Husband Works for Wife After Losing Pilot Job

Entrepreneur Bunmi George shared how her husband joined her company, Shredder Gang, after losing his job as a pilot. The couple implemented strict cost-cutting measures and worked together to navigate the financial transition.
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A Nigerian entrepreneur, Bunmi George, popularly known as Jbums, has revealed that her husband worked at her company and earned a salary for 11 months after losing his job as a pilot. Speaking on the Dear Ife podcast hosted by Ife Agoro and published on Monday , the fitness expert described the period as one that ultimately strengthened their marriage. George said her husband took practical steps to help the family adjust to living on a single income, including reducing household expenses and working in her business. She recalled that her husband’s first response after losing his job was to review the family’s finances. “He had a meeting with me and said, ‘We have to cut down our expenses.’ First of all, we had two cars, and he said one had to go,” she said.
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