The family lives in Philippines. J is 36 years old and works as an airport staffer. His wife U is 36 years old and she works as a school service operator. They are parents to 4 children and live with them in a rented 3-room house which has been their residence for 5 years. The next big thing they plan on buying is a car for business purpose. Their dream is to one day be able to buy their own house.

The family lives in Philippines. J is 36 years old and works with airport staff in Chicago. U.S.A. His wife U is 36 years old and she works as a school service operator. They live with their 2 daughters; R, 14 years old, and H, 2 years old and their 2 sons; M, 12 years old, and E, 9 years old. Their 3 children are students while the youngest child stays at home. Together, the couple works for a total of 50 hours/week. The family rents a 3-room house. They've been living there for the past 5 years. The house has reliable electricity, water supply, and a toilet. Safe drinking water is available at 15 minutes distance from their house. They also own some land. The family buys all their food, which cost them about 60% of their income. They use electricity and propane for cooking in the kitchen. J spends an extra 10 hours a week doing housework. The family hardly saves any money. They sometimes go on vacation and the furthest they’ve ever been was Boracay in the Philippines. The next thing they plan to buy is a car for business purposes. They hope that one day they will be able to fulfill their dream of buying a house in the subdivision where they live.