The high cost of the Chinese New Year crushes the middle-aged people, and they may have no choice but to break off their relatives!
Before reading this article, click here"Attention"This will not only make you better participate in the discussion, but also make you feel a different sense of participation, thank you for your support!
Chinese New Year expenses. The New Year is passing quietly, I don't know if you have calculated the expenses of this year's Spring Festival. As you can imagine, our memories of Chinese New Year's Eve are huge expenses, while the budget on our personal accounts is flying like water, and when we realize that we have little left, we don't even know where the money is spent. If you think about it, most of the high spending on Chinese New Year's Eve is actually spent on visiting relatives and friends.
In recent years, even if you spend a little money on the Chinese New Year, it is a small amount compared to now. As the New Year approaches, people can save money in advance, and Chinese New Year's Eve can still be frugal.
Most homes are decorated with red lanterns and couplets, and that's enough.
There are not many dishes on the Spring Festival table, most of them are home-cooked dishes, such as stewed meat, stewed fish, dumplings, etc., and some are relatively simple and only a few dishes.
Each dish contains the heart of the family. Sitting together as a family and sharing a delicious meal is something money can't buy.
For the children, Chinese New Year's Eve was enjoyed by the absence of sweets and toys. They play a lot of games at home, skipping rope, hide and seek, playing poker, throwing firecrackers, flying kites in the yard, and having fun. New Year's greetings are an important way to maintain family bonding.
People don't care so much about the value of the gift as they care more about the joy of reunion and the blessing of each other. Sometimes, bringing fruits, sweets, or homemade rice cakes is enough to express a strong blessing.
Chinese New Year Consumption: Combining Tradition and Modernity.
As the sound of firecrackers gradually faded away, the hustle and bustle of the Spring Festival also came to an end. Every family seems to be immersed in a joyful and peaceful atmosphere. The fireworks dispersed, leaving behind a deep reflection on consumer behavior.
I spent three months of my salary during the Chinese New Year this year, which makes me wonder why some people are under so much financial pressure. This situation with young people"Breaking up families"What does it matter to the inclination?
As the most important traditional festival in China, the Spring Festival is full of the essence of traditional Chinese culture and profound local feelings. In this special festival, people seek not only material satisfaction, but also peace of mind and a sense of belonging.
Therefore, people's consumption behavior during the Spring Festival presents a unique style that is both traditional and modern. On the one hand, people buy New Year's goods, buy new clothes, and distribute New Year's money according to traditional customs, which greatly promote the Spring Festival consumption boom. On the other hand, the consumption behavior during the Spring Festival also presents a unique style that is both traditional and modern.
On the other hand, with the advancement of technology and the change of modern lifestyles, people have begun to try and accept new forms and experiences of consumption, such as online shopping and sending e-parcels online.
It is this close combination of traditional and modern consumption patterns that has put many people under tremendous economic pressure. While trying to follow traditional customs, they are often carried away by the modern business environment and unwittingly fall into the abyss of overconsumption.
Overspending can cause financial hardship at the end of the holiday season and even affect daily expenses.
Middle-aged people with financial difficulties.
This generation of middle-aged people can't go home for Thanksgiving, in large part because of financial pressures. With the continuous progress and development of society, people's living costs are also increasing, including long distances, round-trip air ticket costs, and a large number of gift expenses during the Spring Festival, all of which have brought a great economic burden to going home for the New Year.
Judging from the emotions and emotions shared by the two on social **, they are full of helplessness and deep worry, and they can't help but make people think deeply: How should we balance family affection and reality?
When these middle-aged men decide not to go home for Thanksgiving, parents may be disappointed, mainly because they are more concerned about their children's welfare.
Behind the unexpected disappointment is the love of parents for their children, which is both inclusive and restrained. In this case, it is especially necessary for most middle-aged friends to understand and care more about their parents' emotions, and to pay more attention and care about their parents' emotional state.
Some families face not only financial hardship, but also family disputes. Husband alcoholism is a good example, which not only destroys family relationships but also affects people's health and the atmosphere of Thanksgiving.
