I\u2019m a firm believer of the quote \u201cTreat yo\u2019 self,\u201d which is a quote popularized by one of my favorite sitcoms, \u201cParks and Recreation\u201d. The phrase, which just means \u201ctreat yourself,\u201d is the belief that we should pamper<\/u> ourselves with things that make us happy.<\/p>\n
As busy working adults, I think we sometimes find ourselves forgetting to just let go and indulge in things that make us happy, even if they might not be the most practical things. For me, treating myself isn\u2019t limited to just one day of \u201cliving it up,\u201d but instead, I occasionally splurge on things that I want, but probably don\u2019t really need.<\/p>\n
First of all, I always splurge on souvenirs for my family. Since I live across the Pacific Ocean from them, I basically only see them once a year at most. That said<\/u>, I don\u2019t send gifts to them like normal humans do, mostly because I\u2019m a lazy person. As such, I splurge on a bunch of Japanese snacks, food, and toys for my parents, and for my brother\u2019s family. It\u2019s perhaps the only time I go shopping and throw everything I think they might like in the shopping basket without even checking the price. Despite that, it doesn\u2019t really rack up much of a bill, so it isn\u2019t really of much significance.<\/p>\n
Similarly, I splurge when I buy food from home to bring back with me to Japan. While it\u2019s convenient enough to buy import food in Tokyo, more often than not, I can only find one brand of the product I want, and it\u2019s usually not the one I like. So, my only choice is to buy it from home, and the price really doesn\u2019t matter to me. In the end, I probably buy about $200-300 worth of groceries to bring back. Since I come back with basically 2 large suitcases of food, I also don\u2019t mind splurging on the delivery of my suitcase to my house.<\/p>\n
As I get older, I\u2019ve realized I splurge more. I used to be quite frugal<\/u>; as that was the way I was raised. My friends thought of me as being stingy<\/u>, but I think there\u2019s a big difference in mindset between being thrifty<\/u> and being tight with money. I suppose I started splurging more because now I\u2019m well aware that the money I use is my money and not my parents\u2019. I know I work hard, so I know I deserve to treat myself at times. Why am I working so hard if not to get things I want and do things I love? As a single person, who is there for me to spoil if not my parents who spent much more money and time raising me, and my brother who watched out for me?<\/p>\n
So, it\u2019s not that I don\u2019t want to spend money, but it\u2019s just that I don\u2019t like to waste money on things that don\u2019t actually make me happy, or things I know I can get for the same price.
\nI splurge on food or experiences, because I know I get what I paid for most of the time, and there\u2019s no wasting any of it. If I buy something, there\u2019s a chance I might not actually use it and it\u2019ll also take up space in my apartment. If I splurge on food, travel, and games, I know I\u2019ll definitely have a good time.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s clich\u00e9, but it\u2019s true that we only live once, so I really don\u2019t want to work hard all my life and die with a bunch of savings that I can\u2019t take with me to my grave. Also, it\u2019s important to work to live and not live to work. We work so that we can enjoy life, so go enjoy life!<\/p>\n
Loki<\/p>\n
Vocabulary<\/b><\/p>\n
pamper (v) \u2013 indulge or treat (someone or something) with a lot of attention and care
\nthat said (phrase) \u2013 even so; despite what was just said
\nfrugal (adj.) \u2013 careful when using money or food
\nstingy (adj.) \u2013 unwilling to spend money
\nthrifty (adj.) \u2013 showing a careful use of money, especially by avoiding waste<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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