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Being able to, in Lonh’s words, “kind of avoid the bank” through personal savings, the help of friends and family, or the support of a tong tine allowed Cambodians swifter access to independent business ownership with lower initial expenditures, fewer long-term costs, and less engagement with U.S. financial institutions.