It's not that I can't afford it, but I don't think it's necessary.

A Xue's mobile phone was accidentally broken and she wanted to buy a new one. There are many brands of mobile phones, and the prices vary greatly. She couldn't decide which to buy at the moment and asked her friend Lily to recommend it. Lily recommended apples.

Although Xue doesn't know what she wants, she knows what she doesn't want, so she says the budget is not that much and asks Lily to recommend something else.

As a result, Lily said, "There is no other recommendation. I'll recommend the best. Why bother if you can't afford it? Isn't making money just for consumption? Women, be kind to yourself, the flowers that should be spent. A skirt that I like at the age of 20 is meaningless at the age of 40. "

"It's not a question of not being able to afford it, but it's unnecessary. If only the mobile phone could work, why buy it so expensive? Moreover, it is so expensive to buy and then fall, so painful. " This is the second time that Xue has dropped his mobile phone. Once, she accidentally dropped it. This time, her son dropped it while playing.

"Is it okay for Apple to smash a few streets of domestic mobile phones? If you really buy an apple, you won't give it to your child casually, and you will be very careful. " Lily continued to lobby Ashue to buy apples, but Ashue was unmoved. Finally, she spent 1500 yuan to buy a domestic mobile phone. This matter was "indisputable" by Lily for several days.

02

In fact, the conditions of a Xue family are not bad, but from top to bottom, from inside to outside, it is not a luxury (of course, some people think that Apple is not a luxury, just a basic configuration). Lily is different. Lily is a person who talks about "quality of life" and practices it hard. No matter clothes, cosmetics or jewelry, there is nothing but brands. Although Lily earns a little more than A Xue, she earns more and spends more. For example, she must travel abroad at least once a year and attend one or two concerts. She is also a person with a sense of ceremony. Birthdays, wedding anniversaries, Valentine's Day, gifts are essential, and big meals are also essential. Even foreign solar terms such as Christmas will be grand.

"You might as well buy something more expensive" is Lily's motto. Lily also has a famous saying that "anything that can be solved with money is nothing", so every time she sees Xue struggling with shopping, she really wants to change her consumption concept and feels that she really doesn't need to "abuse" herself so much.

"I didn't abuse myself. I really think 1500 mobile phone is also good. " Lily retorted unconvinced.

"That you have never used an apple. If you use apples, say it again and I'll take you. " Although a little superior, but fortunately, Lily and Ashue have a good relationship and can bluntly "hurt each other".

"I won't regret using Apple, because using such an expensive mobile phone has never been my pursuit."

In fact, although Ashue spent 1.500 yuan on a mobile phone, she also spent 1.000 yuan on an e-reader and 2,500 yuan on a Lego training class for her children. She likes reading books and has long wanted to buy an e-reader. Children like Lego. Because of the high price, she wanted to attend an interest class. This time, because the mobile phone was cheap, she met the children's wishes.

03

A Xue and Lily represent two different consumption views. I don't know if you are Lily or Xue. I am Xue. I used to envy Lily for being so willing to spend money. Her life is so ritualized and "quality", and Lily's aura is always so strong and confident.

Recently, Lily's consumption concept has been repeatedly mentioned in the chicken soup industry. She often sees writers urging women to spend money harshly, such as "women should be kind to themselves", "things must be expensive" and "girls' faces are full of RMB".

So let my poor "Xue" wonder if he has been living wrong? I even wanted to change my consumption concept and become Lily. Isn't it just spending money on expensive ones? Although I am a little poor, can I still afford apples? But I found that if I want to be Lily, I need to buy not only an Apple mobile phone, but also more than 1,000 sports shoes, more than 4,000 cosmetics and tens of thousands of European tours. Originally from a country where I thought I was not very poor, I suddenly felt that my wallet had shrunk a lot. No wonder Lily said she couldn't save money. This lifestyle is really expensive. After all, no one runs a bank. And not saving money will make me feel insecure.

In addition, I have become more and more aware of what I want and what I don't want. In a sense, it's not that I have no money, nor that I'm digging, but that I know where my high point is, because I know that living like Lily won't make me happy.

I'm the kind of person who doesn't have high demands on material life. I just hope that when I have time, I can look at writing and serve flowers and plants. If I can watch the drama again, it will be icing on the cake. As for how glamorous I am, how delicious I eat, and the most beautiful scenery in the world is really not my pursuit.

04

I went to see the old tree exhibition a while ago. I watched it alone for half an hour, and I was amused by the humorous words of the old tree from time to time. An exhibition that didn't cost a penny still left me with endless aftertaste for several days.

On Friday night, I went to see the Pingju An E, and that ticket was only for 20 yuan. The name Ann E may be unfamiliar to you, but when it comes to her works, you will certainly not be unfamiliar. We are familiar with "Selling Newspaper Songs" and the theme song named "Putting pen to paper into gold" in the history of China's classic movies is her lyrics. That rainy night, I thought a lot of plots along the way.

Maybe someone wearing Chanel and using Apple will feel superior and happy, but I hope I have a full mind, rich, compassionate and full of awe.

Of course, this does not conflict with wearing Chanel and using apples. Some people buy expensive clothes and wear expensive cosmetics, but their hearts are still full of wealth, compassion and awe. No, I don't want to classify people according to their clothes. I just want to devote my limited energy to what I like.

The so-called quality life depends on the inner desire. Some people think that frequent travel is a quality life, some people think that luxury food is a quality life, and some people think that doing what they like every day is a quality life, and there is nothing wrong with trying to satisfy themselves within their own material and financial resources. However, since you think it doesn't matter whether you are famous or not, why do you have to pursue "expensive"?

I occasionally think, if I buy a LV bag, what will be in it? It is estimated that when I carry it to work in the morning, there will still be a sweet potato, a boiled egg and a book in it. Sweet potatoes and boiled eggs are my breakfast, and books are read on the subway. And when you take the subway, LV bags still have to go through the security check as usual. Thinking of this, I still feel that my canvas bag is very strong. At least I don't feel bad when I throw it on the security belt and get squeezed by other bags.

It is true that the skirt that I liked at the age of 20 is meaningless at the age of 40. However, if a 40-year-old woman still cares about the dress I liked when I was 20, can these 20 years be called "the years have increased"?

The measure of a thing is not whether it is expensive or not, but whether you like it or not and whether you feel comfortable or not. As long as you like, why not make it cheaper?