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Struggle to live

364 views. 2012-11-6 14:53 |

        Now the 80's are more and more difficult to live by themselves ,especially those who graduated from college and live in city .My college classmates always complain me that they get salary just for house rent ,food and different cost .They have no savings. Even some engaged in building construction crew want to change the job. They can't tolerate the job which have no rest. I sympathize with them. Lots of students after graduation go back home to work. It seems like a good choice, but was hard to find a right job which he learn from college.

        As a curtain wall designer, I am not better than my classmates. I have the same problems with them. To relieve the economic pressure, I live with my parents. I want to accumulate wealth and take use of it in right time. Since having this idea , I give myself three requirements. Firstly, Learn more skills in order to improve myself in the job. It will be the most effective way to increase income. Secondly, another way to accumulate wealth is reducing expenditure. I realise that many expenditure and wasting can be avoided in my life. Including working by bike instead of bus, making full use of water and electric resources, and so on. Finally, it is an investment in my brain. I will take advantage of my spare time to learn knowledge and English language. Maybe it will play an important role in my life.

           In one word, you should catch your time. As the proverb goes: time is money. It's simple but meaningful.

 

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Reply sunnyv 2012-11-6 16:24
Thanks for sharing your experience and thoughts. As they always say "Pain shared is pain halved" and
"joy shared is joy doubled".

Yes, it is so true that in today's materialistic society, we have no choice but to submit to reality. Everybody around us are chasing wealth and status. We ourselves have no choice but swim upstream in the fast flowing river of materialism. It is so tiring, but we can't escape from it. Should we try to escape to the simple rural life, we would be appear lacking behind and ridiculed by relatives or friends and would also miss all the luxuries and glitters of life. No matter how you look at it, money seems to be everything. Everybody measure you by the money you have. What is worse is that our own mentality also seem to be affected by our wealth. We can talk act more confidently when we have money power. A strange phenomena but what can you do? Just do the best we can and let the flow of this merciless river push us to wherever it goes.

It appears that you are a practical person with a clear and balanced mind. You are doing the right thing by living with your parents and saving money. Don't underestimate your small savings. You must have heard "a river is formed by tiny drops". Money makes money. When you have 10,000, it seems easier to have 20,000 and when you have 20,000, it starts working for you. I saved up when I started to work and that money proved very helpful later.

It is also sensible to upgrade your knowledge in your field to equip yourself better for the future, but being an employee provides limited advancement. You should be aiming for self-employment, not necessarily in your present field. There are may types of business in which you can start small and grow big, depending on which type of business you choose. I myself chose trading which only requires  little money but provides unlimited expansion. My business does not require any machinery, equipment or big capital. Just a small working office, efficient equipment like computers, fax and commuictions equipment. I learnt as I operated and, as expected, it was quite challenging, but I survived and the business grew quite quickly. Today, I am satisfied that I made the best use of my time, have a relaxed working style, confident and can afford to have a relaxed comfortable life without having to worry about my personal financial position. I do feel I can control my own destiny. Thanks god I did not follow some of my friends who lived phony extravagant lifestyles, otherwise I would live a miserable life. Keep your mind and eyes open and be observant. Watch how others do it and study their tactics. However, we do not need to be overly stingy and can still live a colorful healthy life while we stuggle to go up the ladder of success. Just have sufficient commonsense would be fine.

I trust you would soon see the fruits of your efforts and wish you the best.
Reply DioScofield 2012-11-6 19:37
sunnyv: Thanks for sharing your experience and thoughts. As they always say "Pain shared is pain halved" and
"joy shared is joy doubled".
Thank you so much , sunnyv. It's amazing to see the comment you give. I do agree with you aiming for self-employment. I have the dream that one day I have my own company and don't worry about the financial. I can realize my families' wishes and help people who needed.It's a long way to go.Things always are difficult before they start.I won't give up.
You are so mysterious and different that give comments on every net friend. You are really a kind man. Hope you can see.
Reply sunnyv 2012-11-6 20:26
DioScofield: Thank you so much , sunnyv. It's amazing to see the comment you give. I do agree with you aiming for self-employment. I have the dream that one day I
Thanks for your kind compliments, buddy! Wish you every success in your endeavours. Cheers.
Reply IMNONARCISSUS 2012-11-9 21:55
Life is not easy for most most people! Wish you have a bright future!
Reply DioScofield 2012-11-9 22:46
IMNONARCISSUS: Life is not easy for most most people!Wish you have a bright future!
Thanks, hope you so.

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