Young Man Saves N13k for 1 Year, Uses Money to Buy Parents Foodstuff That Will Last for 3 Months
- Melusi Sitshaluza has been saving R500 (12,814.49) every month for the past year and used the money to spoil his parents
- The proud son took his mother grocery shopping where he purchased items that should last for three months
- His amazing story was shared with the popular #ImStaying group on Facebook and is inspiring many locals to do the same
Melusi Sitshaluza took to Facebook's #ImStaying group to inspire the nation. Melusi has been (N153,773.93) and helped his parents out.
Knowing that December and January are stressful for his parents, he thought he would do something special for them. Melusi purchased groceries that, he says, will last his parents two to three months.

Source: UGC
His post read:
"I saved R500 for 12 months on my gift card, total is R6 000, been doing this for the past two years. I know December and January are stressful but my parents will be less stressed because I bought them groceries that can last for two to three months.
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"Love your parents while they are still alive."
Read some of the comments Melusi received below:
Rina Melwich said:
"Wow! That's awesome! Very well done. Parents are very important. Keep up the amazing work. God's blessings."
Wendy Vw wrote:
"Thank you for honouring your parents in this way. Looks like they did a pretty stellar job raising you."
Caroline Lingenfelder shared:
"May you be blessed abundantly for the love and respect you give your parents."
Rochelle Julius commented:
"I love this, give them flowers while they can still see it. May you be blessed Melusi."
Eva Gertse responded with:
"Nothing better than a child that cares. Blessings are coming your way."
Bernice Thompson added:
"You Melusi are an absolute angel and the world needs more like you. God Bless you."
Man built house for mother
Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a young man, Maazi Ogbonnaya Okoro, put smiles on his mother’s face and built her a four-bedroom house.
The man relived how the wind blew off the roof of their old house after he returned home from his National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) programme years ago.
Ogbonnaya who is a graduate of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, said he vowed to make his mother proud now that she is alive, so she can enjoy the comfort of life.
Source: Legit.ng

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