Sista Afia has opened up about how her drive to be financially independent started years before she became a recognised name in music, saying she began working at the age of 15, even though she grew up in a financially secure home.
In an interview on Angel FM in Kumasi with MC Portfolio, the Ghanaian singer explained that she was raised by a single mother who had built significant wealth through businesses and real estate investments. Despite that comfort, she said her mother was intentional about not raising children who depended on privilege.
Rather than providing everything on demand, her mother focused on discipline, responsibility and self-sufficiency, values Sista Afia says shaped her outlook on life from an early age.
She indicated that financial comfort at home never translated into entitlement. According to her, her mother understood the effort it took to build her success and was determined to ensure her children developed the same resilience rather than relying on family wealth.
READ ALSO: Yaw Dabo Reveals Reality Behind Ghana’s Movie Industry Paychecks
Sista Afia stressed that she has never depended on a man for financial support, adding that she started earning her own income while still a teenager. By 15, she said she had already made the decision to stop relying on her mother for money and begin building her own path.
She described work as something she naturally gravitated toward, saying she was never comfortable asking others for financial help. That mindset, she added, was reinforced by the environment she grew up in.
Many of her peers, she recalled, were already working and spending what they earned. Watching them created a strong motivation for her to do the same rather than depend on allowances.
That push for independence eventually led her to seek formal employment. She secured a job as a bar attendant, which she described as the starting point of her journey toward financial self-reliance.