Be ready to throw in the kitchen sink

TUNDE OYEDOYIN  

Tunde Oyedoyin is a London-based personal finance coach and founder of Money Intelligence Coaching Academy, a specialist academy of personal finance. He can be reached as follows: +447846089587 (WhatsApp only); E-mail: tu5oyed@gmail.com

Did you know that Andy Roddick could have won a second lawn tennis grand slam, had it not been for Swiss legend Roger Federer?

The American came so close to winning the Wimbledon trophy when the pair met for the very third time in a Wimbledon final on that memorable first Sunday of July at the All England Tennis Championship in 2009. However, the Swiss opponent he had on the other side of the net said ‘nope ,’ not under my watch.

By the way, achieving the financial goals you’ve set yourself for this year is not going to be a stroll in the park. You’ll need to put in your best efforts in order to make them happen . Just thought to make you aware of that before continuing.

Back to that historic tennis final and that strand of Federer and Roddick rivalry.

I was in the vicinity of Wimbledon on that final’s day and having closed from work when the final was already in progress, there was no way I was going to spend another hour or thereabout in making the journey to my East End apartment. So, in order to not miss more of the action, I entered one of the nearby packed chips and chicken restaurants to watch the match with several others.

Having lost two previous finals to Federer, there were many sympathetically cheering Roddick inside the venue. The American didn’t disappoint, as he not only took the opening set; and when Roger battled back and took the next two sets on tie-breaks, he drew level in the fourth. In the deciding fifth set, Roddick put his nose in front again and seemed as if he was going to rain on the defending champion’s parade

But Federer found his way back to claim his fifth Wimbledon title as he edged that historic 16-14 decider.With that, he overtook Pete Sampras record of 14 Grand Slam titles.

During the post -match interview, the American said he brought out “the kitchen sink” and threw the thing at the Swiss master, and that made an impression. That’s the way to go whatever the number of financial goals you have pencilled down. Whether you’re a banking officer or an insurance executive or perhaps, a university lecturer, reducing your dependence on salary advance won’t just happen.

Your best effort is needed. It may mean scaling back on your lifestyle or taste. Throwing the kitchen sink for some may even mean pleading with your employer or boss to promote you and thus, earn more.

That reminds me of the Cameroonian author that I bumped into at Holland Park underground station last year. He was selling his book outside. His effort at generating sales made me take a hit of about £20 or so, as yours truly picked a copy on the spot.