How One Bottle of Coke Ruined My Budget for a Week

It all started innocently — just one hot afternoon, one tired body, and one Coke staring at me from the fridge like it was calling my name.

 

I knew I shouldn’t. I had a budget. A tight one. I was supposed to be living on student mode: vibes, garri, and God’s grace. But that Coke? That Coke looked like chilled happiness.

 

So I bought it.

 

₦450 gone.

 

No wahala, I told myself. “It’s just one Coke.”

 

But that one Coke became a catalyst for financial destruction.

 

That evening, I was like, “Shebi I’ve already broken the budget, let me just buy one meat pie too.”

₦700.

 

Then I opened TikTok. Saw one guy making shawarma. I suddenly realized I deserved shawarma too.

₦1,200 vanished like a politician’s promise.

 

By Day 3, I was on YouTube watching “How to Survive on ₦100 for 5 Days.”

 

My bank account said, “This boy is on his own.”

 

At one point, I legit considered becoming a POS agent. Or maybe selling my school notes (since I wasn’t using them anyway).

 

Moral lesson? Don’t let Coke deceive you. That thing is a slippery slope. One sip and your whole week’s budget will pack up and leave.

 

So next time you’re thirsty, drink water. Or better yet, chew gum and pretend it’s food.

 

#Funny #BrokeButAlive #NigerianStudent #BudgetFail #Relatable #StudentLife

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