While some people say it is best to spend money on long-lasting items such as jewelry, I totally disagree with their opinion. Purchasing expensive items leaves people with not enough money for them to enjoy other pleasures in their lives.
First of all, long-lasting items such as jewelry require people to spend large sums of money. Lf someone invests in these items, that person may not have enough money to buy anything else. Furthermore, things that last a long time are usually put away for safekeeping and are never really enjoyed by their owners. For example, a friend of my father’s sometimes spent much of his salary on expensive necklaces and earrings for his wife. Of course, she was happy, but she never wore them for fear of losing them. Also, they could never buy other nice things for themselves because he spent all of his money on buying her jewelry. Spending money on long-lasting things only ties up people’s money and reduces the quality of their lives.
Also, individuals who buy long-lasting items will miss out on enjoying their lives by doing things like traveling. Once they spend all of their money on expensive items such as jewelry, they will have nothing left to do the things they want to do, like, for example, see the world. This situation is very sad because life is short, and no one knows what the future will bring. People should spend money for their current enjoyment rather than save it for the distant future. For instance, my great uncle always invested his money in old books instead of taking his family on vacations and spending time with them. Because of this, his family never had the opportunity to travel together and make wonderful memories that would last for years. Instead of spending money on long-lasting things, people should instead spend their money on fun-filled trips with friends or family. In conclusion, people who spend money on long-lasting, expensive items like jewelry limit their ability to buy other things for themselves and deprive themselves of the opportunity to travel and truly enjoy life. People should spend their money on fun things and not worry about the fact that they are short-term pleasures because you never know what the future will bring.
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