I did the math. If I paid for everything my wife does, here is the invoice: nanny (₦50,000), cook (₦60,000), cleaner (₦40,000), laundry (₦30,000), personal shopper (₦20,000), therapist (₦100,000), accountant (₦50,000), tutor (₦40,000), nurse (₦30,000), event planner (₦50,000), plus emotional labor premium. Total: ₦1.2 million monthly. She earns zero naira officially. But if she stopped working tomorrow, I would need ₦1.2 million to replace her. Yet when we argue, I have used the "I pay the bills" card. I was wrong. Housewives are not dependent; they are unpaid executives. Men, have you ever calculated your wife's economic value? Or do you think money is the only contribution that counts?
