Eni* married Ismah* as a bright-eyed 21-year-old, but it didn’t take long for their financial incompatibility to surface. For #LoveCurrency, she talks about their different approaches to finances, his rigid expectations and why she doesn’t see herself in his financial plans.

It’s exhausting.

I’m starting over now.

This 32-year-old freelance project coordinator is what you might call a late starter. Things haven't always been rosy for her, from waiting five years to enter uni to driving cabs after a job loss. However, she’s now on the road to financial freedom. Well, as soon as she figures out money management.

I can’t spend time with them; it feels like I’m failing them.

“Provost must go.”

This 37-year-old thought he’d received a lifeline when he started riding okada for a living in 2023. But one year later, he’s barely surviving on ₦4k daily with his family and a new wife on the way. This is his #NairaLife.

Never meet your heroes, especially if they're a Nigerian politician.

“Find love where there’s money.”

The 20-year-old in this #Nairalife dropped out of university and moved to Egypt to work as a house cleaner due to her family’s financial struggles. She also spent the last two years repaying a significant debt she owed her sponsor. But what’s her life like now?