Impacts of Economic Slowdown

Angga Surya, 29, does whatever it takes to cut spending. His wife's request to replace her iPhone with the latest model had to be turned down. "We changed to a cheaper one to save millions," Angga told Tempo last Wednesday.

Actually, for a national bank employee with a monthly income in the tens of millions of rupiahs, replacing mobile phones should be no big problem. But this year is different. Angga desperately wants to save in order to realize his dream of owning their own home.

May 19, 2015

Angga Surya, 29, does whatever it takes to cut spending. His wife's request to replace her iPhone with the latest model had to be turned down. "We changed to a cheaper one to save millions," Angga told Tempo last Wednesday.

Actually, for a national bank employee with a monthly income in the tens of millions of rupiahs, replacing mobile phones should be no big problem. But this year is different. Angga desperately wants to save in order to realize h

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