Live with your means

You mean her friend is borrowing money and spending it for branded clothes? Or is it your friend?

Hi, It is some people's nature. They even do not think of their sand at the present time. Such people will have to face hard times later. If they understand that they are unable to meet both ends properly, they should keep away from such extra modern life applications. A simple and moderate life will make cool for some time. I suggest that you can provide helps. But, it is not advised that make it as a habit, and if you are having a long and good relationship, you can friendly remind them of the consequences of such situations. Sometime it will help you as well as them to come out of such situations. If they cannot accommodate heavy expensive life, or not matching with income and expenses, they should reduce expensive life style. They themselves should understand this fact. If not, you can make an attempt to simplify the situation in a typical manner. If it will help, let it be. Best regards, Thank-s

hi there animemisa. there is nothing wrong in buying expensive clothings and things as long as you can afford it. when we mention the word "afford" it means that one has enough budget to purchase something that doesn't affect other expenses. also, when we say afford, it's not being purchased through loans. to survive in our preferred society, one has to comply with the norm. i believe that peer pressure is not only present in students. peer pressure is even greater with adults. one has to constantly live up to other's standards. it kind of sad that one has to change and adjust just to survive the world of hypes. i guess everybody goes thru this stage. it is but normal. nothing to worry about. but it should be alarming if one is starting to make sacrifices and feels the effect of this. a sensible person would live within his/her means. it's easy to say but too hard to do. i just find it quite silly where people put too much value on brands. why would you one want the prestige of being known to be rich and well-off if in reality you are struggling in getting by through the days. it's just not too wise, especially one has children. i worry about their children.