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Why You Should Send Money To Nigeria From USA

By Pamela Harris


It is not news to hear that people are being lifted through the help of a brother, a sister or a close family relation. Some of these people who act as messiahs were once projected by the same people they help when they thought that it was important for someone to go abroad to have the wherewithal to solve the needs of other family members. Except when a matter cannot be solved with cash, it is hard to hear that such families live in poverty. This is because the members abroad send money to Nigeria from USA quite often from the little savings they make.

The exchange rate between the dollar and the naira is high in favor of the dollar. In the black market, which is where the dollar can be easily bought, the exchange rate is about 365 naira per dollar. This means that exchanging some amount will make the Nigerian richer in a short while.

Traveling abroad does not seem palatable at first. However, it is easy to adapt in the US when one finds something to do. This is why the immigrants try to take multiple roles as freelancers where they will be paid as much as they work.

When they have successfully secured a job, they start sending funds to their loved ones in Nigeria. They tell the recipient what to do with it if it is not meant for them. At first, settling in the states comes with nostalgia to some but when they have fully acclimatized, they usually don't feel like going back home.

The reason they want to remain there is that they feel life has become more bearable. Even as freelancers doing some menial jobs, the little they earn can be used to cater for themselves and also solve the needs of some relations. It is no longer surprising how some families have successfully erected structures simply because someone sends them cash from the US.

Attending to basic needs such as feeding is another thing funds from a member of the family in the US helps to do. Even in the face of serious economic hardship, such families still have a reason to smile. They are less affected by the hardship going on in the country.

Some send the funds to pay school fees. Parents who are working abroad need to pay their children's school fees although they are unavoidably absent from home. Even when the deadline for meeting up with payment is very close, it is easy for the parent to meet up because of the several fast cash transfers available there. It is even possible for the money to be sent straight to the school's account. This is convenient for the student as he only has to request the payment receipt at his convenience.

A money transfer group recognized by the law both in the US and in Nigeria is all a person needs to get foreign currency. It will help to alleviate worries and improve the standard of living. Since many people are now doing this, looking for a genuine service is possible by asking friends.




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