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Last Diwali, the teenage daughter wanted an iPhone. The father wanted a new sound system for the car. The mother wanted a gold chain. The grandmother wanted a new walking stick with a flashlight. With only one bonus coming in, they pooled the money, bought the gold chain (mom won), and the father took a "family loan" from the daughter's college fund (to be repaid with interest via extra chai-making duties). This fluidity of money is the hallmark of the Indian family unit.

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