To tell the truth, the consumption of young people is downgrading, and the trend is becoming more and more fierce

I don't know if you have noticed that in recent years, people around you have begun to downgrade their consumption? Become picky and thrifty.

A few years ago, I couldn't believe that young people would be so thrifty.

In the past, I bought a Starbucks for 30 yuan without blinking; If you're not happy at work, you can always ask a friend to go on a trip.

Nowadays, I have to hesitate for a long time for 2 yuan of mineral water, and most of the time when I go out, I bring my own water glass.

The three-year epidemic has brought a lot of impact on people's lives, and it is difficult to find a job now, and wages have fallen instead of rising.

Life is getting harder and harder, and money is not easy to make, so it is natural that young people nowadays have begun to consume rationally.

Why is this so? I think there are the following reasons.

First, income growth is slow, and consumption is forced to downgrade

When I first came to Chengdu to work in 2016, I rented a set of two for 1,500 yuan/month, and now, one set of one in Chengdu is 1,800 yuan/month, and the second set is 2,400/month.

As an ordinary part-time worker, I have worked for 7 years, and the most obvious change has given me: my salary has not increased, but my life expenses have increased.

In this situation where income and expenditure are completely disproportionate, young people are forced to downgrade their daily expenses.

In the past, I went to the market to buy things and placed an order directly, but now, in order to save money, I would rather run a few more stores for the same product, compare the price and then buy it, and sometimes, for a few dollars and the boss push the bargain.

In short, now I, in order to save money, I have begun to learn to downgrade consumption in all aspects of life.

These experiences of mine are just a microcosm of the downgrading of consumption by many ordinary people, and also reflect the life pressure of young people nowadays.

Second, economic instability

The economy is down, people are losing their jobs every day, and it is difficult for ordinary people to make ends meet with just one job income.

In case one day we lose our jobs, we will face a lot of financial crises.

If you don't have any savings in your hands, it's easy to get anxious and save more money than buy less.

Therefore, we are extremely cautious about every purchase.

Third, the concept of consumption has changed

After realizing that money is not easy to make, what was once impulsive consumption slowly turned into rational consumption.

Many times after we buy something, we pile it there to eat ashes or even expire, and then we suddenly realize that we have invisibly become a big wrongdoer.

Every time I go shopping, I find that most people really only go shopping and don't buy, even if the mall is discounted, it can't attract the attention of consumers, which doesn't mean that everyone can't afford it, but they don't want to spend impulsively.

In the past, I used to buy things based on my mood, but now before I buy something, I will repeatedly ask myself if I really need this thing.

In short, now I have learned to buy rationally and spend less money on more cost-effective products.

I would like to conclude by saying:

In the final analysis, the downgrade of consumption is due to poverty, and with the change of everyone's consciousness, it will gradually become a trend in the future.

Consumption downgrading does not mean reducing the happiness of life, but it just allows us to reduce unnecessary expenses in life and learn to consume rationally.

From now on, you can save as much as you can, you have surplus food in your hands, and you don't panic.

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