Despite an economic boom, lack of forward planning means many of the country's most vulnerable families are struggling.
Families in Mongolia receive around $11 a month from the government for each child - not enough to cover food bills in a country suffering from rising prices and currency depreciation. It means families like Altanzul's are living a hand-to-mouth existence, unable to save or make any provision for the future.
This is symptomatic of a wider problem with Mongolia's attitude towards its sudden prosperity, economist Batsuuri Haltar told Al Jazeera.
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