian forces, as the battle moves from Luhansk to nearby Donetsk.
- Ukrainian forces that retreated from Lysychansk are now holding the line between Bakhmut and Sloviansk, preparing to fend off a further Russian advance, Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai said.
- President Vladimir Putin congratulated Russian troops on “liberating” the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk.
- At least 345 children have died in Ukraine as a result of Russia’s invasion and 644 have been wounded, the prosecutor general’s office reported.
Diplomacy
- Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson met Ukraine’s president in Kyiv, with the two parties signing a joint statement on defence and energy cooperation.
- Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov will fly to Hanoi on Tuesday for a two-day visit to Vietnam before heading to a G20 meeting later this week in Indonesia, the Vietnamese government said.
- Zelenskyy thanked the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for supporting a ban on Russian teams and athletes competing in most Olympic sports.
- Putin did not congratulate President Joe Biden on the United States’ Independence Day on July 4 due to “unfriendly” relations, the Kremlin said.
Economy
- Ukraine needs $750bn for a recovery plan, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal told a Ukraine Recovery Conference hosted by Switzerland.
- Ukraine is holding talks with Turkey and the United Nations to secure guarantees for grain exports from Ukrainian ports, Zelenskyy said.
- Britain said it would on Tuesday introduce new economic, trade and transport sanctions on Belarus over its support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and also sanctioned six Russians it said were spreading disinformation.
- Belarus said it was freezing foreign shareholdings in 190 Belarusian companies, including the software engineering company EPAM Systems and Lukoil Belarus, in response to Western sanctions.
Race plays key factor in a society where 10 percent of population owns more than 80 percent of wealth, World Bank says.
South Africa is the most unequal country in the world, with race playing a determining factor in a society where 10 percent of the population owns more than 80 percent of the wealth, a World Bank report has said.
“South Africa… is the most unequal country in the world, ranking first among 164 countries,” the Washington-based institution said Wednesday in a report, Inequality in Southern Africa.
Almost three decades after the end of apartheid, “race remains a key driver of high inequality in South Africa, due to its impact on education and the labor market,” it said.
When race is considered as a factor in income disparities, the report added, “its contribution to income inequality amounts to 41 percent, while contribution of education is reduced to 30 percent.
“The legacy of colonialism and apartheid, rooted in racial and spatial segregation, continues to reinforce inequality.”
The country’s neighbours that make up the rest of the Southern African Customs Union – Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia – established in 1910, all finish higher on the list of the most unequal countries in the world.
In the region, women earn on average 30 percent less than men with the same level of education with the pay gap as wide as 38 percent in Namibia and South Africa.
The uneven distribution of agricultural land is also a factor driving inequality, especially in rural areas.
In Namibia, 70 percent of the 39.7 million hectares (98.1 million acres) of commercial agricultural land “still belong to Namibians of European descent”, the World Bank said.
The report was produced before the COVID-19 pandemic and its authors used the Gini coefficient – an indicator of income inequality – to rank countries.
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