Because of our economic need, I was forced to send them to work, so that we could survive. I can't say that this really solved anything. It was just so that we could live a little better. So between my oldest son and myself, we bring in about 410 pesos a week. Water is very expensive.
Food is very expensive.
Better to say that I have to go to all the sales, where everything is the cheapest and on special, so that my paycheck can cover everything. If we want to eat meat, it can't stretch that far. It's more like we eat bones than we eat meat. I have to buy what I can afford - the cheapest things. At the beginning of the year there's always a general wage increase, but before the increase takes effect, you see the prices going up on everything.