By someone who sat at that kitchen table, staring at a financial aid award letter that made absolutely no sense. Introduction I remember the exact moment my stomach dropped. It…

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Introduction The first time I sent money home from the UK, I used my Barclays account. I typed in my mum’s account number in Lagos, hit confirm, watched £300 leave…

I still remember standing at the Sainsbury’s self-checkout in Sheffield, card declined, queue of people behind me, six items in my basket. I’d just arrived from Lagos three days earlier….