The family lives in United States. S is 49 years old and he's a homemaker. L is 49 years old and she works as a university professor. Together, they have 3 children and live in a 4-bedroom house. They like the size of their homes, but they are dreaming of buying a similar house in a better area.

The family lives in US. S is 49 years old and he's a homemaker. L is 49 years old and she works as a university professor. They have three children: E who is 15 years old, N who is 11 and B, who is also 11 years old. L works 20 hours a week and their income varies each semester, depending on her teaching load. The live in a 4-bedroom house, which they own. They have been living there for the past 9 years. The house has electricity and indoor toilets. The drinking water in the pipes is lead-laden and undrinkable, so they have to use bottled water for consumption, cooking, and brushing teeth. The family buys most of their food supplies, only 20% comes as gifts or other sources. The food costs then less than 30% of their income. The use electricity as fuel for cooking food. The family doesn't save money, but they sometimes go on vacations. Their last vacations was about one year ago, for a week. The furthest they have been was Europe (Ireland, UK, Spain, Italy). They dream is to live in a comparable house that is situated in better location.