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He could have ₦2m, but if he budgeted ₦2k for an item and an emergency came up that required more money, he wouldn’t budge. I was uncomfortable with constantly defending myself and even grew scared of asking for money. Whenever I ran out of money, I preferred asking my siblings for loans rather than asking my husband.” [Continue reading here](=.dXZxLTmBFKzhPq68tXUDFcjTFMZT7dO8_eeMbDAmS2g) =.PzF_vuaqQ4qTPPvI2_wE2nO9HqjLZGL4bzumofLzq4A You might not be the smartest person in the room but our parent company's newsletter - The Big Daily - can make you sound like one. We make the biggest news around the world less boring and easier to understand. 👉🏾 [Subscribe here](=.hrNOykgj1NdUNfrnsspWNCecoWsJCHUCluhXsqe6xyg) and start serving “I’m always in the know” energy! *We'll be tweeting answers to this on our Twitter account at noon, so feel free to tweet us your answers with the hashtag [#ZikokoDailyQuiz](#) --> Zikoko Daily's Top 3 How does someone embezzle ₦1.3 trn? The EFCC just arrested the former governor of Delta State and former vice presidential candidate, Ifeanyi Okowa, for allegedly diverting a whopping ₦1.3 trillion. To be honest, we’ve heard this story before. [What happens next?](=.LjL-opOdIzQPyYYWM0Cyn8fUHWtDpWPx2U0kfrEu6T4) --------------------------------------------------------------- We spoke to the Smart Money Woman If you don’t know who that is, it’s Arese Ugwu, the author of “The Smart Money Woman”. Since she published the book, she’s created a financial literacy show, a podcast and even a TV series. But she still doesn’t have it all figured out. [What she said](=.72zB9q8ZEoxBe8AmkBidrf8nA_FEOalNvxSlOKBY2bM) --------------------------------------------------------------- You might have a secret step-sibling Before you beat your chest in your father’s defence, you should look out for these signs before any secret step or half siblings show up unannounced in future. 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