Love Sex & Life

People, the economic recession is upon us here in Nigeria and there’s no running away from it. If before it was good practice to be prudent with money, it is now a matter of survival; and as a wife you’ll find it’s down to you to figure out how to save money at home. Luckily, we’ve come up with five ways you can really stretch your naira and get your family through the recession.

1. Be conscious with your spending

We are on the verge of 2017 and in the middle of a growing social media craze, where no dip is foreseeable in the near future. Instagram is one social network where people get to share their lives, interests, talents and even advertise their business.

It’s no surprise that a bride or groom would want to share precious moments from their wedding with friends and family on social media but somehow, the wedding industry has monopolised and monetised the use of social media creating a buzz that would seemingly give your wedding “society status”.

For many of us we often have it at the back of our minds that the traditional wedding vow should mostly be "for better, for worse", "for richer, for poorer", "in sickness and in health" and of course "till death us do part", but there is one that people tended to forget.

What is it? "To love and to cherish".

"Cherish" – it is a funny, rather old-fashioned word isn't it? You're unlikely to hear it mentioned much outside a wedding service. But it is a key ingredient in a healthy marriage and one we would do well not to forget.