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How People Spend Money Around the World
Have you ever wondered how consumers around the globe spend their money, or how other citizens in your own country allocate their paychecks?
Forbes did the legwork to satisfy our international curiosity and looked at the consumption patterns for 18 countries. Their figures don't reflect the most recent increases in food and energy costs, but the overall, global picture is very interesting. Hit click slideshow to see which countries spend the highest and lowest percentages of their income on everything from alcoholic beverages to education, and
visit Forbes to see the exact percentages for all 18 countries.
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Claudio Merazzi
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i definitely think that it's interesting to see how others manage their money. i learned while i lived overseas that certain things were more important than others - and that you would spend money on symbolic things rather than frivolous things. or instead of spending money - it would all go to a pool that would support someone's cause (i.e. school, medical etc)
1it's no surprise Ethiopia's the lowest in almost every category, they have no money!
I laughed when I saw "Health -- highest: USA".
2Interesting article. Will definitely check out the full article on Forbes.com
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