The family lives in Philippines. G is 55 years old and she is a housewife. She lives with her 5 family members in a 1-room house and has been living there for 23 years. The next big thing the family plans on buying is a washing machine. Their dream is to one day buy a house and a lot.

The family lives in Philippines. G is 55 years old and she is a housewife. She lives with her son D, 37 years old, who works as a vendor, his daughter N, 18 years old, who works as a sales clerk, her 2 grandsons B, 13 years old, and S, 8 years old, and her granddaughter R, 3 years old. Both her grandsons are students. Together, D and N work for a total of 84 hours/week. The family lives in a single-room house that’s free of rent. They've been living there for the past 23 years. The house has water and toilet facility that is shared with 5 other households, but no electricity supply. The family buys all their food, which cost them about 90% of their income. They use kerosene and charcoal for cooking in the kitchen. G and D spend an extra 12 hours per week collecting water. The family hardly saves any money. They sometimes go on vacations and the furthest they’ve ever been was Kuwait in 1992. The next thing they plan to buy is a washing machine. They hope that one day they will be able to fulfill their dream of buying a house and a lot.