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Tonight's Ask PHLemmy: How are single income households surviving in this economy?
Di ko rin alam.
I'm sending home a specific amount monthly. It used to be a comfortable amount for their monthly expenses, but it's starting to get into the not-enough territory and I'm concerned.
I just bought a cup of rice sa Lawson kanina. 17Php na siya from 15Php before. That's a 13% price hike. You'll be lucky to get a 7% yearly pay raise if you're not job hopping.
I guess we're nearing the 20Php rice that we were promised. Per cup daw pala and not per kilo.
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