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My motorbike: Yinka's only way to earn a living
Yinka drives for a living in Epe, and a broken radiator and cooling system has stopped all income for 3 weeks.
🇳🇬 Epe, Lagos, Nigeria455 views
I make my living with my motorbike. 3 weeks ago the radiator and cooling system failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $200. Without the vehicle I earn nothing.
I have been borrowing from friends to pay rent, and now I have run out of people to ask.
I support my wife and our newborn. Before the breakdown I worked nine hours a day, six days a week. I have been offered extra shifts for the next four months if I can just get the vehicle working.
I have a written estimate from a certified mechanic and will upload it here.
All money will go toward the parts and labor on the estimate, with a small amount for road tax and insurance renewal.
Where the $200 goes:
• radiator and cooling system replacement (parts): $75
• Labor charges: $45
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $50
• Towing and inspection: $30
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
- Yinka
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- Álvaro P. Castillo 🇨🇴 · $12
“Good luck. Hope the August deadline works out. - Cartagena”
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Thinking of you and your family, Yinka. Shared it with a few friends. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.
Take care, Yinka. I hope things turn around soon. My husband and I read this together. Take care.
Hope it all works out, Yinka. Hope the shop reopens soon. Greetings from Swansea.
Stay strong, Yinka. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. Greetings from Manila.
Good luck. Hope you get there. I hope August is when things finally get easier. Thinking of Epe.
Thanks for sharing this. Shared it with a few friends. Put this on a community board in São Paulo this morning. Take care.
You're not alone, Yinka. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. Love from Dhaka.