Strive to make your own money, being rich is not the birthright of men alone, she says
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
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“I know many believe it’s a man’s world; maybe it is, but with fearlessness, strength, determination, and grace, women can dominate and thrive in it.
“So, instead of waiting for men’s charity, I’d rather start early to fight for my dreams, build my business(es), break boundaries, and if God allows, shatter tables” – Linda Ikeji
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Linda Ikeji – who enjoys the first mover advantage in Nigeria’s blogging space and is reportedly worth between $20 million and $100 million – has advised fellow ladies to use their creativity to seek financial success rather than tread the conventional path of relying on men and sell their bodies to meet their material needs.
Ikeji, 43, graduated in English from the University of Lagos in 2004 at the age of 24. She started blogging in 2006 as a hobby, making her posts at a cybercafé, at a time online activity was still at its infancy in Nigeria.
She has since made a name for herself in blogosphere (https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/) and has never looked back.
Being rich is not the “birthright” of men alone, the mother of one wrote on her Instagram page, and insisted she would rather do her own heavy lifting for financial freedom than depend on a man.
“Dear young lady, I hear you! If that’s how you see life and want to live life, it’s your choice! To each his own. As for me, I’d rather be as rich as those men who must pay me for being beautiful,” Ikeji wrote in the lengthy counsel.
“Being rich is not the birthright of men alone. I’d rather be their contemporary than waiting for their handouts.
“I know many believe it’s a man’s world; maybe it is, but with fearlessness, strength, determination, and grace, women can dominate and thrive in it.
“So, instead of waiting for men’s charity, I’d rather start early to fight for my dreams, build my business(es), break boundaries, and if God allows, shatter tables.”
Buying what she wants, when she wants it, at any price – without depending on a man
“I want to get to a point in my life where I can get myself anything I want that money can buy without having to beg or sleep with any man to get it.
“I want to go into a store, see a $60k Cartier watch that I love and pay for it, instead of wondering which man I’ll call and plotting all the things I will say and do to get him to buy it for me.
“I know that my greatest superpower as a woman is being financially independent, as this will give me the choice to live life on my own terms, date or marry whoever my heart wants and walk away when it no longer serves me, instead of being forced to stick with a man I can no longer stand because I can’t stand on my own.
“I want when a man comes into my life, no matter how rich he is, for his money to be a bonus and not my only source of livelihood. And as he gives to me, which I will happily collect, I will give to him in return.
“I want to dress as sexy as I like and enter any place without a man walking up to me and asking how much it will cost to take me home for the night because he knows who the F I is… a boss babe with her own business as rich as he is or maybe even richer!
“Seriously, I’d rather, if God forbid I end up with a deadbeat, be able to give my child(ren) the absolute best life without having to be at the mercy of a scornful & bitter ex.
“With all humility, I refuse for the quality of my life to be dependent on the benevolence of men. I want the protection, power, and security that comes with having my own money. But like I said in the beginning, that’s just me!”
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