The Abuja House Girl Who Earns More Than Me (And I'm Not Even Mad)

My house girl, Amina, has a side hustle selling perfumes and hair cream to other house girls in Wuse. Last weekend she showed me her phone, and wallahi, the alert history made me sit down.

She made ₦85,000 in one month. My salary after deductions, after tax, after the parastatal wahala, is not that far ahead. She looked at me and said, 'Aunty, na God o.' I just nodded.

Now she's asking for a raise. And honestly? I don't know whether to laugh or cry. The girl is 19. She has more business sense than half the directors at my office. What do I even say?