Enjoying life at its best should be everyone's priority, yes I love good things, who wouldn't love good things? I guess no one, this is why as a human I love enjoying myself when the need arises and I don't regret it because it is needed. Do you need luxuries to enjoy yourself? No, I don't think so, there are frugal ways of living a comfortable lifestyle where you feel at peace at being in your space. Peace of mind, I do say it's priceless at least for me, I prioritize my peace over every other thing. I don't like being disturbed so why should I go into a lifestyle I know my present stage cannot afford or maintain?
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In response to the @terganftp prompt for this week, I live in a society where a luxurious lifestyle is a societal pressure. Everyone wants to live big, both old and young, we all want to experience what a luxurious lifestyle is all about even at the expense of our happiness and many other things but the question is, "Is it worth it?". Well, some might say it is worth it while some might not agree with it but whatever side you choose, answer the question truthfully. The stress that some people go through to achieve a luxurious lifestyle, is it worth it?
HOW WOULD A GOOD YET SIMPLE LIFESTYLE BE?
For me, a yet minimal lifestyle should be having what it takes to provide for one needs at enjoy one's life at its best. Feeling like traveling to Dubai for a holiday, getting your passport and leaving, feel like buying a new car, getting the money, and buying it. The act of achieving all my goals without going out of my way to get them is a minimal lifestyle for me. The prompt said forgetting the luxurious lifestyle, let's exclude traveling at will, and having the resources to get whatever it is you need per time is a minimal lifestyle. The fact that you don't have to take loans or borrow from anyone to satisfy your needs is a simple lifestyle.
To live a simple lifestyle, one doesn't need all the money in the world neither do you have to be a billionaire. Having available resources to take responsibility for whatever you desire without tasking or billing others is the best definition of a simple lifestyle. Many in the world today are living extravagantly at the expense of the person taking care of their responsibility. Then at the end of the day, the caretaker will get tired and if such an individual can't keep up with the luxurious lifestyle anymore, such person might involve himself or herself in dirty acts like rituals, stealing, and many more just to be the top of his or her game of living a luxurious life.
And these acts will lead to the ruination of such lives. Living a simple lifestyle also comes with contentment, a covetous person might not want a simple lifestyle. This is the pressure we are facing in our society today and it's getting worse daily. People no longer want a simple lifestyle, everyone wants to ride on a boat screaming "I have arrived" not thinking of the consequences.
Thanks for your time and your comments will be appreciated.
Enjoying life at the position where one finds itself is vital, buy what you can afford only, and if you feel you want more than you can get at the moment, then work smarter, make research, get a better stream of income, get a better life then you can upgrade your lifestyle. There is nothing bad in wanting to live on top of the world, but first one must work smart and attain the stage legally of cause
Valid points you make here, I'm glad you see it from that point of view
I'm all for working hard to reach dreams and trying to attain a better lifestyle.
I'm a little sad about those wanting to reach the "top of the world" because while it is possible to do so legally it usually requires making numerous sacrifices along the way : Time with wife, Time with children, Time for leisure and enjoyment. Also living too large makes huge pollution and waste.
I'm not saying what the balance is between arriving is at the top and living a nice lifestyle. That's what I'm hoping to get ideas from the people who post here :)
Thanks for the article. I was hoping for a few more details but so glad you participated :)
We need a lot of contentment to appreciate the life and simple things around us. This alone makes life very easy and worth living.
You are right momma
I personally, believe that having everything material doesn't grant one happiness. Being minimal is key. Indulging in extravagant spending because others are doing so is stupidity to me. Cause why?
Anyways, that's the world we find ourselves in right now. Some people even go as far as committing suicide just because they can't bear the shame of not being able to afford what their friends have. And this is not because they need it.
#dreemerforlife
Peer pressure
People that wants to live a luxury lifestyle always do the unthinkable.
Exactly
That's it.
To live a simple lifestyle,it all boils down to satisfaction. Yeah, being contended 💯
Exactly boss
I totally agree, you do not need to live a luxurious life only to enjoy the good things life has to offer. Peace of mind is even priceless and I just also try to think about how peaceful life was back in the days where they was simple living.
#dreemerforlife
Exactly, it's so disappointing in this generation.