Youth and Money

Have you ever thought of what is youth and money?  Youth is the spring time of our life when the mind and body is at its very best. The age from 15 to 25 years is of paramount importance because it lays down the foundation and determines the path of our life. Nowadays, studies, career choices and job opportunities are hotly-debated issues. Money is man’s dearest possession. Money is important and it can be used to buy almost every material comfort and security which is again an integral part of life.  But, are the youths today using money wisely?

Our world today is full of young people, they are everywhere : the shopping complexes, the cinemas, fancy restaurants etc. They spend their money foolishly because of circumstances and pressure from friends and other young people. As we all know, young teenagers often use the money on shopping. No matter how much money they have, they don’t know where the money came from which is actually from their parents. This is not a false statement in fact it is true because living a young life is very expensive. For example, we need money to buy clothes. In high school or college, young people often wear expensive clothes which have great style and name brands: Guess, Nike, Reebok, Versace , etc. There is always competition in styles and young people tend to keep up with the fashion trend. There are many reasons why young people dress in clothes that are very fashionable and stylish. Boys dress nicely to attract attention. They want to be like a celebrity icon. The same goes for girls, but there is competition against the same sex as well. For example, one girl wants to dress better than others.

Looks is one of the issues these days. Young people spend most of their money on themselves buying more clothes, beauty products and for other personal reasons. We can look around and we are able to see that boys are trying to make their own fashion statements. They need haircuts and groom themselves to look cool, so that their hair looks attractive and spiky.  Girls not only spend their money on hair, but also on accessories, makeup, shoes, nails and facials.

Money makes the world go round, a famous phrase. Young people spend their money on other personal products like cars, magazines, educational supplies, and entertainment. The problem with young people today is that they want immediate gratification. They want to download movies before they’ve made it to the show and hear the latest music before the wax on the record has been pressed. It’s all about getting next year’s model, the phone of tomorrow and the newest, latest shiniest toy today. Especially teenagers in universities always want the best looking cars. By having the best looking cars makes the owners popular. Girls mostly spend money on online shopping and magazine subscriptions such as Seventeen, Vogue, Galaxie, CLEO etc., mostly to check out the latest fashion clothing, shoes, and news on celebrities like those famous, good-looking boy-bands and young actors. And at all time , money is spent on entertainment purposes which is buying C.D s, video tapes, concert tickets, theme park tickets and so on. Boys are not interested in young-superstars such as Justin Bieber and other boy-bands. They often buy magazines especially on cars and games. Young teenage boys usually spend their money on these “exciting” video games. Around 50% of boys are addicted to video games. They could play all day and night. They’re burrowed away in their dimly lit basements, ruining their eyesight. Also today , young people also want the best educational supplies due to the persuasive advertisements these days, like backpacks, pens and pencils that are very stylish, calculators and all these supplies should be the best of the best and high tech.

Money is mostly spent at young age because we have the responsibility or learn how to save money. At this age we actually don’t save money but spent it sooner or later. I mean we do save money but money is spent for a better purpose. We as youths today use money to do good deeds such as donate money and clothing to the unfortunate kids because change begins here. They realize money is not everything, money gives us all that we require but money is not all the only thing that we need to keep happy and fit. There are several other things that make life beautiful and mind that these can’t be purchased with any amount of money. 

Last but not least, we can’t ignore the fact that it’s okay not to keep up with fashion because there is someone out there who will criticize about peoples’ dressing, looks etc. A formal social conversation when meeting new people is always about what someone is wearing or  how he/she looks like. This is how people get to know each other. In addition for personal benefit, living a young life can be expensive but at the same time it is very fun, exciting and comfortable. Young life is a one time chance someone can enjoy to live which will be absolutely rewarding. Although it is said that young people are expensive, we use money for our own benefit and also for others. Young people, whether in the East or in the West, enjoy their young life and with help and guidance, will mature to be the citizens and parents of tomorrow. Good citizens and good parents, educate their children to use money wisely and for good reasons.

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