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Opinion

Big money, big family

THE EAR - The Freeman
February 18, 2023 | 12:00am

(MIS)FORTUNE. A man who transitioned from selling coconuts to supplying charcoal is now earning around 10 times more than he used to every month. He almost isn’t sure what to do with the money.

However, his neighbors also said his large family is a constant drain on his finances, including two grown sons, already with their own families, who don’t seem keen on getting a job and just leech off of him.

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