Saving 50 million in 6 months
Perhaps readers are no stranger to the girl Jeraldine Phneah (26 years old, Singapore) “Save 2 billion in 3.5 years just by not eating, stopping shopping”. In her blog, she shares about saving money, not using TV, only using air conditioner for a few months, not buying too many clothes, accessories or cosmetics. All she asked herself was “Don’t spend money on things that are not really necessary”.
When her posts were spread all over social networks, many people thought that she was being too harsh with her youth:
“Life only lives once. If you’re happy, then choose to live like that, if not, then that’s okay. I spend a lot on travel, not because I want to enjoy it soon, but because I want to experience this world, which is what it is. This offers experiences that are so expensive that money can’t even buy them.” Bao Trong (28 years old, Nghe An).
Ha Trang (23 years old, Quang Ninh) also stated: “So youth doesn’t experience, just bends down to make money save, later it is difficult to have health. I chose to both save and enjoy life when I was young. Salary will try to be divided into 3 parts: 1 part for savings, 1 part for living expenses and 1 part to serve personal interests.
And there are many suggestions about this lifestyle from other young people, who think that such a minimalist lifestyle is killing youth.
Concept minimalist lifestyle is being defined in the eyes of young people, as a way of life that is too frugal, burying experiences, not knowing how to take care of yourself, being a slave to money, … and a lot of negative things about lifestyle this.
But what if you know how to balance “minimum savings” and “enjoyment”?
Thao Van (25 years old, Phan Thiet) is typical for the saying “a minimalist lifestyle only helps you get better when you understand what you really need”.
Thao Van shared her perspective: “For me, I started choosing a minimalist lifestyle from the days when I studied in Australia. This lifestyle has greatly influenced my financial concept, it makes me feel more comfortable, no I’m too worried, it makes me spare a lot of time and money to take better care of myself. Minimalist living with me is not about throwing everything away, but the first thing I do. To do is to clear your mind.”
She said that she only keeps the things that are most necessary for herself, both material and mental need to be purified. All the things that are truly valuable to Van are the only things that need to be kept. She offers things to help herself save more when choosing this lifestyle.
Comb clothes
“I don’t choose to cut out all my shopping, or not do it in a way that I only keep a few clothes to wear all year round, because I love to travel and need to attend events. But I don’t mind sharing that, the vast majority of the clothes I wear are second-hand clothes from other people, and that doesn’t make me ashamed.
There are 2 main reasons. The first thing is that I am aware of how fast fashion affects the environment. And second, it saves me money on unnecessary expenses.”
She also shared about the dresses she bought, which are both basic and feminine dresses that can be worn on many occasions with many different styles. For items that are no longer used, Thao Van will give them to charity or consign them to second hand shops, thus helping her to save a little more money month by month and year by year.
Change the habit of buying books
“Before choosing a minimalist lifestyle, I bought a lot of paper books, every week I would buy about 2-300 thousand for a certain book, then I had more than 1,500 books. But I suddenly realized , that out of those 1,500 books, the number of books that I read to the last page is a very small number, and I very rarely re-read it. That makes me feel like I’m too wasteful.”
When she realized that she had spent too much money on books that did not bring her any benefit, Thao Van switched to reading Ebooks. This habit was difficult at first, but she revealed that once she realized the benefits of doing this, it saved her a lot of time and money, and if impressed with paper books, move on. Borrow from the library, but don’t own too many books when your economy is not very rich.
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“The chance that made me realize that skin care can also be minimalist was when I read the book ‘Bible of skin care’ by a Japanese author. Chizu Saeki. When I read this book, I felt like someone slapped me in the face because I used a lot of different cosmetics before.”
The way she takes care of her skin is to regularly massage her face in the early morning, using only cleanser and sunscreen, just a little moisturizing at night, a cycle designed by her to be as minimalistic as possible. possible but still very effective, and much less expensive than before.
“And as a result, after only 6 months of applying this lifestyle, I feel that I have a lot of time left over, and especially, the amount of money saved from these things is up to 50 million, and I believe This number will be even higher if I know how to make more use of the things in my life.”
In a more in-depth look at minimalism, YouTuber of the channel “The Present Writer” – Chi Nguyen, after 5 years of experiencing this lifestyle, she commented that “Why do people have such a negative view of such a positive lifestyle? Many people have the notion that minimalism is all about furniture, meaning you live with very little furniture, with A few clothes, or not keeping any excess furniture for the family, traveling with very few things, etc. This is also true of minimalism, but many people do not choose this way of life. people can take advantage of the mindset of minimalism to streamline their modern lives.”
The important thing that Chi Nguyen focuses on this lifestyle, is that she wants people to approach minimalism in a holistic way, can use the idea of minimalism to apply to life to better improve, save money and save money. save more. Minimalism can be applied to increase work performance, refine relationships in society to avoid wasting time on negative relationships.
Of course, the point of view made here does not endorse anyone or want to direct everyone to a minimalist lifestyle. Through the above words, everyone will see that there are many perspectives on spending and saving in life, in different ways to suit the conditions and preferences of each individual. So no one is forcing anyone to follow any lifestyle, as long as you feel it’s right for you, then choose it, and do it your own way.
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