The family lives in Mexico. O is 30 years old and he works as a freelancer. He lives alone in a 3-room apartment and has been living here for 3 years. The next thing he plans on buying is furniture for the apartment. His dream is to be able to buy film equipment.

O lives in Mexico. He is 30 years old and he works as a freelancer, where he promotes conferences. He works for 40 hours per week. O lives a three-room apartment, which he owns. He’s been living there for the past 3 years. The house has reliable electricity, running water, and toilet facility. He owns three other dwellings. He buys all his food supplies which cost him about 40% of his income. He uses natural gas fuel for cooking. He spends an extra 5 hours/week doing housework. O saves money but he also has loans to repay. The next big thing he plans to buy is furniture for his apartment and he dreams of buying film equipment. He sometimes goes on vacation and has gone as far as Chiapas, Mexico on one of his trips.