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Re:Below Deck: Filipinos make up nearly a third of all cruis... by exidy on Saturday February 11, 2017 @07:06AM (#13622256)
And where did you learn to do financial planning? Were you perhaps raised in an environment where you could see loans, investments, assets, mortgages, credit and debit in action? Or perhaps you even had it as a formal subject in school?

Now imagine you were raised in a bamboo shack living hand-to-mouth in a cash economy.

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Re:Below Deck: Filipinos make up nearly a third of all cruis... by song on Saturday February 11, 2017 @07:28AM (#13622322)
He also did invest it partly in his kid's education which in many countries of Asia is the typical way people plan for retirement.
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Re:Below Deck: Filipinos make up nearly a third of all cruis... by IamHWengineer on Saturday February 11, 2017 @08:46AM (#13622572)
can confirm. filipino here now in US. my uncles were seamen. no fin planning in life. You just retire and hope your children will take care of you. It's like the equivalent of military here in US
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