Life has changed greatly for Cambodians within the last decade. Modern qualities such as electricity, mobile communication and motorbikes are available nowadays, and are heavily used. When there was no electricity available ten years ago, now many villagers have TVs with big speakers and amplifiers. Motorbikes are used even for small distances, as well as mobile phones. Obviously, owning TV, motorbike and mobile phone is sign of wealth among the young people, yet it massively increases the daily need for money.
BCDO offers lessons to increase awareness on the costs for these modern comforts and suggests alternatives respectively advices about reasonable usage of these modern toys. The table below illustrates the example daily, monthly and yearly spending of an average family:
| Expenses | Daily Quantity | Price (Real/Quantity) | Cost/Day (Real) | Cost/Month (US$) | Cost/Year (US$) | ||
| Mobile Communication | 10 | min | 10 | 120 | 1200 | 9 | 108 |
| Gasoline (Motorbike) | 25 | km | 25 | 110 | 2750 | 20,63 | 247,5 |
| Electricity TV | 180 | min | 1,5 | 4000 | 6000 | 45 | 540 |
| Electricity Light | 180 | min | 0,3 | 4000 | 1200 | 9 | 108 |
| Softdrinks (Cans) | 2 | pcs | 2 | 2000 | 4000 | 30 | 360 |
| Beers | 2 | pcs | 2 | 2000 | 4000 | 30 | 360 |
| Cigarettes | 1 | pcs | 1 | 2000 | 2000 | 15 | 180 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Sum | 21150 | 158,63 | 1903,5 |