How to control your consumption when studying abroad?

How to control your own consumption and use this money correctly when studying abroad is a key to saving the cost of studying abroad.

1. We must convert everything that can produce value, such as time and comfort of life, into money in order to measure these expenses:

Housing should be safe and convenient; The home environment should be warm; Don't treat time as money; Don't regard life as survival; Do not do meaningless work; Try to be happy.

2. Reduce unnecessary social interaction:

Don't fool around with China students; Don't fool around with international students; Don't have idle parties (many small "achievements" today are not big enough to have a celebration dinner); Don't go there (the transportation cost is always the highest when you leave); Don't take part in old-fashioned soft girls' parties, blind date parties, language exchange meetings between Chinese and foreign students (do you need to open up special venues for language exchange and learning? Just like living in China).

3. Reduce pulse consumption:

Don't buy books that you can't read, clothes that you can't wear (and clothes that don't fit), creative products with low technology content (most of these products have single function and poor practicality), expired food (this is also impulsive consumption. It is not advisable to see some supermarkets take out expired food or sell expired food at extremely low prices, which is as bad as getting sick.

4. As far as possible, transform consumption behavior into investment behavior:

Buy decorations, things that have room for appreciation or are difficult to depreciate (such as a beautiful print, a beautifully designed book, some exquisite and cheap antiques), take care of them and protect them. If you need money badly, you can sell them. When buying clothes, buy things with good fabrics and precise workmanship (antiques are the same, choose classic styles and good fabrics, such as good fur, high count cotton, silk, lace and so on. ), and when you need money urgently, especially antiques, you can go back to the antique market (pick up the leaks from the second-hand market and sell them to antique shops or domestic antique shops); When you buy a book, you must read it thoroughly and turn the contents of the book into your own knowledge. If you no longer need to read this book, you can still sell it to others. Buy something that can help you generate more value (personally, Ipad, a good pen, a decent dress, a comfortable chair, a classic CD, a personal item that needs to be treasured for a lifetime).

5. Try to turn personal behavior into economic value:

Find a job that is helpful to study and future life (study hard before you can't find such a job, instead of thinking about serving food, ordering food, handing out leaflets, playing mahjong and buying lottery tickets); Make up lessons for schoolmates with pay (giving lessons to others means reviewing for yourself and making money while reviewing); Insist on doing something meaningful to establish influence within a certain scope (for example, answering questions in Zhihu, writing articles for magazines, taking photos, sending high-quality papers, doing public welfare activities, launching a valuable activity, and establishing a network group or forum with commercial value); Put an end to trivial daily knowledge (delete the "micro-entry" app in the mobile phone, watch less friends, watch less entertainment news and bubble drama); Spread your personal image as much as possible (share everything valuable and meaningful with others through various media); Think more and practice more.