May be you should take ₦100k–₦150k and build yourself a proper job-hunting machine. Open an Upwork account. Buy some Connects and start applying strategically. Connects are currently $0.15 each, so you don't need to burn money applying to 500 random jobs. Get your LinkedIn profile properly positioned. If Premium Career is available to you, use it for the job-search tools, advanced filters and InMail, not because Premium magically gets you a job. LinkedIn currently lists Premium Career from $39.99/month, although actual pricing can vary by location and promotions. Then create a proper Fiverr profile and package your skill into services people can actually buy. The goal isn't: "I want to make ₦1m." The goal is: 2 clients × $300 = $600 1 client × $500 = $500 2 small jobs × $150 = $300 That's $1,400. At roughly ₦1,500/$, that's about ₦2.1m. Or forget the exchange-rate calculation and make it even simpler: Get one $500 client. Get another $500 client. Get two $250 clients. You've made $1,500. You don't need 50 clients. You need a few people who have a problem you can solve and are willing to pay you for solving it. If you're a designer, sell landing pages, social media designs, presentations and brand assets. If you're a writer, sell email sequences, website copy, LinkedIn content and newsletters. If you're a video editor, sell short-form videos, YouTube editing and repurposing. If you're a marketer, sell email marketing, CRM setup, lead generation, automation and campaign management. If you're a developer, sell websites, integrations, bug fixes, automation and small software projects. And don't just sit on Upwork. Every day: 10 targeted Upwork applications. 10 LinkedIn conversations with founders, hiring managers or potential clients. 5 direct cold emails. 2 Fiverr gigs properly optimised. 1 piece of content showing your work or expertise. Do that consistently for 30 days. And please, don't spend ₦500k trying to "look professional." You don't need an expensive laptop, fancy office or 15 subscriptions. You need a skill, a portfolio, a good profile, internet, and enough money to survive while you search. Keep most of the ₦500k as your runway. Use a small portion to acquire opportunities. Then your vacation isn't funded by somebody feeling sorry for you. It's funded by money you generated. That's a completely different feeling. No dey rage bait us, thanks.