I GAVE ONE OF MY TWIN CHILDREN AS A HOUSE-HELP, AND FOR THREE YEARS NOW, I NEVA SEE AM!
Don’t scroll pls, this is her story! I had placed my order and got served in her open roof ‘bole’ kiosk; Beans and bole (roasted plantain) plus roasted fish staring right at my face. I ate under a ramshackle umbrella which served as a shade for the kiosk, but the taste of her meal was nothing compared to the site of her kiosk. The taste is the difference and the difference is in the taste. lol. While she sat down to count the money she had made for the day, I heard her mention that she’d be leaving for the market to get yams for the next day’s business. In her soliloquy she added that “her business is simply based on turnover; sell today, spend immediately”. She tagged her business “from hand to mouth” - No room for saving or investment. I sat opposite her, as she nagged to herself; so I suggested: - “Madam instead of going to the market after everyday’s sales, e for beta make you buy the yams and plantains in bulk”. I advised. Her response extended our conversatio...