saponification:
Hello houz,a close friend of mine came to see me today n she complained bitterly dat her hubby abroad sends her 50 thousand naira every month for her upkeep n dat of her 2 kids.accordin to her,d 50k is for everytin excluding houz rent n her children's skul fees.from her breakdown,d money is not always enough cos she buys fuel for her car n gen,pay NEPA bill,buy cookin gas,pay hospital bill when ssickness comes n above all her 1 year plus baby takes so much money in terms of cerelac(not less than 4 tins a month at 1500 each tin),SMA milk(not less than 2 tins @ 3900 each) and pampers.apart from d above stated expenses,she will also buy her soap,cream,her children's own,her perfume n other stuffs.then once in a while she or her children will need clothes(cos hubby does not send). The issue now is dat she've given hubby a breakdown of these expenses n begged for increament of her allowance(even if not monthly,at least some months) but her hubby refused sayin some families use less of dat amount monthly.she is confused n do not know what else to do(she's been lookin for a job witout success so far).I advised her the best way I could but I am bringin it here to get more suggestions on how she can best handle dis situation.pls give ur opininos cos she was even asking me if I think she is not economical,if its her fault dat the 50k monthly upkeep is not enough for her n d a2 kids

sexymoma:
Let not forget 50k is another family man's salary o...

Na every month she dey buy perf
Na every month she dey buy cream
Na every month her pikin dem dey sick

Let her say the truth, she want to be saving from the 50k

Elantracey:
Well well well, she should just learn to be more conservative and try to set her priority when it comes to expenses and at least save a little to start a buisness or something.

arimahoseloka:
I think 50k should be enough. except u already have a very high taste and don't know how to fall back on more economic options. please try and use the money wisely am sure if u managed it well it should be just enough.

Iranoladun:
If she's not working then let her find ways to manage the 50K.

What happen to introducing baby to ogi (brown pap) and a bit of cerelac to cut down on cost? The pap is organic and natural. Pampers can be used during the night or when she's going out to scale down on pampers cost . Generator can be switched off when the weather is cool or as a rule at 10pm or 12 midnight.

She should examine her cost profile and try to find less expensive alternatives. We cultivated expensive taste and we can also scale down to less expensive ones. She should also avoid buying things on impulse without adequate budget or planning. My two cents!

sexymoma:
Let not forget 50k is another family man's salary o...

Na every month she dey buy perf
Na every month she dey buy cream
Na every month her pikin dem dey sick

Let her say the truth, she want to be saving from the 50k

jayedu108:
Some woman are just damm lazy,the lady in question should be grateful that her husband remembered her to the extent of sending her some money,wat about some clueless husband once they step out of the country that the end for the wife. To me dat lady is lazy she is the type dat sit at home all day watching africa magic,etc, if she can't manage 50k tell me is it when the man increase the money to 100k hence that when she can manage abeg if hunger wire her she go no say 50k nah person monthly salary!

Fxwarrior:



Bros see o. Us wey dey help yab men wey dey slack to provide for their ladies.
Now see man wey dey hustle dey send something meaningful for the wife only for her to dey fall our hand. Maka Y?

Iranoladun:
If she's not working then let her find ways to manage the 50K.

What happen to introducing baby to ogi (brown pap) and a bit of cerelac to cut down on cost? The pap is organic and natural. Pampers can be used during the night or when she's going out to scale down on pampers cost . Generator can be switched off when the weather is cool or as a rule at 10pm or 12 midnight.

She should examine her cost profile and try to find less expensive alternatives. We cultivated expensive taste and we can also scale down to less expensive ones. She should also avoid buying things on impulse without adequate budget or planning. My two cents!

Lumpyy:
Wow,am disaapntd wt ds replies oo,y are people being unrealistic here?are d women seriously sayin ds things too?for her hubby to be in america it means de live atlst an average life,she has 2kids for cryin out loud,she maintains d house too,its nt lyk d hubby is arnd to buy petrok some days,how many days can 1k fuel go ds days?now my baby takes ogi and i buy SMA mayb 2x a month,im a very careful spender too and my hubby is home too,i spend way more dn 50k a month,shey na 10k she go take go markt for a month?pls lets think well befor we judge oo!