I am a working mother, I started working ten years ago, the salary was very low at that time, basically always moonshine, and I couldn't save more than 10,000 yuan a year.
Later, I got a little salary increase, and I was able to save a little money. When I got married in 16 years, I had forty or fifty thousand yuan in my hand.
Soon after I got married, I got pregnant, I was unwell, I quit my job and rested for a while, and the financial burden fell on my husband.
It was a difficult time, with less income and more expenses.
Prenatal checkups, as well as various production items bought in advance, as well as milk powder and diapers after the birth of the child, are the same, one by one, I can't say what I bought, but the money is gone.
After the child was one year old, my mother came to help watch the child, and I went back to work.
It shouldn't be too difficult for two people to support a small family.
But with the arrival of my mother, there was one more person.
We switched to a two-bedroom house and the rent went up a lot.
When the mother takes the child, she has more food and drink, and when the season changes, she also has to buy a few pieces of clothes and shoes.
Seeing my mother's hard work, I sometimes stuff her with some money.
Fortunately, the child is still in good health and rarely goes to the hospital, otherwise he will have to spend more.
Later, prices skyrocketed, but the increase in wages was limited, I changed jobs, my salary went up a bit, and the two years were a little better, and I saved a little money.
When I saved 200,000 yuan, my husband and I were very happy, went out for a big meal, and celebrated.
The day before yesterday, my aunt's cousin was getting married, and my mother told me about the marriage.
They met on a blind date, and when they got engaged in a few days, they would give a red envelope of 10,000, and then they would give 80,000 yuan and a bride price of 160,000 yuan before they got married.
calculated, a total of 250,000 yuan was given to my cousin.
I was surprised: so much money?
Mom said that this is not much, and there are more than 300,000 yuan.
I asked: Is the money for my aunt?
Mom said: For your cousin, your aunt said to let her save a fixed term for herself, don't spend it indiscriminately.
I spent my husband to fall in love freely, and I symbolically gave tens of thousands of yuan at that time.
It's been ten years since I graduated, and I just saved 200,000 yuan, and my cousin has more than 200,000 savings when she gets married.
The above story comes from the netizen "Dulala".
The bride price is a traditional Xi custom, but the sky-high bride price is really a heavy burden on the man's family!