Therefore, it is advisable for both spouses to strengthen communication and understanding, especially on important issues such as financial management and family budgeting, and to seek appropriate solutions. It is also important to try to avoid favoritism when giving gifts to avoid serious conflicts.
In spring 2024, 20% more students will return home by the penultimate year than in 2019.
According to statistics from the Guangzhou Railway Bureau, the number of passengers who book advance tickets for the 2024 Spring Festival holiday will increase by 20% compared to last year.
The reasons behind this change can be summarized as follows. First of all, in the face of the pressure of their parents to get married, the process of finding a partner, and the possible family conflicts, some older single men and women choose to leave their hometowns and settle down early. Secondly, some people feel that life in their hometown is too monotonous and unattractive, so they leave early and go to other places to develop. Finally, some people feel that their relatives are unwilling to invite them to dinner, or that their relatives are too keen to compare themselves during the Chinese New Year, which are the reasons why they leave early.
It is worth noting that some netizens have expressed concern about the increasingly alarming Spring Festival consumption, which has brought huge economic pressure to many people, especially those who have reached middle age and have started a family, they have to deal with the burden of aging parents and young children, and their economic space is gradually compressed by the growing Spring Festival consumption, which is like a straw pressing on their backbone.
As the year draws to a close, people can't help but spend a lot of money on wedding supplies and celebrations. While everyone's expenses are different, it's a fact that stress is everywhere.
Xiao Wu, a netizen from Guangxi, showed us his expenses for this year's Spring Festival: he bought a total of 11 Furong Wang cigarettes, with an average of 255 yuan each, all of which were used to visit relatives, and the cigarettes alone cost 2,700 yuan. At the same time, it costs about 7,000-8,000 yuan to buy gifts such as New Year's goods and New Year's money, plus the amount of red envelopes for children, totaling about 28,000 yuan.
He said frankly: The amount of red envelopes in Hunan, China is huge, the smallest red envelope is 200 yuan, the red envelope for the elderly is less than 500 yuan, and the cost of the New Year is even more amazing.
Regarding this current situation, Mr. Wu said:"As an employee of the die casting factory, I have saved 260,000 yuan, and you have to pay for gasoline at home during the New Year, and the actual situation can be said to be a year of hard work in vain. For this reason, I decided to go back to Beijing on the third day of the Lunar New Year to save 800 yuan in high-speed tax.
In addition to Xiao Wu, another mobile phone accessories salesman named Xiaohong also shared his experience of returning to Changsha during the Spring Festival, and the cost was amazing. For example, this time she sent a 600 yuan red envelope to her brother, sister-in-law, three nieces and a nephew, spending a total of 2,400 yuan.
He also gave 500 yuan to each of his uncles, for a total of 2 500 yuan.
The youngest grandson received $500. With the red envelopes, a total of 11,900 yuan was spent.
He sighed, the year was too expensive, almost costing him three months of income.
That's why, he explained, young people nowadays are reluctant to get too close to their loved ones and even want to abandon traditions.
Conclusion. Many parents and relatives tend to think that young people should start a family as soon as possible, but do not pay enough attention to their living and working environment outside the home.
This poses a danger, an even greater danger: young people will feel more tired and frustrated. On the occasion of important festivals such as the Spring Festival, young people often face the pressure of marriage from their families, the constant questions from relatives and friends, and more importantly, they worry about whether they can overcome these difficulties, and ignore the difficulties faced by young people at work.
In the eyes of relatives and friends, young people seem to be at the center of everyone's conversation, even the creators and promoters of family wealth. Their hearts are full of contradictions: on the one hand, they want to be free from so much pressure, and on the other hand, they are bound by traditional filial piety and cannot be freed.
Since the 90s of the 20th century, the situation began to change. New"Post-90s"A generation is beginning to awaken to its self-awareness, to value its own worth, and to pursue free choice rather than sacrificing its own interests and feelings to please others.
If the family socializing during the holiday season is inevitably unpleasant, they may choose to stay in the big city, live alone in a rented house, and have a seemingly lonely but happy New Year.
In conclusion, complete isolation from loved ones is not a bad behavior, and it can help people break free from the constraints that are harmful to their physical and mental health and find a more comfortable and comfortable rhythm of life.