In fact, I have a cheerful personality, many friends and many dinners, but I didn't commit suicide because I couldn't repay the gift because I had no money. On the contrary, I usually invite everyone to my house for dinner on Saturday and Sunday. In order to satisfy everyone, I practiced cooking hard and accidentally achieved the reputation of "going to the hall and going to the kitchen". Soon, Yangjiazhuang's family banquet became famous, and many colleagues came to my house for dinner. In 2007, I wrote an article "Liangyuan, a paradise for eating", which was about the grand occasion when my colleagues came to my house for dinner.
Inviting friends to dinner at home now is not to save money, but to be warm, quiet and beautiful.
Because of poverty, I have developed the habit of aerobic exercise. Although I have many friends, I don't take part in many recreational activities, such as skiing and skating, playing badminton, table tennis and swimming in gymnasiums and gymnasiums, mainly because I am poor, so going out always costs money. But everyone should exercise, so I got into the habit of walking outdoors every night. I basically walk for an hour and a half after work every day, and walk in the nearby park for two hours on holidays. The formation of this habit makes me top the company's hiking and mountaineering competitions every time. I usually walk easily 10 km without breathing.
I won't go to the gym to exercise now. The gym is usually in the basement. I have been there several times, and the smell of smoke and sweat is full. I'll suffocate in a few minutes.
Being poor, I got into the habit of reading and writing in my spare time. Because I am poor, I try to avoid going out to eat, drink and have fun with my friends, but I don't have much housework. I need to spend a lot of time alone, so I got into the habit of reading and writing. Besides, books are cheap. If I want to invite people out for dinner, it will cost several hundred dollars. I can't help but wonder how much I have to buy for a few hundred dollars, and I can read it for a while.
The more books I read, the more energetic I am. I set myself a reading quota of 50 books a year, and I have to take study notes after reading each book. When I'm not reading, I think about the details that touched me in the book, associate my feelings about work and life, and then write a blog every day.
Because of poverty, I have developed a minimalist lifestyle. Many friends come to my home and marvel at the openness, spaciousness and cleanliness of my home. They said that their desks, floors and kitchens were all piled up, and there were sundries that were discarded only a few times a year.
Actually, my home is only 80 square meters. Maybe it's because I was poor. I don't usually buy anything. Remember to buy an air conditioner, lend it to your best friend for 3000, and pay it back for 500 every month for half a year. But in fact, air conditioning is only used for a few days a year, because my home is a transparent board building in the north and south, which is warm in winter and cool in summer. So I was very cautious when I bought things later. You don't usually buy things that you only use once or twice a year. So up to now, my home has no sweeper, no air purifier and no oven.
Crafts and plush toys are almost extinct in my home, because I found that those things are doomed to be covered with dust from the moment they are bought home, and they are often thrown away in the end. So there are basically no messy things in my house.
Because I am poor, I have formed the habit of saving money. Money is a sign of self-confidence, vitality and success. In order to pay off the house, I desperately saved money to earn money. In 2009, I not only paid off all my debts, but also made a surplus of 5,000 yuan by giving lectures abroad, writing manuscript fees, writing propaganda manuscripts for other units part-time at night, fund income and annual appraisal awards.
Instead of squandering the money as expected, it was all saved, which started the mode of saving money for the rest of my life. I once mentioned in a question and answer that saving money is addictive. Seeing that the figures in my books bear fruit by my own efforts, I feel a sense of accomplishment beyond words.
Because of hard work, he was promoted to middle-level deputy in July 2006, and became full-time one year later, and his income gradually increased.
Although I don't have to pay my debts now, I have formed the habit of saving money. No matter what money you get, save half first, and then continue to save the rest.
Some people may think I won't enjoy it. The money is my own only if I spend it. In fact, I also understand this truth. I am not a miser in life, but at a certain age, I have little interest in eating, drinking and having fun, and my desire for material things is getting weaker and weaker. I still prefer to keep everything simple in life.
Because I am poor, I have developed the habit of not using expensive cosmetics, and I really can't bear it. I still can't tell the purpose and brand of all kinds of water, powder, cream and film in women's cosmetic bags. Sometimes I feel that I am not a woman at all. My cosmetics are only lipstick and moisturizer. Every year, I am given masks that I am too lazy to use. They are basically out of date. Sometimes I feel embarrassed to pretend to buy some sunscreen, and I don't need it once a year. I feel sticky and not refreshing. And I never use facial cleanser to wash my face. I wash it with cold water all the year round, which is quite clean.
There are always people who question what high-grade cosmetics I use, because my skin is really good, and I never get acne or get angry. Maybe it's because of the innate conditions of the southern water town.
Conclusion Because of poverty, I have developed these habits, but I am still very grateful for my life. I am grateful to those days when I had to consider changing because of lack of money, to the personality that I developed in adversity and did not give in to fate, and to the process that made me richer, better and more confident.
Although poverty can bring negative energy to people, such as inferiority, meanness, depression, loneliness, jealousy and anxiety, poverty can also give you the power to change, so that you can fight back until you die, thus infinitely approaching the happy life you want.
If you are in deep poverty now, I hope you don't give up on yourself, let nature take its course and muddle along, but adjust your state, plan your life, change your habits and improve yourself as soon as possible, so as to control the future freely and realize your dreams.