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Dancehall musician Shatta Wale has claimed that by age 14, he had accumulated an impressive sum of seven hundred and fifty thousand Ghana cedis (GH¢750,000) in his bank account.

I had GH¢750,000 saved at 14 – Shatta Wale claims(VIDEO) | Pulse Ghana

Dorcas Agambila

<p>In an interview on the Rants, Bants, and Confession podcast released on 31 October 2024, the On God hitmaker shared that his father, a man of substantial means, even provided him with foreign currency for his daily expenses.&nbsp;</p>

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<p><em>"I started saving at the age of 14 as a rich kid,"</em> Shatta Wale revealed.<em> "I went to Prudential Bank at age 14 and told them I was 18 years old. My father used to give me pounds and dollars as daily upkeep, so at age 14, I had seven hundred and fifty thousand cedis."</em></p>

<p>He added that he hardly had to buy anything himself, as his father took care of all his needs. <em>"I was okay; I didn’t have to buy anything because he was buying all my clothing. I drove one time to the bank when my dad wasn’t home. The bank manager knew I wasn’t 18, though," </em>he recalled.</p>

Reymond Awusei Johnson

<p>However, <a data-link-role-code="open_new_tab" href="https://www.pulse.com.gh/entertainment/celebrities/which-differences-stop-fooling-and-grow-up-shatta-wale-to-stonebwoys-birthday-wish/7hw0ztc">Shatta Wale</a> explained that he was unable to access the funds when he later faced financial difficulties. <em>"When I became broke, I had actually forgotten about that money saved with Prudential Bank,"</em> he explained. <em>"It was only later, after my Bandana days, that I remembered. When I went to the bank, they said my name wasn’t in the system, so I couldn’t get it back,"</em> he added.</p>

<h2>Shatta Wale claims he has made GH¢1.5 million from betting in a month</h2>

<p><a data-link-role-code="open_new_tab" href="https://www.pulse.com.gh/entertainment/celebrities/stop-pushing-the-youth-to-the-street-shatta-wale-tells-kalyjay/e7ftxz2">Ghanaian musician Shatta Wale</a>&nbsp;has claimed that he earned GH¢1.5 million from betting in just one month.</p>

<p>In a post shared on 'X', the dancehall artist displayed a screen recording of his earnings. He captioned the post:&nbsp;<em>"I have made more than 1.5 million ghc on the Betway app just last month… You can call them since u guys like fighting me foolishly 😂😂😂😂 Enjoy."</em></p>

<p>The post quickly gained attention, with many of&nbsp;<a data-link-role-code="open_new_tab" href="https://www.pulse.com.gh/entertainment/celebrities/dont-play-his-song-despite-media-staff-cancel-shatta-wale-for-insulting-despite/jk8c19t">Shatta Wale's </a>followers reacting to the large sum he claimed to have made.</p>

I had GH¢750,000 saved at 14 – Shatta Wale claims(VIDEO)

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