Why marrying into old money is not fastest way to get yourself rich

There was a time in the past when a lot of premium was placed on marrying into the right family. The right family had the right name, right pedigree and of course the right level of resources. Tales are told of mothers who would go to great lengths to ensure their daughters got married into the right families. We also know of parents who treated spouse selection as if it were breed selection as they subjected potential candidates to humiliating tests and screening. As modernity crept into Africa, the right families changed from those that had a long history of tradition, bravery, wealth and culture to what we now like to call the “IT” families or the “Who’s Who”.