Actress Didi Ekanem has advised aspiring singles to become financially stable before marriage.
She said this was necessary for them to be able to shoulder responsibilities that come with marriage.
She urged them never to consider marriage as ticket to financial freedom.
Ekanem wrote: “As a young woman with no husband and children, this is the time to set yourself up financially. You have all the energy now to make your own money before these responsibilities.
“Marriage is not a ticket to financial freedom. I know how many married women beg me for money daily.
“Start up a business even if na to sell okro and crayfish, sell it and sell it big. No business wey no dey yield profit.
“Some marriages come with combined efforts financially….So prepare not to lack on your own part. May God equip you with all the strength and wisdom to run that business you have been planning since.”
Continuing, she said: “I am talking to all the young women who look up to me…. I hope you see that I am not going through short cuts or easy way out… my beauty can get me anything I want but I want more than what my beauty can get me.
“Please, don’t let anyone tell you that hard work doesn’t pay o…. because it does eventually. Get up and do the right thing now! I love you.”
