I remember being at my girl's house and her older brother was berating her for leaving the AC on when she wasnt in the room. I didn't see what the big deal was and told him to calm down. She then told me they have a prepaid meter but I dismissed it as unimportant. Naive little **** I was. Now, I definitely feel her brother's pain. I wasn't paying for electricity back then, because PHCN hadn't brought my meter. So in essence, I had free electricity.
I just got my meter and I want to cry; I might as well run my generator all day. I keep watching the units deplete by the hour and on a good day, when there is constant electricity, I use about 100units.
So if, like me, you have the dreaded prepaid meter, you can sign up on www.quickteller.com, buy units online and the code will be sent via SMS to your phone. This is particularly useful on weekends when banks are closed. You will need a debit card from a local bank and you may also buy units at any First Bank branch.
May God bless our hustle so we can look back on this time in our lives and laugh.
