A discussion
Recently, netizen “Big Box Forum” posted in a local forum that he met an old friend on the B1 bus in the morning and said, “It’s time to buy a car, right?
The first time I saw a friend of mine on the B1 bus, I said, “It’s time to buy a car, right?” I’m all hot and sweaty. The posting generated a lot of buzz among netizens.
A few examples
Look at them now at 30 years old
Mr. Peng: Reality is bone, can’t afford a car for now
Mr. Peng, 30 years old, postdoctoral student, working in a research institute in Hangzhou, just a year old, belongs to a family without a car.
Mr. Peng said his monthly salary is only 4,000 yuan, and he is an assistant engineer, doing some very monotonous and boring technical work every day, and sometimes translating documents on the side. “The company’s main business is to provide a wide range of products and services to the public. If you have to buy a car, then the car purchase plan is in about 100,000 bar. It feels like my 30-year-old life is a failure.”
Mr. Zhang: The car is a means of transportation, not a success
Mr. Zhang, 30, has been working in a company in Zhengzhou for five years, earning more than 4,000 a month, and now drives a Corolla.
Mr. Zhang said that in Zhengzhou, the capital city of the province, a car is just a means of transportation, not success. “I think success is a reflection of self-worth, I am still in graduate school, that is, after reading the job will not change, and income will not increase, but this is a reflection of self-worth.”
Mr. Zhao: car is not a necessity, choose to buy a house before buying a car
Mr. Zhao, 30 years old, is now working in a furniture company in the inner ring of the merchant, with a monthly income of 5,000 yuan.
Mr. Zhao said a car is not a necessity, but a house is a must, because it is his dream to have a place to live in Zhengzhou.
“I was with a friend on the Culture Road today, and I couldn’t get a car, so I took a booster tricycle, which is faster than a BMW in the city when there is a seam! I don’t think it’s necessary to buy a car at this stage, much less a sign of success.” Mr. Zhao said.
Mr. Zhang: How many people buy their own cars?
Mr. Zhang, 30, works at a state-owned enterprise, earns 4,000 yuan a month, and drives an Accord.
“I feel that buying or not buying a car is based on the nature of the job and cannot be considered a measure of failure.” Mr. Zhang said that according to his income, he must save for years to buy a car, but because of the need to work, he let his parents sponsor the purchase of a car. “I know a lot of people like this, there is a girl because they have to contact business everywhere, just go to work parents to buy a car, by themselves to buy a car is not without, but a few, and this few are almost always in business for themselves.”
Zhang said that when he was in college, a department head lived inside the school and rode his bike to and from work every day, “It’s not that people don’t have cars at home, but they don’t need to drive at all.”
A conclusion
The realization of one’s ideal is considered a success
After the post was sent out, it caused a lot of discussion among netizens.
Netizen “20071109pp”: I don’t have a car either, which is a big failure, especially when I go out with my kids.
Netizen “0311k”: What is this? At least you haven’t gone begging.
Networker “elselei”: How does LZ (the owner) feel about this, depending on one’s ability, rather than giving oneself too much baggage?
The answer to this question is that it’s all a matter of face, and the decision to buy or not to buy is based on need and also on financial ability.
Then I searched the internet for the topic of success and failure at 30, and found that the measure of this topic was invariably labeled as money and materialism.
Take a look at the following topics about turning 30:
Is not having a house and a car by the age of 30 considered a failure?
Is it a failure for a man over 30 to take his family to the bus?
Is a man starting a business without $2 million by age 30 considered a loser?
If a man works on his own and has a building and a car by the age of 30, is that considered a successful man?
From the above topics, there is no obvious definition of success and failure, because everyone grows up and lives in different environments, so there is no fixed ceiling and floor for success and failure, just relative success or failure, and the specific success or failure depends on who you are relative to. Personally, I think, in fact, to achieve their own ideals even if they are successful.