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Everyone who has given up those things has dealt with those pressures. They're certainly not insurmountable, and the payoff is not being in debt with a bunch of
by ericd 10y ago
Everyone who has given up those things has dealt with those pressures. They're certainly not insurmountable, and the payoff is not being in debt with a bunch of stuff that has no value once it leaves the store.
- SolaceQuantum 10y agoI actually don't know if that is true. I am from a very different background (Chinese) and I don't really suffer the need to buy fashionable new clothes or get the newest phone. As long as I interact with and love my friends and family it is okay. However, in an American university I feel often left out or ignored because I cannot be as passionate about actors, movies, or similar media as I don't watch films or television out of habit. I feel this can often deprive me of being able to network with cohorts. That's pretty significant.
- ericd 10y agoFair, but there are cheap ways to watch TV, and in college, you typically don't have to pay for any of that yourself. Sorry, I shouldn't have lumped those all together, the expensive consumption habits are more what I was talking about.