Soft Life in a Hard Economy: How I Keep My Guilty Pleasures Alive

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Nigeria’s inflation has climbed past 15%, and I felt it in every part of my life. Over the past six months, my spontaneous “living in the moment” spending quietly shrank. I still buy clothes, but I pause before I tap “order”. I ask if I really have somewhere to wear it or if it can be styled multiple ways. Sometimes I close the app and come back later — that little extra time helps me balance joy with responsibility. My monthly massage ritual is now a bi-monthly treat. In between, I use longer showers and DIY scrubs to recreate that pause. I’ve learned how much I relied on that reset. And through it all, my hair remains non-negotiable. It’s an instant mood lifter and a reminder that even in a tight economy, I refuse to lose my confidence or my soft life.

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