FOR LIKE A YEAR I HAVENT LOGGED IN TO MY NAIRALAND ACCOUNT BUT THIS THREAD JUST MADE ME LOG IN SO I CAN COMMENT,I MAY NOT BE AN EXPERT ON CULTURE AND TRADITION BUT WHEN IT COMES TO BRIDE PRICE ISSUES IN IGBO BESTLAND I KNOW A BIT AB9UT HOW IT WORKS SO I WILL TRY AND EXPLAIN THE BEST WAY I CAN:SO IN IGBO LAND BRIDE PRICE AND MARRIAGE RIGHTS IS SOLEY UP TO THE INLAWS INVOLVED,NOW ONE THING CERTAIN IS THE FACT THAT THE COMMUNITY OF THE BRIDE WILL ALWAYS GIVE YOU A LIST SO EMANDING YOU WOULD SCREAM HOLY MURDER BUT THE THING IS THE LIST IS NOT ACTUALLY MEANT TO REPRESENT WHAT YOU HAVE TO BUY OR PAY ,RATHER ITS MEANT TO CREATE A CONCEPT OR IDEA THAT THE WOMAN YOU ARE ABOUT TO MARRY IS VALUABLE,NOW AFTER GETTING THE LIST THE TWO FAMILIES MEET AND TALK ON HOW THE BRIDE PRICE WILL ACTUALLY BE TAKEN CARE OF,THEN AFTER THAT THE BRIDES DAD CALLS HIS KINSMEN AND TELLS THEM HOW AND WHAT TO REQUEST FROM HIS INLAWS,SOMETIMES THE GROOM'S FAMILY MIGHT DECIDE THAT THEY WANT TO PAY AND BUY WHATEVER IS IN THAT LIST OR EVEN DO MORE JUST TO PROVE THEY ARE WEALTHY AND WELL PREPARED..ALSO LET ME STATE THAT WHICHEVER COMMUNITY YOU GO TO GET MARRIED FROM IN IGBO LAND ANY LIST GIVEN TO YOU IS SUBJECT TO BARGAINING AND DEBATES..

Lol,about savings and all my dear you should make enough research before concluding,ok let me just break it down for you,GENRALLY both in naija and America if you want good money and spend it all on living an exotic lifestyle you won't be able to save anything or invest so the key is saving and living below your means so as to be able to invest and have a better life in the future ,now about getting a good apartment here in the US a person earning 1500 can get get a nice apartment to live and still save a little ..

Hi,I have read your post and I accept there is some atom of truth to it but I would actually say that depends on age difference and some other factors ,for example you can't ever see a 30 year old bank manager in Nigeria ,they are all about 40 or more but in the US you can see registered nurse at 23 or even a well known lawyer or banker or any other profession you choose and be making abt 75 to 90k USD a year that's excluding someother side hustles cos believe me no Nigerian in united states depends just on the job ,now at the age of 23 making that kind of cash and SOMEONE at his mid 40s or 50s who do you believe is in a better position to be wealthier in the future cos believe me Nigerians over here are always improving themselves so an RN by 23 will most definetly be a nurse practitioner or get his or her PhD by 30 and be making hundreds of thousands of dollars in year and most of them by this time already have there own nursing home or are partners in a nursing home and there are a whole lot of other opportunities to be taken advantage of ,and there is employment longetivity ,in naija there is no such job security so a bank manager might lose his job any day but an rn here is guaranteed jobs as long as his license is active and mind you that amount you quoted is based on normal hours and on one job but believe me Nigerians here work overtime and work at least 2 jobs for those with families buy single ones work up to 3 jobs so thats about double that amount,so you see the difference here.

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Same with Microbiology. Except you read medical Microbiology.

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Well I agree to it but that's only for someone who is addicted..cos I play sports bettiNg but am not addicted to it but I still wiN..i decide when to play.

Lol.well is not actually being smart oN d girls part..cos it only shows that both of the guys re just iNterested in her toto..thats why they will be like..which one concern me..wether Na sweet heart or babylove mke she just gimme the puNa